Clear Aligner Providers in Dubai and What Their Quotes Cover

A clear aligner consultation can leave you with a scan, a treatment simulation and a starting price. It can still leave three ordinary questions unanswered. Who will see you once you start wearing the trays? What happens if you need another set to finish the plan? And is there a separate bill for retainers at the end?

Two Dubai clinics show how differently the same decision can be presented. Hey Dental in JLT publishes an Invisalign starting price, names what comes with it and says retainers are quoted at the start. Its general dentists manage most Invisalign cases, and its specialist orthodontist manages complex cases. Polar Bear General Dental Clinic in JBR publishes several tray-count bands for its own aligners and separate lines for related services. It also offers Invisalign, with a different section of the price list. Those are two ways of buying supervised care, with different questions to settle before paying.

The useful comparison is the written plan for your teeth. A headline price can tell you whether a first conversation is worth having. The plan should tell you what the clinic expects to do between fitting and retention, and what it expects you to pay for along the way.

Provider information and advertised fees checked 7 November 2026. Figures are in AED.

Hey Dental in JLT for a published Invisalign bundle

Hey Dental gives you enough detail to decide what to ask for before booking. Its current Invisalign page says treatment starts from AED 7,250 and includes the treatment aligners, attachments, any interproximal reduction needed under the plan, one refinement set and whitening at the end. Attachments are small additions to the teeth that give the trays something to grip. Interproximal reduction is the term the clinic uses for making space between selected teeth when the clinician’s plan calls for it. Both can sit inside the headline package while the retainer fee is still to come. The clinic says it will explain and quote retainers at the start. Hey Dental Invisalign pricing and treatment steps

That makes the price a useful opening figure if you already want an Invisalign assessment near JLT. The thing to take away from the complimentary consultation and scan is a written fee that identifies the Invisalign plan and gives the cost through the first retainers. For example, the package description says one refinement set is included. If your plan later needs a second set, the public page does not give its price. Likewise, the page describes follow-up appointments, but the list of inclusions does not set out every visit charge or what happens if the planned course runs longer. The written quote can settle those points while you still have time to compare.

Decide whom you want to see at the first visit

Hey Dental makes a distinction worth reading before choosing an appointment. It says general dentists handle most Invisalign cases and Dr Urmi Mazumder manages complex cases. The Dubai Health Authority register lists Dr Mazumder as an active specialist orthodontist at Hey Dental Clinic DMCC. If you specifically want to start with her, ask for her appointment when booking and establish the fee for that appointment. The clinic advertises a complimentary Invisalign scan and a separate half-price specialist orthodontic consultation until 31 December 2026. A booking for one does not tell you that you have the other. DHA professional record · Hey Dental booking and offer terms

Once the clinic has assessed you, ask for the name of the clinician who is responsible for the plan and who usually sees patients for checks. A booking form that lets you choose a dentist for an assessment can answer the first-visit question. The ongoing-care question is what happens when the planned trays need changing, or if your usual clinician is away when a tray stops fitting. Get a name and a clinic contact for those situations while you are discussing the quote.

Put the progress visits on a real calendar

Hey Dental describes visits every six to eight weeks during Invisalign treatment. Its address is Office 106 on the first floor of Goldcrest Executive in Cluster C, JLT. The clinic publishes hours until 8 pm Monday to Thursday, until 6 pm Friday and Saturday and until 4 pm on Sunday. Those are clinic hours, so a slot with your treating dentist or specialist needs its own confirmation. If you work across the city, see whether your likely appointment window works for several months as well as for the first scan. Hey Dental location and hours · DHA facility record

The clinic lists a phone booking line at +971 4 450 8717 and an online appointment request. Its published payment terms say there is no direct insurance billing, although the clinic prepares claim paperwork. It also lists an AED 300 service charge on interest-free instalments through Tabby or Mamo, subject to approval. If you're comparing a payment plan with a single payment, look at the treatment total with retainers and the payment charge before dividing it into instalments. Hey Dental booking · Hey Dental on Instagram

Polar Bear JBR for a quote built around a named aligner tier

Polar Bear's list is useful when you want the clinic to explain exactly what its tray band buys. Under Polar Bear Aligners, the clinic lists Express for up to 10 aligners at AED 7,500, Standard for 11 to 35 at AED 16,500 and Comprehensive for 36 or more at AED 21,000. The provider marks all three for 5% VAT, which would put those individual lines at AED 7,875, AED 17,325 and AED 22,050 respectively. Those figures describe the listed tiers. An assessment determines which, if any, is relevant to your case and what else belongs in the treatment quote. Polar Bear published price list

The same schedule has a Polar Bear Aligner consultation, scan and records line at AED 460, a service-charge line at AED 600, additional aligners or refinement at AED 550 per piece and two-jaw retention at AED 2,460. It marks each for 5% VAT. The service charge is described as being applied by report. The list alone does not establish that every line gets charged to every patient. Ask which charges are included in the quote and which only arise under particular circumstances. If an extra set is proposed, establish how many pieces the price applies to. That's where the difference between a price per piece and a price for a set matters. Polar Bear aligner fee schedule

Keep the own-brand and Invisalign quotes separate

If you want Invisalign by name, Polar Bear has a different schedule for it. For example, the list gives seven-aligner Invisalign Express at AED 7,460 for one jaw and AED 10,600 for two. Invisalign Lite and Moderate have their own entries, and Vivera retainers are shown separately, including an AED 3,360 two-jaw entry with three pairs. Those are useful examples of how price changes with the product and the scope. A seven-aligner Invisalign Express line and an own-brand Express line for up to ten aligners have a similar name and different specifications. Ask the clinic to identify the appliance, which arches are included and how many trays are allowed under the plan being offered to you. Polar Bear Invisalign service · Polar Bear price list

Ask for JBR if that is where you want your reviews

Polar Bear names Dr Anna Paravina as a specialist orthodontist available at JBR. The DHA professional record shows an active specialist orthodontics licence at Polar Bear General Dental Clinic and the facility register matches the JBR location. The branch is at P-14, Rimal 2, and its published number is +971 4 834 7223. The website also lists a Business Bay branch, so specify JBR in your appointment request if that is where you expect to return. Dr Anna Paravina’s clinic profile · DHA professional record · DHA JBR facility record

The JBR booking request can start the conversation. The tier list does not give a standard check-up interval or spell out the full visit allowance for each tier. If Polar Bear recommends its own appliance after assessment, ask how many review appointments the plan anticipates and what happens when another is needed. For a quote under Invisalign, ask the clinic to answer that question for the exact Invisalign product. Its provider Instagram covers both branches. Polar Bear treatment and booking · Polar Bear Dental Clinic on Instagram

Compare the final stage while you are still choosing

A refinement and a retainer can look similar on a quote because both involve removable trays. They are different stages. A refinement is an adjustment to the active treatment plan, often using additional trays. Retention starts after active movement and is the part of the quote where you want to know what the first retainers cost, what type is planned and whether a retention review is included.

The distinction matters here because Hey Dental describes one included refinement set and a separately quoted retention stage. Polar Bear publishes a per-piece line under its own aligner brand and a separate two-jaw retention line, with Vivera entries under Invisalign. Even if two clinics use the same word in the consultation, their prices can apply to different quantities, appliances and appointments. Written detail is particularly helpful if your clinician explains during the consultation that the expected final stage includes another scan or a visit to fit the retainers. Find out where that work sits on each quote.

Invisalign’s own account has a short promotional reel about teeth moving after people stop wearing retainers. It illustrates the phase that comes after active trays. Your own retainer type, wear instructions and checks come from the treating clinician. Invisalign on Instagram · Invisalign’s reel about retention

A quick comparison can start with three figures you can actually use. The first is the amount due for assessment and records. The second is the amount due for the course as proposed, including the specified review visits and first retainers. The third is a conditional figure for a situation the clinician thinks might arise, such as another refinement set. Keeping that third number separate means you can see both the quoted course and how it might change. If a quote gives an allowance in sets and the other gives a fee per piece, ask the latter clinic to show what the charge would look like for the kind of additional work it is describing.

Frequently asked questions

Does the free Invisalign scan at Hey Dental include a specialist orthodontist appointment?

Hey Dental advertises a complimentary Invisalign consultation and scan and lists a specialist orthodontic consultation separately. It describes a team in which general dentists handle most Invisalign cases and the specialist manages complex cases. Ask for the specialist appointment by name if that's who you want to see first, and get the appointment fee when booking.

Can I compare a one-jaw price with a two-jaw quote?

Only as different scopes. Polar Bear publishes one- and two-jaw prices for some Invisalign products, and those figures describe different plans. Ask each clinician to state which arches are included and why the proposed scope fits the decision you're making. A price for one arch can't tell you the cost of a plan the clinician says needs two.

What should I ask if I already have aligners from another clinic?

Ask whether the clinician accepts transfers for your appliance and what records they need to assess the existing plan. Tell them the product, where you are in the series and when you last had a progress appointment. A transfer assessment can have a different scope from a new-patient scan. Ask what they charge to assess the case and whether the eventual quote assumes they will continue the existing course or prepare a new one.

Does the first set of retainers include a replacement later?

The published entries describe the first retention appliance or a specified number of retainers. Replacement is a separate question. Ask what you would pay if one breaks or goes missing, whether the clinic can make another from existing records and how to reach the treating team if you need help before it arrives.