Choosing a service provider for any service that is expensive and long-lasting, such as an architect for your home or a surgeon that performs cosmetic surgery, generally involves a lot of research to make sure you are getting the best service provider at the right price.
People have generally thought of Invisalign as a tool that straightens teeth, not realizing that the skill of the service provider makes a difference on treatment outcomes.
Here we help you understand the costs that go into straightening your teeth using the tool called Invisalign, so that you can make an informed decision on this long-lasting service.
1. Invisalign charges dentists around $2,000 for your aligners.
2. Invisalign charges dentists $360 a month to access your 3D teeth files in their 3D scanner, the iTero.
3. Invisalign charges dentists a $9.99 processsing fee every time they scan your teeth.
4. Invisalign charges dentists $3.08 for every new scan tip to scan your teeth.
5. Payment plan companies, like CareCredit, charge your dentist around $500 to give you a payment plan.
The hard costs of offering you teeth straightening using Invisalign is around $3174.
These are just the hard costs. It takes the average dentist around 10 hours to design your treatment plan using Invisalign’s software, and seeing you for your monthly check-ups to make sure that your aligners are working.
At an hourly rate of $400, which is on the low end for a seasoned dentist, this adds at least $4,000 to the cost of straightening your teeth.
To have a good outcome where your dentist invests the time it takes to get you great results, the cost should be over $7,000.
Keep in mind that the skill of the Invisalign provider is highly varied, and if your service provider is an expert, giving you a more beautiful smile and a shorter time in aligners due to their expertise, their hourly rate can be much higher.
Dentists who partner with Two Front are able to give their patient better pricing for two reasons:
1. The Invisalign costs to Two Front are lower, because our orthodontists treat thousands of patients a year compared to the average dentist who treats 8.
2. Two Front eliminates 90% of in-person check-ups with your dentist using telehealth check-ups. You are mailed an at-home scanner and send scans to your Two Front orthodontic team every week to ensure you’re on track with your teeth straightening, without compromising the quality of your care.
