Dentistry in Georgia: Dental Treatment Prices, Implants, 24/7 Clinics

Dentistry in Georgia is entirely private: the state program does not pay for planned dental treatment, but Tbilisi alone has more than 140 clinics and practices, appointments are available within days, and prices are 2-4 times lower than in Europe. A filling costs 50-400 lari, and placing an implant 1,000-3,100 lari depending on the brand.

The difficulty lies elsewhere: prices for the same materials vary three- to fourfold between clinics, and the market sells itself hard to foreigners. Below is a breakdown of where to go with acute pain at night, what procedures actually cost, what to check before implants, and what can realistically be done in one trip.

If a Tooth Hurts Right Now

At night and on weekends, round-the-clock clinics in Tbilisi take patients. Closer to the center is Dream Dental Group at 10 Baratashvili St. (phone 032 299 12 00, mobile 579 50 10 10), and in Didube 32 Dent at 7 Guramishvili Ave. (579 47 32 32). A night visit costs more than a daytime one, usually by 30-50%, and deals with the acute problem: opening the tooth, extraction, a temporary filling.

Before the visit, pain is managed with ordinary ibuprofen or ketorolac, sold without prescription at any of the pharmacies in Georgia, many of which are also open around the clock. A dentist will prescribe an antibiotic only via electronic prescription, and you cannot buy one yourself.

With facial trauma, severe swelling, or a fever after an extraction, go not to a dentist but to the emergency department of a large hospital. No referral is needed, you see a doctor in Georgia directly, and an emergency department visit without admission costs 80-200 lari.

How the Market Works

There are hundreds of dental practices in Georgia, and almost all are private: from a single chair in an apartment building to chains with ten branches and clinics built for medical tourism. Permits for medical activity are issued by the State Regulation Agency for Medical and Pharmaceutical Activities under the Ministry of Health (rama.moh.gov.ge), and every doctor must hold a state certificate in their specialty.

In such a system, price depends on positioning, not district. A practice in Saburtalo and a clinic with an English-language website and a medical tourism manager place the same Korean implant, but the first charges about 1,000 lari and the second 2,000 or more. The materials are identical, and the difference lies in service, guarantee, and language.

What Procedures Cost

Below are 2026 benchmarks from the published price lists of Tbilisi clinics (Blits Dental, Astra Dental, UltraDent) and expat guides. The lower end is typical of neighborhood practices, the upper end of clinics for foreigners.

You can pay by card, and clinics for foreigners issue receipts and estimates in English by default. In Batumi and Kutaisi, price lists run 10-20% below Tbilisi for the same material brands.

Implants: Brands, Timelines, What the Price Includes

Implants are where Georgia earns most of its dental tourism income, and they are also where the most misunderstanding about price occurs. The advertised "implant from 370 dollars" covers only placing the titanium post. The abutment, crown, CT scan, and bone grafting if needed are billed as separate lines, and the full cost of one tooth usually comes to 1,600-4,000 lari.

The brand determines the price more than the clinic does. Here are benchmarks from 2026 price lists for placing the implant itself:

• Korean Osstem, Dentium, Megagen: 1,000-1,500 lari
• Israeli MIS: 1,300-1,800 lari
• Nobel Biocare: about 2,000 lari
• Swiss Straumann: 3,000-3,100 lari

The timeline cannot be rushed: after placement the implant needs 3-6 months to integrate, and only then is the permanent crown fitted. That means at least two visits several months apart, or a temporary crown at the first stage. The All-on-4 protocol for a full jaw fits into 10-14 days, but it too requires a follow-up visit.

Guarantees on implants usually run 1-5 years, and some clinics declare a lifetime guarantee on the post itself. It is valid only at that clinic and only if the check-up schedule is kept, so the terms should be obtained in writing before payment.

How to Choose a Clinic

Map reviews are not very informative here: most clinics are rated 4.8-5.0. It is more useful to check a few specific things before treatment starts:

• The medical activity permit and the doctor's certificate: shown at reception on request
• The implant brand and its passport with serial number: without it another clinic cannot match compatible components
• A written treatment plan with a price for each item, not an all-inclusive total
• A CT scan before implants, not only a panoramic X-ray
• Guarantee terms in the contract, including what counts as a covered case
• The doctor's language, not only the manager's: no interpreter stands beside you during treatment

Younger doctors more often speak English, and dentists over forty almost always speak Russian. Many clinics offer the first consultation free, so comparing two or three treatment plans and prices for the same items always pays off.

Dental Tourism Without Illusions

In a single trip of 5-10 days you can realistically get hygiene, fillings, root canals, crowns, and veneers: large clinics have their own dental lab and make a crown in 3-5 days. Implants do not fit into one visit unless an immediate-loading protocol is chosen, and braces require visits every 4-8 weeks, so they suit only those living in Georgia.

Savings compared to Europe on complex work come to 50-70%, but the flight, accommodation, and a second trip for implant crowns must be deducted from that. If complications arise, the guarantee applies at the Georgian clinic, and rework at home is paid at local prices, a risk to budget for. A clinic that stops answering messages after payment appears regularly in medical tourists' reviews.

Children's Dentistry

Pediatric dentists are plentiful in Georgia, and treating a baby tooth costs 60-140 lari. Treatment under sedation or general anesthesia for small children is done at specialized clinics and in the dental department of the Iashvili Children's Hospital (13/6 Ljubljana St.). There are no free state dental programs for foreigners' children, and schools do not organize routine check-ups, so parents keep the prevention schedule themselves.

Insurance

Local policies, which start at 50 lari a month, cover dentistry only partially: most often extraction and acute pain treatment with an annual limit, while prosthetics and implants are excluded. An extended dental package is sold as a separate option, and it is worth comparing its terms when choosing health insurance in Georgia. International policies reimburse dental treatment against receipts, for which the clinic issues an itemized invoice.

In Short

• Acute pain at night: Dream Dental Group (10 Baratashvili St.) or 32 Dent (7 Guramishvili Ave.), open 24/7
• Filling 50-400 lari, root canal 150-350 lari, zirconia crown 600-950 lari
• Implant placement 1,000-3,100 lari by brand, 1,600-4,000 lari all-in, at least two visits
• Before paying: a written itemized plan, the implant brand, the guarantee in the contract
• In one trip: hygiene, fillings, crowns, veneers; implants and braces require coming back
• Insurance covers only acute pain, prosthetics are out of pocket