Q. HI Im a 35 year old female and have always hated my teeth as four of them are not strait. I want to have a invisalign brace fitted but am unsure on how to go about choosing what denist to go to. how do i know if they are qualified to fit this brace for me and how much it will cost?
A.
Invisalign has an accreditation system, platinum accreditted users will carry out this treatment on a regular basis. Alternative is look for someone on the General Dental Council (GDC.org.uk) specialist list who also does invisalign. Cost around £3-5000.
Dr Rob Tennet
St Johns Dental Practice
18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ
Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk Tel: 0121 643 0610
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J
September 30th, 2008
Please can you tell me what the different levels of accreditation are? From the Invisalign website (UK) it looks like there are at least three types of doctor: Platinum Elite, Platinum and Silver.
Thanks,
J.
Miss Saleem
October 7th, 2008
Hi
I amm looking at getting invisalign treatment and on the website i have come across the Q clinic in London (Harley Street). They are offering to do the full treatment (excluding the cost of the retainers after the treatment) for £1600.
I have tried to find reviews on this clinic to see whether patients have been pleased with the treatment here but i can’t seem to find anything. I’m worried that this might be a dodgy company, especially as the price they are advertising is soo cheap compared to elsewhere.
Could someone advise me on whether they would recommend this clinic and whether i should proceed with treatment here.
Thanks
nicola
March 6th, 2009
Hello, I am currently under the Invisalign treatment at Q Clinic in Harley Street. I started last year and I paid £3.250.
My teeth are like before. They made me wait for more then 2 months before wearing the first set of trays, several mistakes have been done and today I feel really frustrated because I paid a lot of money for a zero result. The worst thing is that my colleague is experiencing the same drama with them.
AVOID IT!
r kumar
March 9th, 2009
if you are not happy with the treatment required then write a complaint and ask for a reply. If you are still not satisfied then contact the General dental council.
As an Invisalign dentist for over 5 years I have very happy patients. They pay up to 4000 GBP and that allows me to treat the full arches with refinement built in; so no unhappy patients.
Harry
March 10th, 2009
I am currently undergoing treatment. I found them to be very professional and helpful. Yes the wait for the first set of trays was about 8 weeks, but I was told that at the beginning and so they managed my expectations well. I got used to wearing the trays quite quickly and the effects are now pretty noticeable, so being about halfway through my treatment I’m really chuffed!!
Go for it ….
Min H
November 28th, 2009
Hi, Im planning to get an Invisalign treatment but it seems to have different prices, Some give you 3.5K and some give you under 2K, and thats a big differences. Could anyone please suggest a good clinic with reasonable price? Thank you very much!
Dr R Kumar
November 29th, 2009
As an Invisalign dentist for just under 6 years I can say 1 thing:
Invisalign should be done by treating the whole arch and not just the front 6 teeth. The dentists charging under 2500 are going to either make no profit for a whole year or they are going to strip the enamel between your front teeth.
Invisalign like all orthodontics needs space, dentists treating the whole arch will create space at the back without cutting away the enamel between the teeth. They will also charge more as they take longer to treat you.
If the website you are looking at has no before and after cases then they have no successful results to show.
Cutting the enamel between the front teeth in crowded cases leaves the teeth looking like tombstones or matchsticks.
H B
January 13th, 2010
I am having problems with Q Clinic- I decided upon treatment at a later date and they said I can get it for the same price I was quoted at an earlier date. Therefore I never recieved a new treatment plan. But now their demanding that I pay for treatment at the new price although I was not told. This was not given to me in writing, can anyone tell me if the GDC can do anything to help? Thanks.
steve
January 22nd, 2010
Like the previous patient, I was seen at Qclinc and have had nothing but problems. They have only done so many cases by offering it so cheap, but as with anything, you get what you pay for!!
They dont have any before and after photos (worrying). I would say go middle of the road and expect to pay upto £3000 for a good result.
Ps. Type Q clinc complaints in google – interesting!
MS
February 8th, 2010
I’m currently having treatment at qclinic. overall they have been professional and the treatment has been effective. My teeth look much better than before, however i am struggling with the odd few teeth which even after a year are still not moving into place. Looks like i’ll need yet more aligners which qclinic are having made free of charge for me. It does leave me wondering how much longer i’ll need to continue my treatment before i get my perfect smile….. :S
E Ling
February 18th, 2010
Q clinic – don’t ever think about it, u will very very regret like I am now… after paying the bill… difficult to get appointments… bad!
MO
February 26th, 2010
I am under going treatment at q-clinic, they have been very good so far. The reason the price changes is due to the exchange rate and them buying the trays in from the USA. If you want it cheaper watch the exchange of USD against GBP….. The price for me was fixed for a period but if you go over that period and the exchange rate moves then you will have to pay more…or if your lucky less. Since I paid I have seen the price go up and down….
As for full arch treatment I would have thought that invisalign was probably not the best option for that sort of correction? (but I’m not a dentist!) I have had filing between my teeth, however this is not noticable and bearly changed the shape of my teeth, just contact points…I guess the changes will depend on the shape of your teeth to start with and how crowded they are!??.
The movement of my teeth was explained to me at the start too…my canine teeth will be difficult to move and might not go excatly where planned as they are so deep rooted. From my research before I opted for the treatment I believe your bone density has something to do with it…..? It was aslo spelled out to me that the result depend on how good you are at keeping them in!!!..I wear mine religiously as it not cheap so don’t want to waste the chance, now even my canines are moving well and which was a bit of a suprise to all.
To be honest if I had to pay 3-5k for the treatment I probably would not have had it done! My top teeth are now finnished (after 4 months) the bottom teeth are still going and will take a while longer….but and I am very pleased with the result on top so far one very minor adjustment to do at the end they will be prefect