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A full course of clear aligners in Dubai costs AED 10,000 to 25,000, and a short course for minor crowding costs AED 6,000 to 12,000. Traditional metal braces cost AED 5,000 to 12,000. Dubai's minimum insurance plan excludes orthodontic treatment.
- Published range
- Typical
Source: Zavis, braces cost guide (industry price publisher). Checked 16 September 2026.
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| Item | Amount | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Clear aligners, full course | AED 10,000 to 25,000 | 16,000 |
| Clear aligners, short course | AED 6,000 to 12,000 | 8,000 |
| Metal braces | AED 5,000 to 12,000 | 8,000 |
| Ceramic braces | AED 8,000 to 16,000 | 11,000 |
All four figures come from one braces guide published by Zavis, a UAE doctor directory whose guides describe their prices as indicative ranges based on market data. The guide lists the aligner rows under a brand name. We describe them as clear aligners, because the brand tells you little about what the price includes.
Why do the ranges overlap?
Because they describe very different amounts of work. The short aligner course in that guide is meant for minor alignment issues and a few months of wear, while the full course covers complex cases. Metal braces, which the guide expects to stay on for well over a year, can cost less than a full aligner course and more than a short one.
That makes a "from" price close to useless for planning. The figure that matters is the one on your treatment plan after a scan and an assessment.
What about insurance?
Dubai's minimum plan excludes orthodontics: its table says dental prostheses and orthodontic treatments are excluded. Above the minimum, the braces guide says some plans cover children under 18; adult treatment is rarely covered. Ask your insurer for the orthodontic line of your policy in writing before you start, because treatment runs for months.
Questions that make two quotes comparable
- How many aligners or adjustment visits, and how many months, does this price assume?
- Are scans, attachments and refinements included, or billed separately?
- What happens after treatment ends, and what do retainers or replacements cost?
- Who supervises the treatment, and how often will they see me?
To weigh this against other work, the estimator puts the ranges side by side, and questions to ask before treatment covers checking who is treating you.
Where these figures come from
- The same publisher's treatment guides describe their prices as indicative ranges based on market data, and say individual provider quotes may differ: indicative ranges based on market data
- Price range in Dubai for a full course of clear removable aligners, listed in the source under a brand name, with a typical price of AED 16,000 (guide last updated April 2026): AED 10,000 to 25,000
- Price range in Dubai for a short clear aligner course for minor alignment issues (7 to 14 aligners over 3 to 6 months), listed in the source under a brand name, with a typical price of AED 8,000: AED 6,000 to 12,000
- Price range in Dubai for full treatment with traditional metal braces, which the guide puts at 18 to 24 months, with a typical price of AED 8,000: AED 5,000 to 12,000
- Price range in Dubai for full treatment with tooth-coloured ceramic braces, with a typical price of AED 11,000: AED 8,000 to 16,000
- The braces guide says some UAE health insurance plans cover orthodontic treatment for children under 18, and that adult orthodontic treatment is rarely covered: some plans cover children under 18; adult treatment is rarely covered
- The exclusions in the same Essential Benefits Plan Table of Benefits include all expenses relating to dental prostheses and orthodontic treatments: dental prostheses and orthodontic treatments are excluded