Orthodontic consultations in Dubai for a specialist assessment and written plan

If you are considering orthodontic treatment, the first visit should help you understand what the specialist has assessed and what you would be paying for if you continue. Ask whether the appointment is a discussion, a records visit or a bundle that ends with a written plan. A digital scan, an X-ray review and the fee for taking a new X-ray can be separate items.

Dental Nation’s DN Scan lists an AED 499 bundle with a digital scan, a specialist consultation and a written plan. Polar Bear lists a discussion appointment and a separate records-based planning appointment. The two clinics below have named specialist orthodontists in the Dubai Health Authority register. Details checked 7 November 2026. DN Scan · Polar Bear price list

Dental Nation Dr. Tosun for a scan and written plan in one booking

Dental Nation lists DN Scan at AED 499. The offer describes a handheld digital scan of both arches, a specialist consultation and a written treatment plan. It also refers to photos and records you can keep. If the reason you are booking is to take those records to another dentist, ask exactly what the clinic gives you and how it sends the files. A model that the orthodontist can show you in the room and a file another practice can open are different things to ask about. Dental Nation’s DN Scan offer

The offer lists Dr Yahya Serif Tosun as a Specialist Orthodontist at Dr. Tosun Dental Clinic. The DHA professional record shows an active Specialist Orthodontics licence there, with a listed expiry of 5 December 2026 at the time of checking. Ask for him by name if you want the assessment with him and confirm availability for your appointment date. The clinic is at Villa 886 on Al Wasl Road in Umm Suqeim 1. Dental Nation also has a separate location called Al Wasl, so use the Dr. Tosun branch name when booking. DHA professional record · DHA clinic record · Dr. Tosun branch directions

Ask which records the visit produces

The main offer names the digital scan and written plan. If you have X-rays from another dentist, ask how to send them and whether the orthodontist can review them in the booked session. If the specialist needs a new radiograph, ask which one, whether it can be taken during the same visit and how it would be billed. The scan in the listed bundle is a 3D model of your teeth. The package description does not give a separate list of new radiographs included in the price. DN Scan inclusions

The clinic describes the plan as having stages, timing and a price. Ask if you will receive that document at the end of the appointment or after any additional records are reviewed. If you want to discuss it at home, ask how long the quote stays valid and who can answer questions about what it covers. For a second opinion, ask if the orthodontist can record how the new plan differs from the one you bring and what would need to be checked before treatment. DN Scan written plan

How the assessment fee applies if you continue

Dental Nation says it deducts the AED 499 assessment fee from aligner, brace or retainer treatment costs if you start treatment, and that the fee is not refundable in cash. If you are comparing clinics, budget for the consultation as an expense you pay for the assessment itself. If you later decide to proceed, ask how the credit appears in the written quote and whether a time limit or branch condition applies. Ask what amount remains payable and when it would be due. Dental Nation’s treatment-credit terms

The Dr. Tosun branch lists hours of 8 am to 7 pm Monday through Thursday and Saturday, 8 am to 4 pm Friday and closed Sunday. Use the online offer page or call the branch on 04 343 5051. If the consultation and records must fit into a morning or afternoon, ask how long the branch reserves for them and whether any further visit is likely before it can give you the written plan. Dr. Tosun booking and hours

Polar Bear JBR for a choice between discussion and records-based planning

Polar Bear’s price list separates an orthodontist consultation and treatment discussion under its aligner section from an orthodontic planning service that lists scans, photos and X-ray analysis. The discussion line is AED 460 plus 5% VAT, which comes to AED 483 if the stated tax is applied. The planning line is AED 1,100 plus 5% VAT, or AED 1,155 on the same calculation. These figures apply the clinic’s published VAT note. Ask which service it would book for you at JBR and what the total would be for that appointment. Polar Bear orthodontic price list

If you want to speak to an orthodontist before paying for records, use the wording of the consultation and discussion line when you call. The price list uses the same AED 460 base price for a separately named pre-orthodontic growth and development examination that mentions a scan and records. The shared price does not tell you which appointment you are being offered. Ask for the exact service name, who you would see and what you would receive. Polar Bear consultation and records listings

Check what X-ray analysis covers

The planning line names X-ray analysis, scans and photos. Ask whether the clinic expects you to bring existing radiographs, whether any new images would be taken and what they would cost. If you need copies of the photographs or digital model, ask which files the clinic provides and in what format. If you want to compare two quotes, check whether the appointment ends with a written plan you can take away or whether the clinic schedules another visit to discuss it. Polar Bear planning service · Polar Bear diagnostic price list

Dr Anna Paravina’s clinic profile names JBR and lists English and Russian. Her DHA record shows an active Specialist Orthodontics licence at Polar Bear General Dental Clinic, which the facility record matches to P14, Rimal Walk. The provider lists its JBR address as P-14, Rimal 2 and gives +971 4 834 7223. Use the JBR address and confirm her appointment time. The practice also has a Business Bay location with different contact details. Dr Anna Paravina’s provider profile · DHA professional record · DHA JBR facility record · Polar Bear booking · Polar Bear on Instagram

Compare the quote you would receive after assessment

Ask for two figures. The first is what you pay for the assessment, including any separate records or another appointment to discuss them. The second is what the proposed course of treatment would cost if you proceed. If the clinic credits the assessment fee, ask whether the amount is already deducted in the quote. If it asks for a deposit to start treatment, ask when that is due and what the payment covers.

For a treatment quote, ask which stages, appointments and any adjustments are included. If a later adjustment, additional set or replacement might cost extra, ask the clinic to put the terms in writing. Ask whether the quote includes the last review and any retainer or retention visits after active treatment. If there is a separate retention charge, ask what is included in it and how replacements are priced. The figures on an assessment page cover the service it advertises. The itemised treatment quote tells you what you would be agreeing to later.

Dental Nation’s group account has a reel in which Dr Suzana Al’Maali discusses retainers at Al Maher Medical Centre, a different branch. If retention is part of the plan you are comparing, ask the clinic you are booking with how it will be quoted and where those visits would take place. Dental Nation on Instagram · Dental Nation’s retainer reel

If you are bringing a plan from another orthodontist

Tell the clinic if you want a second opinion on a written plan, or are asking whether it can take over treatment already underway. The booking team can tell you what records to send before the appointment and whether the standard assessment fits that request. Have the dates of the previous assessment and any recent reviews handy. If the previous clinic holds the original scan files or X-rays, ask how you can request them and which file types the new clinic can use.

At the assessment, ask the specialist to explain what they were able to review and what would need to be checked again before they can price the work. If the clinic proposes a new scan, another image or a separate planning visit, ask for the fee and expected delivery date for the resulting plan. This makes it easier to compare paying for a new assessment with returning to the original practice for the next appointment.

If the appointment is for a teenager

Give the clinic the teenager’s age and tell it whether another dentist has already made a referral. Ask who needs to attend for registration and consent, and how the clinic involves the teenager in the discussion. If you both have questions, bring them to the appointment and ask for a summary you can look at together afterwards. If follow-up is likely, ask who would supervise it and which branch you would need to visit, especially if it would regularly fall on a school day.

If the assessment is the only appointment you can make this week

Tell the booking team which parts you hope to complete in that session. Ask whether you can see the named specialist, review the records and leave with a plan that day. If it needs to arrange imaging or a separate records discussion, ask which step would come first and when the full plan would be ready. For a short stay in Dubai, find out whether you can receive the plan after you travel and how you would ask the specialist about it. If the clinic offers a call after the visit, ask whether it is included or billed as another appointment.

If you plan to use insurance, ask about the exact branch and the specific appointment. An insurer may need to consider the examination, diagnostic records and any later orthodontic treatment separately. Ask which documents the clinic can issue for the assessment and whether authorisation is needed before you attend. If you are self-paying for the assessment while waiting for a decision on treatment coverage, ask for the receipt and written plan you would need to send to your insurer.

If the two plans are hard to compare

Put the written plans side by side and look for which stage is covered by each price. An initial fee can cover records and consultation. A later total can cover treatment over several visits. If one quote gives a monthly payment and the other gives a full price, ask each clinic for the amount you would pay in total, including any deposit and quoted extras. Ask whether the clinic can add the location of the follow-up appointments and the name of the orthodontist responsible for them. That makes a difference if your first visit is near work and you expect to make regular trips from home.

If the plans propose different approaches, take the differences back to the orthodontists for explanation. Ask what each plan assumes, which records it uses and what could change after a review. Then compare the time, locations and charges on the plans you have actually received.

Booking questions

Can I take the scan and plan to another clinic?

Ask the original clinic what it releases, in what format and on what timeline. If another practice is expecting a copy, check the file type with that practice first. The new orthodontist can decide which records are usable for its own assessment.

Can I book an assessment without committing to treatment?

Ask for the appointment and the written scope without reserving a treatment start. Dental Nation describes a standalone AED 499 assessment fee with a conditional treatment credit. Polar Bear lists its consultation and planning services separately. Ask when any treatment deposit would be due if you decide to go ahead. DN Scan terms · Polar Bear pricing

Which clinic should I ask first?

Ask Dental Nation if you want a named bundle with a digital scan and written plan and can attend the Dr. Tosun branch. Ask Polar Bear JBR if you want to choose between a discussion and a more detailed records-based appointment. In both cases, ask how the clinic handles previous records, what it will send you afterwards and what costs would sit outside the assessment fee.