All-on-6 budget template

Budgets go wrong when lines are missing, not when sums are wrong. This template lists every line we know of for All-on-6 abroad, grouped by when you will pay it. Leave a line at zero if it does not apply, but do not delete it until you are sure. If you are comparing clinics, fill in one copy for each.

Part 1: the treatment

At Precious Dental, every line in Part 1 is included in the £6,500 both-jaws price, so only the first line is filled in. Other clinics may need several. Our price breakdown explains each part.

Part 2: extras the scan might add

If you do not know yet, include anything the clinic said might be needed. At Precious Dental the prices are £350 per sinus lift, £150 per cc of bone graft and £2,000 per zygomatic implant.

Part 3: the first trip

Part 4: the second trip

Precious Dental's package includes 4 hotel nights on the first trip and 5 on the second, with transfers. Many packages cover only the first trip's hotel; check.

Part 5: reserve

The NHS suggests allowing for an extended stay and return trips. A contingency budget explains how to size this.

Part 6: the first year at home

See UK check-up costs and prescription and pharmacy costs.

Adding it up

Using the total

• Compare it with a UK quote plus anything the UK quote leaves out, plus any finance cost. See UK finance vs paying abroad.
• Compare it across clinics, one template each.
• Plan the cash flow: which lines are paid when. Most fall at booking, on each trip and in the months after. See paying across two trips.
• Keep the template with your paperwork, and update it as real prices replace estimates.

A note on the years after

The template covers the first year. After that, budget yearly for check-ups and cleaning, and put a little aside towards a replacement set of teeth many years from now. Budgeting for a replacement bridge shows how. The lifetime cost has the bigger picture.

How to fill it in well

A template is only as good as the numbers that go into it. A few habits make the difference between a budget you can rely on and one that drifts.

• Use written figures only. If a clinic told you a price in a phone call or a chat message, ask for it in an email or a PDF plan before it goes on the sheet.
• Mark estimates. Put a small "e" next to any figure you have guessed, such as meals, and replace it when you know better. At the end you can see at a glance how much of your total is still a guess.
• Check dates for flights. Look up fares for the actual weeks the clinic has offered, not the cheapest week you can find. The second trip is usually around four months after the first.
• Count people, not trips. Every line in Parts 3 and 4 should be multiplied by the number of people travelling.
• Write the source next to each price. "Clinic plan, 12 March" or "airline site, 14 March". If anything changes, you know where to look.

A filled-in example

Here is a short version of the template filled in for one person travelling alone to Precious Dental for both jaws, with no extras needed. The travel figures are illustrations.

With a companion, a sinus lift or dearer flights, it would be higher. With cheaper flights or no reserve used, lower. The template does not tell you what is a good price; it tells you what your price really is.

Mistakes the template is designed to catch

1. A one-jaw price entered as if it covered both jaws.
2. A hotel that is included on the first trip but not the second.
3. Extractions that are charged per tooth.
4. A companion's flights forgotten on the second trip.
5. No reserve at all.
6. Nothing budgeted for check-ups after treatment.

When the numbers change

Prices and fares change between first enquiry and booking. Re-check the treatment price and your flights just before you commit, update the template, and keep the final version with your written plan.

Once the template is complete, share it with anyone helping you pay or travelling with you, so everyone is working from the same numbers.

The bottom line

Six parts, about thirty lines, every one filled from a written price or a real fare. It takes an evening, and it is the most reliable way to know what All-on-6 will really cost you. If you would rather not do it by hand, the calculator covers the main lines in a few minutes.

Common questions

Is this the same as the calculator?

It covers the same ground in more detail, as a list you can fill in by hand. The calculator adds the main lines automatically.

Where do I get the figures?

From the clinic's written plan for treatment and extras, from airline websites for flights, and from your UK dentist for aftercare.

What if I do not know a figure yet?

Write a cautious estimate and mark it, then replace it when you have the real figure.

Should I fill one in for each clinic?

Yes, if you are comparing clinics. The treatment and extras lines change; the travel lines may too, if packages differ.

Sources

1. NHS — Treatment abroad checklist
2. NHS — How much NHS dental treatment costs
3. GOV.UK — Foreign travel insurance
4. Precious Dental — All-on-4 and All-on-6

Checked October 2026. Where we give our own view as a clinic, we say so.