Yesterday I visited the Jianguolu branch of Arrail Dental Clinic. After checking the price on the phone I was told that the price for cleaning is 400 + 100 "registration fee". The registration process includes filling a one page blank which is copied to the computer by the receptionist and printed out in a brown paper folder (what is the 100 RMB for I don't know, but at least I was told in advance).

I was invited to the dentist office and was received by a nice lady with ok English with the title of a manager/director (on the phone I was told that this is the only English speaking doctor as opposed to what is written in the description here). She told me about the process (fist clean with one thing then with another thing) and when I asked her whether she is using an indicator (a purple liquid used in western dental clinics that colors the spots on your teeth which require cleaning so the doctor knows where to clean) she said that it is good that I am mentioning it, and that since they have opened she was telling her boss about it... so basically no.

The work was done as good as it can be with a naked eye (though i feel some areas weren't cleaned well) and I proceeded to pay the bill. I was quite surprised to see that the bill was of 800 RMB!!! Apparently the second cleaning process costs an extra 300. The funny thing is that after mentioning it the 300 disappeared without argument.

Next time, I prefer to wait for my next trip home, anyway the price I'll pay will be almost the same.

Ilya.
Culture Yard team.

My teeth were way overdue cleaning - it'd been at least 8 years since I'd visited a dentist - but I was a bit apprehensive about visiting a dental clinic here based on my past experiences with public hospitals.

Needless to say, I was very surprised. Arrail's facilities are extremely clean and they use modern equipment. In fact, it was much better than my last dental experience back home.

It seems that the only complaint the other reviewers have is in regards to the relatively high prices (compared to lesser places such as Jiamei). Yes, it is expensive "for China", but it's worth it - back home, I would be paying even more if I didn't have insurance. Also, if you search on Taobao you can buy prepaid cards and the cost of cleaning is much less - the card I got covers two cleanings within a year and one set of X-rays, all for much less than the 500 RMB quoted above.

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm actually looking forward to my next visit!

Even thought the prices a bit high, i was very pleased with service.

My cavity was xrayed,thought through, very delicately handled .
I was made comfortable,and felt good Beijing has such good places.

The prices however were slightly high but its fine ultimately when at such short notice things can get handled.