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.
A scale and polish costs AED 200 to 800 in Dubai, typically AED 400, and AED 180 to 700 in Abu Dhabi, typically AED 350. Dubai's minimum insurance plan lists scaling among its dental services, within a limit of AED 500 and with coinsurance of 30% per visit.
- Published range
- Typical
- Dubai dental limit, 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.
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| Item | Amount | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Scale and polish, Dubai | AED 200 to 800 | 400 |
| Scale and polish, Abu Dhabi | AED 180 to 700 | 350 |
| Dubai dental limit, AED 500 a year | AED 500 | - |
Look at where the line falls. A typical cleaning fits under the limit with room to spare. A cleaning at the top of the range does not, and because one insurer's table sets the benefit as an annual limit of AED 500 per person, a second visit later in the year draws on the same allowance.
What the plan says about a cleaning
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 on each visit, except that there is no coinsurance on a follow-up visit made within seven days.
At the typical Dubai price of AED 400, that coinsurance works out at AED 120 from you and AED 280 from the plan, as long as the limit has not already been used. A policy above the minimum may pay a larger share, so check your own table.
Why does a routine appointment vary so much?
The publisher of these ranges says its prices move with the type of facility, the doctor's experience and the clinical requirements. For a cleaning, the clinical part is easy to picture: a quick polish and a long session on heavy tartar are both booked as a cleaning.
If the clinic expects the appointment to run longer than usual, ask what that does to the price before you start.
What to ask when you book
- Is the price for the cleaning alone, or does it include an examination and x-rays?
- Does the clinic bill my insurer directly, or do I pay and claim?
- How much of my dental limit is left this year?
The rest of the plan is set out in what Dubai's basic health insurance covers, and root canal and extraction prices covers two more listed treatments.
Where these figures come from
- 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 a dental cleaning (scale and polish) in Dubai, with a typical price of AED 400 (data as of March 2026): AED 200 to 800
- Modelled price range for a dental cleaning (scale and polish) in Abu Dhabi, with a typical price of AED 350 (data as of March 2026): AED 180 to 700
- Dental benefit limit in a Dubai insurer's published Table of Benefits for its Essential Benefits Plan product: AED 500
- 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