Information only, not medical advice. Prices vary between clinics and between patients. Confirm any treatment, and its price, with a licensed dentist before you decide. Read the medical disclaimer.
Root canal treatment costs AED 1,200 to 4,500 in Dubai and AED 1,000 to 4,000 in Abu Dhabi. A tooth extraction costs AED 300 to 2,500 in Dubai and AED 250 to 2,200 in Abu Dhabi. Both are listed services on Dubai's minimum insurance plan, within a dental benefit of an annual limit of AED 500 per person.
- Published range
- Typical
- Dental limit on Dubai's minimum plan, AED 500 a year
Source: Zavis, UAE medical pricing (modelled ranges) (industry price publisher); Sukoon Insurance, DHA plans Table of Benefits (insurer’s published plan table). Checked 16 September 2026.
Show the numbers
| Item | Amount | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Root canal treatment, Dubai | AED 1,200 to 4,500 | 2,500 |
| Root canal treatment, Abu Dhabi | AED 1,000 to 4,000 | 2,200 |
| Tooth extraction, Dubai | AED 300 to 2,500 | 800 |
| Tooth extraction, Abu Dhabi | AED 250 to 2,200 | 700 |
| Dental limit on Dubai's minimum plan, AED 500 a year | AED 500 | - |
In Dubai, the typical root canal and the typical extraction each cost more than the whole yearly limit, so on the minimum plan a large part of either bill is yours. The ranges are wide at both ends, so a simple case and a difficult one can land far apart.
Why the ranges are so wide
The publisher of these ranges says its prices vary with the type of facility, the doctor's experience and the clinical requirements. It models the figures from tariff methods and market data rather than collecting clinic price lists (data as of March 2026), so treat them as a sense of scale, not a quote.
Which treatment a tooth needs is a clinical decision for your dentist. What you can do is make sure the price you are given covers the whole job.
What Dubai's minimum plan says
The insurers' tables list the dental services inside the benefit as dental consultation, extraction, fillings, root canal treatment, scaling, x-rays, antibiotics and prophylaxis. You pay coinsurance of 30% per visit, except that there is no coinsurance on a follow-up visit made within seven days.
If your treatment plan adds a crown after the root canal, that part is treated differently: crowns are not on the listed services, and the exclusions say dental prostheses and orthodontic treatments are excluded. The crown guide has those prices.
Questions to ask before you agree
- Does the price include the x-rays, the anaesthetic and any follow-up visit?
- For a root canal, is the final filling or crown included, or priced separately?
- Does the clinic bill my insurer directly, and is pre-authorisation needed?
- How much of my yearly dental limit is left?
The whole plan is set out in what Dubai's basic health insurance covers, and the estimator shows these ranges next to every other treatment.
Where these figures come from
- The pricing site says its ranges are based on the DOH Mandatory Tariff (Shafafiya) methodology, DHA DRG parameters and market-observed data: data as of March 2026
- The pricing site says its prices vary with the type of facility (government, private or premium), the doctor's experience and the specific clinical requirements: the type of facility, the doctor's experience and the clinical requirements
- Modelled price range for root canal treatment in Dubai, with a typical price of AED 2,500 (data as of March 2026): AED 1,200 to 4,500
- Modelled price range for root canal treatment in Abu Dhabi, with a typical price of AED 2,200 (data as of March 2026): AED 1,000 to 4,000
- Modelled price range for a tooth extraction in Dubai, with a typical price of AED 800 (data as of March 2026): AED 300 to 2,500
- Modelled price range for a tooth extraction in Abu Dhabi, with a typical price of AED 700 (data as of March 2026): AED 250 to 2,200
- A second Dubai insurer's published Table of Benefits for its basic DHA plans states the dental benefit as an annual limit per person: an annual limit of AED 500 per person
- Dental services listed under the dental benefit in the same Essential Benefits Plan Table of Benefits: dental consultation, extraction, fillings, root canal treatment, scaling, x-rays, antibiotics and prophylaxis
- Coinsurance payable by the insured under the dental benefit in the same Essential Benefits Plan Table of Benefits: 30% per visit
- Under the dental benefit in the same Table of Benefits, no coinsurance is due if a follow-up visit is made within seven days: no coinsurance on a follow-up visit made within seven days
- 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