🇺🇸 Consulting from the USA
Online dental consultation from the USA
Video, audio or WhatsApp consultation with a Braces & Faces specialist in Delhi — second opinions, treatment planning and follow-up, at hours that work from ET / CT / PT.
American dental costs are the reason most US patients call us, but insurance is usually the reason they call us angry. Annual maximums around $1,500 do not survive a single implant, and the difference between a covered plan and the plan the dentist actually recommended is where most of our second-opinion work sits. A large share of our US enquiries come from Indian-origin families who travel to India regularly and want the treatment to fit the trip.
When American patients actually book
Best window: 08:00 – 10:00 Eastern, or 06:00 – 07:00 Pacific
IST runs 10:30 hours ahead of US Eastern and 13:30 ahead of Pacific, so the overlap is a real constraint rather than a detail. Our evening slots, 18:30 – 20:30 IST, land at 08:00 – 10:00 ET — before the American working day starts. West Coast patients usually take our latest slot, which is early morning Pacific.
Why patients in the USA call us
- Your insurance maximum ran out in March and the plan needs another $9,000.
- You want a specialist to read the CBCT rather than accept the treatment-coordinator's plan.
- You travel to India to see family and would rather use the time than lose it.
- You had treatment started here and need review without a 15-hour flight.
We see patients from New Jersey, New York, the Bay Area, Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta, but where you are matters far less than what you send us beforehand.
The honest comparison
What the same treatment costs in the USA and in Delhi
US figures are indicative out-of-pocket ranges before insurance and vary widely by state and metro. Compare against your own treatment plan, and check what your annual maximum actually leaves you.
| Treatment | Typical in the USA | Our written range, Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| Single dental implant | $3,000 – $5,000 all-in | ₹28,000 – ₹60,000 per implant |
| Crown / cap | $1,000 – $2,000 | ₹4,000 – ₹18,000 depending on material |
| Root canal (molar) | $900 – $1,800 | ₹4,500 – ₹11,000 including access and obturation |
| Clear aligners | $3,500 – $8,000 | ₹25,000 – ₹2,10,000 depending on complexity |
| Full-arch rehabilitation | $20,000 – $50,000 | ₹2,50,000 – ₹8,00,000 for full-arch rehabilitation |
Work out your own number with the dental cost calculator, then bring your existing quote to the consultation so we compare like with like.
Planning the trip
How to make the visit worth the flight
Send the CBCT you already paid for
US patients almost always have recent imaging. Send it — a second scan is a second expense and rarely tells us anything the first did not.
Build the plan around your trip, not the reverse
Tell us the dates you already have. We will tell you honestly what fits inside them and what does not, including when the answer is that nothing does.
Take the documentation home
Radiographs, implant passport, crown specification and a written summary go with you, so a US dentist can take over routine care without guesswork.
When we will tell you not to travel
- Do not schedule oral surgery within 72 hours of a long-haul flight.
- If your insurance covers the work at home, use it. The saving disappears once flights are in the sum for anything short of implant or full-arch work.
- Treatments needing frequent adjustment — fixed braces in particular — do not travel well.
A clinic that tells every overseas enquiry to fly out is selling flights, not dentistry. Read our full NRI consultation guide before you decide.
FAQs from the USA
What patients overseas ask first
Yes, and the time zones work better than people expect. Our evening slots at 18:30 – 20:30 IST are 08:00 – 10:00 US Eastern, so a video consultation fits before your working day. Pacific patients take our last slot, which is early morning on the West Coast.
On a single implant, the difference is usually several thousand dollars; on full-arch work it can run to tens of thousands, which is why that is where most travelling patients come from. On a crown or a filling, the airfare cancels the saving. We will tell you which side of that line your case falls on.
Yes — the systems used here are the same internationally-available ones, and you leave with the implant passport recording exactly what was placed. If a clinic will not tell you the brand and the batch, that is the warning sign, wherever it is.
Routine follow-up goes to your US dentist with the full records. Anything specific to our work is handled by video review, and we will speak directly to your dentist if that is the fastest way to sort it. What we cannot do is a chairside fix from 12,000 kilometres away, which is why we are conservative about who should travel at all.
Yes, though most of our overseas list is Indian-origin families visiting relatives. The consultation process is identical either way.
Read up before your consultation
The treatment pages and cost guides below are the same ones our Delhi patients use — worth skimming before the call so the fifteen minutes go on your case rather than the basics.
Orthodontics & aligners for Delhi
Root canal, crowns & caps near Delhi
Implants & missing teeth (Delhi)
Cosmetic dentistry & whitening for Delhi
Pain, emergencies & extractions near Delhi
Gums, hygiene & preventive care in Delhi
Kids, X-rays & everything else for Delhi
Consulting from elsewhere