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The questions to ask before you pay a deposit

A deposit converts a conversation into a commitment. Ask everything before it, ask it in writing, and keep the replies — they are the closest thing to a contract most patients ever get.

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Send these as a numbered list and ask for numbered replies. A clinic that answers in full has given you a document. A clinic that answers with a phone call has given you nothing you can hold.

About the treatment

  1. Based on my X-ray or CT, what exactly do you propose, tooth by tooth?
  2. Which implant system, crown material or veneer type is used at this price?
  3. What is likely to change once you examine me in person?
  4. How many visits, and how long is each stay?
  5. What happens between visits, and what do I need from my dentist at home?

About the price

  1. What does the quoted figure include, line by line?
  2. What is charged separately if it turns out to be needed, and at what price?
  3. Is the second trip’s treatment included? Transfers? Accommodation?
  4. In which currency is the final invoice, and at what exchange rate?
  5. What are the payment methods, and what fees apply to each?

About what happens afterwards

  1. What is the warranty, in writing, and what conditions void it?
  2. If a crown fails in two years, what do you cover and what do I pay?
  3. Who treats a complication that appears after I fly home?
  4. What records will I get to give my own dentist — plan, materials, implant passport, images?

About the deposit

  1. What does the deposit cover, and under what circumstances is it refundable?
  2. Which country’s law governs this agreement, and where would a dispute be heard?

Reading the replies

Look for specifics that cost the clinic something to state: a named clinician, a named implant system, a warranty with conditions, a refund rule with dates. Vague generosity — “everything is included”, “full guarantee” — is cheaper to write than to honour.

Then compare the replies against our price records for the same treatment. A quote far below the observed range is not automatically a bargain; it is a question to ask, and now you have the list to ask it with.