We’ve all had it hammered into our heads that we should see the dentist once every 6 months for regular checkups. But if we all followed that advice down to a T, we’d be walking around with holes in our pockets as cheap dentists in Singapore aren’t exactly easy to come by.

If you’re taking particularly good care of your teeth, you can stretch it to once in 18 months or 2 years. However, it pays to visit regularly as you want to catch problems like tooth decay early. Let them fester and they’d cost a lot more to solve.

So there’s no way around it – you should see a dentist regularly to do a basic check-up and teeth cleaning (scaling & polishing). Here are 10 of the most affordable dental clinics in Singapore where you can do that.

Cheap dentists in Singapore – 10 most affordable dental clinics

SingHealth & NHG Polyclinics

You don’t really need to go to a dental clinic if you’re just looking for a simple check-up and scaling & polishing job. Both SingHealth and National Healthcare Group polyclinics have dental services, and it’s easy to make an appointment online so you don’t spend all day waiting in line.

The consultation fee at dental clinics within polyclinics is between $14.10 and $27 for Singaporean citizens. Children and elderly pay $7.80 to $16.80. Emergency dental consultation fees are up to $31.20 for Singaporean citizens, but children and elderly pay $28.20.

If you’re not Singaporean, you can go to the NHG’s website or SingHealth’s website to view detailed rates.

Locations (SingHealth polyclinics):

• 11 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 469662

• 1 Tampines Street 41, Singapore 529203

• 681 Punggol Drive, Singapore 820681

Locations (NHG polyclinics):

• 21 Geylang East Central, Singapore 389707

• 89 Hougang Avenue 4, Singapore 538829

• 2003 Toa Payoh Lor 8, Singapore 319260

• 21 Ang Mo Kio Central 2, Singapore 569666

• 10 Woodlands Street 31, Singapore 738579

Tel: 6643 6969 (SingHealth) / 6355 3000 (NHG)

B9 Dental Centre

If you’d like to go to a dental clinic rather than a polyclinic, consider B9 Dental Centre. There are 5 dental clinics under the group – Tanjong Pagar (office workers, rejoice!), Buona Vista, Clementi, Toa Payoh and Marsiling – and they offer a full suite of services including extractions, implants, crowns and bridges, and dentures.

For basic regular check-ups, consultation is free while teeth cleaning costs $60 to $85. That’s a little bit more expensive than the polyclinic, but considered very cheap for a dental clinic.

Locations:

• Tanjong Pagar Centre, 7 Wallich Street #B1-17, Singapore 078884

• Star Vista, 1 Vista Exchange Green, #01-02, Singapore 138617

• 449 Clementi Avenue 3, #01-261, Singapore 120449

• 520 Lor 6 Toa Payoh, #01-64 HDB Hub, Singapore 310520

• 303 Woodlands St 31, #01-203, Singapore 730303

Tel: 6251 8988

Unity Denticare

Established in 1971 as part of NTUC Health (Singapore’s largest healthcare cooperative), Unity Denticare is a household brand for cheap dental care. The group has 18 dental clinics islandwide so it definitely won’t be a problem finding an outlet that’s convenient for you.

Consultation costs $22 to $35, while scaling & polishing ranges from $50 to $105. So, your total bill should fall within the range of $72 to $140.