By Dr. Gregg Barry | 14 July 2026 | Updated 28 July 2026
Dental implants are one of the best things modern dentistry can do for you — a missing tooth, or a whole mouthful of them, replaced by something that looks, feels and works like the real thing. But the first question almost everyone asks us (and rightly so) is: what’s this actually going to cost? So here’s the honest, no-hand-waving answer for Dublin — the real numbers, what’s included, and why the same treatment can be quoted at wildly different prices around the city. No pressure, no hard sell. Just a clear breakdown, from a single tooth all the way to a full arch. Every figure below is our 2026 pricing, taken straight from our published price list — not a range we made up for a website.
How much does a single dental implant cost in Dublin?
A single dental implant in Dublin runs from €3,000 to €3,500 at Docklands Dental, and that covers the implant, the abutment and the porcelain crown on top — with most straightforward single-tooth cases landing between €3,000 and €3,500.
That range isn’t us being vague — it’s us being honest. Every mouth is different. A tooth in a healthy, well-supported spot is a more predictable job than one where the bone has shrunk back after years without a tooth there. The €3,000 figure is a genuine starting point for a straightforward case, not a headline number with a dozen asterisks hiding underneath it.
What you’re paying for, really, is a small titanium root surgically placed into your jaw, given a few months to fuse with the bone, and then topped with a custom-made crown. It’s a proper piece of engineering that should last decades — which is exactly why we’d rather quote you accurately than cheaply.
What’s actually included in that implant price?
A complete implant price in Dublin should cover three separate things — the surgical placement, which includes the abutment that connects everything (€1,650), and the porcelain crown that sits on top (€1,350) — not just the titanium post on its own.
This is where a lot of the confusion (and, frankly, a lot of the cheap-looking quotes) comes from. An implant is really three components doing three jobs. There’s the implant itself, placed into the bone. There’s the abutment, the little connector that links the implant to the tooth. And there’s the crown — the part you actually see and chew with.
When we quote you from €3,000 to €3,500 for a single tooth, we mean all three, start to finish. Look, we know how tempting a lower number looks when you’re comparing clinics. But if a quote only covers the surgical placement and leaves the crown as a “we’ll sort that later” line item, you haven’t really been quoted for a tooth at all — you’ve been quoted for half of one.
Here it is laid out plainly — what our 2026 single-implant price covers, and what each stage costs if it’s ever quoted on its own:
| What you’re paying for | Included in our single implant, from €3,000 to €3,500? | Our 2026 price if quoted on its own |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical placement of the implant | Yes | €1,650 |
| The abutment (the connector) | Yes | Included in the placement fee |
| The porcelain crown on top | Yes | €1,350 (€1,700 for a front tooth in a complex case) |
| Bone graft — only if your jaw needs it | No — quoted upfront, before we start | From €500 to €1,500 |
| Sinus lift — only if it’s needed | No — quoted upfront, before we start | From €800 to €2,500 |
One thing worth explaining about that right-hand column: those separate figures are what each stage costs when it’s quoted on its own — a crown fitted onto an implant somebody else placed, for instance. The from-€3,000 is the complete single-tooth pathway, start to finish. Add the two together and you get the from-€3,000 complete price — that is exactly how it is built.
What does a €1,800 dental implant quote actually cover in Dublin?
At Docklands Dental the surgical placement is €1,650 and the porcelain crown €1,350, so a finished single implant is from €3,000 to €3,500. A €1,800 quote elsewhere in Dublin is a placement fee — the cost of putting the titanium post into the jaw — and like any placement-only number it excludes the crown and the 3D scan and planning beforehand.
We’re spelling this out because €1,800-ish numbers are all over the place when you start searching, and they’re not dishonest — they’re just answering a different question. That figure is a real cost for a real thing: the surgery. It’s simply not the cost of ending up with a tooth you can chew on.
To get from a placed implant to a finished tooth you still need the abutment and the crown on top. And before any of it, you need the 3D scan and the planning that tells the surgeon exactly where that implant can safely go — how much bone there is, where the nerve runs, what angle the finished tooth needs to come out at. Skipping that stage is how implants end up in the wrong place.
So when you see €1,800 and you see €3,000, you’re not looking at two clinics disagreeing about price. You’re looking at two different things being priced. Ask any clinic the same question and you’ll know instantly which one you’ve been handed: does this number include the implant, the abutment and the crown, placed and finished?
How much does it cost to replace several teeth or a full arch?
Replacing a full arch with All-on-4 in Dublin runs from €12,000 to €18,000 per arch — a fixed set of teeth anchored on four implants, and usually far better value than placing an individual implant for every single missing tooth.
Here’s the thing people often don’t realise: you don’t need one implant per tooth. For a few missing teeth in a row, two implants can support a bridge that replaces three or four. And for a full arch — an entire upper or lower set — the All-on-4 approach gives you a fixed, permanent set of teeth on just four cleverly angled implants, from €12,000 to €18,000 per arch.
That’s a big number, no getting around it. But compare it to the alternative of eight or ten individual implants and it starts to make a lot of sense — both clinically and financially. It’s one of those situations where the more comprehensive solution is genuinely the more economical one. (We go deeper on the maths in our full Ireland cost guide if you want the detail.)
What extras can push an implant quote higher — bone grafts and sinus lifts?
If your jaw needs rebuilding first, a bone graft adds from €500 to €1,500 and a sinus lift from €800 to €2,500 in Dublin — real costs we quote upfront, never surprises sprung on you halfway through the surgical stage.
When a tooth has been missing for a while, the bone that used to support it starts to melt away — it’s a use-it-or-lose-it situation (we wrote a whole piece on implants and bone loss if you’re curious why). Sometimes that means we need to rebuild a bit of bone before an implant has something solid to anchor into. A bone graft does that, from €500 to €1,500. For upper back teeth, occasionally a sinus lift is needed to make room, from €800 to €2,500.
Not everyone needs these — plenty of cases don’t. But when they’re needed, they’re needed, and we’d always rather tell you at the planning stage than surprise you in the chair. That’s the whole point of a proper assessment first.
Why do some Dublin clinics advertise implants for so much less?
At Docklands Dental a complete single implant is from €3,000 to €3,500 — €1,650 for the surgical placement plus a €1,350 porcelain crown. Advertised prices elsewhere in Dublin in 2026 run from around €1,800 at the bottom, which is almost always a placement-only quote with the abutment and crown left off, up to €5,500 at the top for complex cases needing bone grafting or a sinus lift. Almost all of that spread is about what is in the number, not about the implant itself — a headline “implant from €X” very often covers the titanium post only, leaving the abutment, the crown and sometimes the surgery itself as add-ons that quietly appear on the bill later.
We’re not here to knock anyone. But we’ve seen enough patients arrive holding a quote that looked brilliant on paper and turned out to be a fraction of the real job. When you’re comparing prices, the question to ask is simple: does this number include the implant, the abutment AND the crown — placed and finished? If it doesn’t, you’re not comparing like with like.
The same goes for treatment abroad. A weekend in another country for cheaper implants can work out fine — but if something needs adjusting six months later, you’re booking another flight, not popping back to Dublin 2. There’s real value in having the person who placed your implant a short walk from Grand Canal Dock.
Are dental implants worth the cost over the long term?
Dental implants survive at over 90% at 10 years, with roughly four out of five still working well after 20 years — which is a big part of why we think of a well-placed implant as a genuine long-term investment, not just an expense.
The research backs this up. A 2024 meta-analysis in Clinical Oral Investigations pulling together 20 years of data found implant survival exceeding 90% at 10 years, with the authors summing it up as roughly four out of five implants still going strong after two decades. A separate review in the Journal of Dentistry put 10-year survival between 93% and 96%. Those are remarkable numbers for anything you put in the human body.
What that means in practice: spread the cost of a €3,000 implant over 20-plus years and it starts to look very different from a €3,000 one-off. We’ve watched patients get their confidence back with a single implant — being able to bite into an apple, or laugh in a photo without thinking about it. That’s the bit that doesn’t show up on the price list. (If you want the honest flip side, we’ve written openly about whether implants can fail too — because they occasionally do, and you deserve the full picture.)
Who actually does the work — and why does that matter for the price?
Your implant is placed at the Institute of Specialist and Cosmetic Dentistry (ISCD) by specialist oral surgeon Dr. Marie O’Neill, and then restored at Docklands Dental by Dr. Gregg Barry, a multidisciplinary model rather than one general dentist doing every part after a weekend course.
This matters more than almost anything else on the bill. The surgical placement — getting that titanium root into exactly the right spot, at exactly the right angle — is done by an experienced specialist oral surgeon — in our case Dr. Marie O’Neill, through ISCD — who does this day in, day out. The crown on top, the part that has to look and feel like a real tooth, is designed and fitted by Gregg (BDS, University College Cork, 2008), who has spent his career on the aesthetic, restorative side.
You’re not paying a premium for a logo. You’re paying for two sets of expert hands, each doing the part they’re best at. When you understand that, the difference between a €3,000 implant done properly and a suspiciously cheap one done by a single generalist starts to make a lot of sense.
The honest bottom line on implant costs in Dublin
As of 2026, a single dental implant at Docklands Dental runs from €3,000 to €3,500 all-in, a full arch from €12,000 to €18,000, with any bone graft or sinus lift quoted transparently before we begin — and every figure explained face to face, no small print.
Implants aren’t cheap, and we’ll never pretend they are. But they’re one of the few things in dentistry that can genuinely last decades and give you back something you’d lost. The best next step isn’t a bigger promise — it’s a proper look. Come in, let us assess what your particular case actually needs, and we’ll give you a clear, itemised number with nothing hidden. (You can also see how implants sit against everything else in our full cosmetic dentistry cost guide for Dublin.)
Book a dental implant consultation in Dublin
If you’re weighing up implants and want real numbers for your own mouth — not a ballpark from a website — come and have a chat with us. No pressure, no hard sell, just an honest conversation about what’s possible and what it costs.
Docklands Dental
1 Forbes Street, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, D02 FN53
Phone: 01 636 0192
Email: hello@docklandsdental.ie
Web: docklandsdental.ie
Your implant surgery is carried out with specialist colleagues at the Institute of Specialist and Cosmetic Dentistry, with the restorative and cosmetic work completed here at Docklands Dental.
Written by Dr. Gregg Barry and the team at Docklands Dental
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Frequently asked questions
Why are some Dublin implant prices so much cheaper?
A very low headline price often covers only the titanium post, leaving the abutment, the crown and sometimes the surgery as separate add-ons that appear later. Always check whether a quote includes the implant, abutment and crown placed and finished, so you are comparing like with like.
Are dental implants worth the cost?
Research shows dental implants survive at over 90% at 10 years, with roughly four out of five still working well after 20 years. Spread over decades, a well-placed implant is a sound long-term investment that restores full chewing function and confidence.
