Treatments
Short treatments.
Planned around your trip.
What visitors most often ask about, and what to confirm about timing. The treating clinic confirms suitability, timing and price for your case.
We research clinics after you get in touch; no clinic is booked until you agree to a written quote.
Explore the questions
Six starting points.
Open a topic to read about timing, costs, travel and what still needs a clinician’s confirmation. These are planning topics, not bookable services.
Health check-up
Assessments chosen with a clinician, then a review of the results.
- Time in Shanghai
- Provider schedule to confirm
- Visits & trips
- Tests and results review to confirm
Dental care
Examinations, cleaning and fillings. Root canals, crowns and veneers need their own plan.
- Time in Shanghai
- Depends on the confirmed treatment
- Visits & trips
- Assessment first, then a treatment schedule
Dental implants
A tooth replacement done in stages, with healing in between.
- Time in Shanghai
- Stage-specific plan required
- Visits & trips
- Multiple appointments over months; trips confirmed individually
Eye care
Eye tests and glasses. Laser vision surgery is a separate pathway.
- Time in Shanghai
- Glasses: collection date to confirm. Surgery: assessment and follow-up reviews
- Visits & trips
- Confirm with provider
MRI & CT scans
Imaging as part of a clinical question, not a stand-alone add-on.
- Time in Shanghai
- Scan duration is not total stay
- Visits & trips
- Reports and clinical review: confirm with provider
Traditional Chinese medicine
Acupuncture and tuina massage: two different activities.
- Time in Shanghai
- Session duration not confirmed
- Visits & trips
- Confirm with provider
About costs
Prices you can check.
Public hospitals in Shanghai work to maximum prices set by the city’s healthcare security administration. A 2023 notice caps the medical-service fee for a standard single dental implant at ¥5,130 per tooth, excluding the implant, other materials and separately billed procedures such as extraction or bone grafting (official notice). Current rates are confirmed case by case.
Private clinics set their own prices. We look into your request and, where possible, follow up with an itemised written quote by email, showing what is and isn’t included. Nothing is booked without your go-ahead.
For comparison in England, NHS dental charges are set in bands, but implants and cosmetic work are generally only available privately (NHS dental charges).
We don’t publish savings percentages. Your own quote is the only reliable comparison.
Case by case
Bigger treatments.
Endoscopy, specialist second opinions and some eye surgery need a doctor’s assessment first and are considered case by case. We do not arrange emergency care, cancer treatment, fertility treatment or cosmetic surgery.
Medical emergency in China: call 120.