Why is dental care in New Zealand so horrendously expensive!

by The REJIGIT Blog


A New Zealand businessman recently had extensive remedial dental work carried out in Mumbai, India. His work included Five Fillings, Four Extractions and Twenty Six Ceramic Dental Crowns and his all-up cost was NZ$4200.



Discounted five star hotels in Mumbai can run from NZ$250 to NZ$280 per night and three star hotels from NZ$100 to NZ$120 per night.

Singapore Airlines fly ex Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand with a stopover in Singapore onto Mumbai.

New Zealand indicators suggest ceramic crowns can range from NZ$1200 to NZ$2500 and according to a New Zealand Dental Association 2023 Fee Survey; Ceramic Crowns (average) NZ$1624, Composite Fillings (average) NZ$231, Extractions (average) NZ$291.  Accordingly the equivalent of the described Mubai dental work might cost NZ$44,543.