Hello all

My 15 year old daughter needs braces. We took her to a local practice after receiving referrals.

We were quoted R42k for having lower and upper teeth aligned. The initial consult was originally R3.8k, but we had just done an xray at a dentist which reduced the cost to R3k for the consult.

We are now told that besides the R42k there is a R6 500 payable after the 20 months.

I am basically looking for other peoples experiences with this regard and is there more money due at the end of treatment.

Initially we ere never told about this and when I queried it the lady said the doctor told her that because he wrote it down on the file, he discussed all charges with us.

I find them very unprofessional but am almost now stuck with them as other orthodontist will not give us an idea of price even though I have the various xrays. They all want another consult which is damn costly.

Please advise if you can...