Dental Checkup & Cleaning Cost in Lagos 2026
Dental Checkup & Cleaning in Lagos costs ₦5K–₦10K at a general or public hospital and ₦15K–₦35K at a premium specialist hospital — the same procedure, up to 7× apart.
What dental checkup & cleaning costs in Lagos
A range per tier, not a single price — the real figure depends on the hospital and your case.
Public tier means the teaching and general hospitals (LUTH, LASUTH and the state general hospitals). Standard private covers the many mid-range private hospitals across the mainland and Island. Premium specialist means the top-end Island hospitals.
Prices last verified: 2026-05-07. Lagos.Cool desk survey seeded 2026-05-07; tier ranges not re-verified against a 2026 primary source Always confirm the current price with the hospital before planning around it.
What drives the price
A dental check-up is cheap at every tier relative to the treatment it may lead to, and the spread mostly reflects setting rather than substance. A public dental clinic gives you an examination and advice for a modest fee; a private practice charges more for a shorter wait and a cleaner, better-equipped surgery; a premium Island clinic charges most for comfort and a named dentist. What varies more meaningfully is whether a scale-and-polish and X-rays are bundled in or billed separately — that inclusion, not the examination itself, is usually what separates one quote from another.
Typical duration: Outpatient — typically 20–40 minutes, longer if a scale-and-polish is included.
What's included vs what's extra
The extras carry no figures here because Lagos hospitals do not publish them — ask for an itemised quote.
- • Examination of teeth and gums
- • Advice and treatment plan
- • Scale-and-polish at some practices
- • Referral for further treatment where needed
- • Dental X-rays where taken
- • Scale-and-polish, where not bundled
- • Any treatment identified (filling, extraction, root canal)
- • Follow-up appointments
What the spread means for your budget
The gap between what dental checkup & cleaning costs at a general hospital and at a premium specialist is roughly ₦30K — and that difference buys comfort, privacy and shorter waits rather than a different clinical outcome. For a routine, uncomplicated case the public and standard-private tiers deliver the same medicine.
So the honest question is not 'which is cheapest' but 'which tier do I actually need'. The premium tier earns its price if you value privacy, speed and a named consultant. Whichever you choose, get an itemised quote before the day, confirm what your HMO covers and at which hospitals, and budget for the extras listed above rather than the headline range alone.
Sums like this sit alongside your other major Lagos costs — see Lagos rent prices and market food prices to weigh it against the rest of the budget.