For dentists
Implant referrals for dentists: referring a patient
The honest concern about referring an implant case is not the surgery. It is whether the patient comes back. So it is worth stating plainly at the top: we do the surgical phase and return them to you, and we do not take on the general care of anybody you send.
01 The arrangement
Implant referrals: what we do, and what we don’t
You decide how much of the case comes back to you. Most referrers keep the restorative work; some prefer us to complete it. Either is fine, and it is settled at the referral rather than assumed.
We do
- Place implants, graft where grafting is needed, and manage the surgical phase
- Send you the plan, the scan and the price before anything begins
- Return the patient to you for the restorative work whenever you want it back
- Take on failing implants placed elsewhere, including work done abroad
- Give a written opinion where the answer is that implants are not the right plan
We don’t
- Take on the general care of a referred patient
- Offer hygiene appointments to referred patients unless you ask us to
- Contact your patient about anything beyond the treatment you referred for
- Quote for work you have not referred for without speaking to you first
02 Fees
What your patient will be quoted
The same published list everybody else sees. Where you are completing the restorative work, the fee is reduced accordingly and agreed with you before the patient is quoted.
| Treatment | From |
|---|---|
| Consultation and CBCT scan | £95 |
| Single tooth implant | £2,450 |
| Implant bridge (three teeth on two implants) | £6,400 |
| Implant-retained denture (per arch) | £5,900 |
| All-on-4 (per arch) | £12,500 |
| Full mouth (both arches) | £22,900 |
| Bone graft | £650 |
| Sinus lift | £1,200 |
03 Coming to watch
Sit in on a case
If you are placing implants yourself, or thinking about starting, you are welcome to observe a surgical session. We run these two or three times a term for small groups — usually a full arch case in the morning and a discussion over the planning software afterwards.
It is free, it is not a sales exercise, and there is no expectation that you refer anything. Ring the direct line or mention it on the referral form.
Download the paper referral form (PDF) — for practices that would rather post or scan one.
04 Referral
Send us a patient
Initials only on this form. We will set up a secure channel for anything clinical, and we will ring you rather than emailing records.
Direct line for dentists:
028 9649 6188
referrals@ardanimplants.co.uk