Dental tours · Shenzhen 深圳
Shenzhen
Quick Dental Trip from Hong Kong
A short trip across the border from Hong Kong for an examination, cleaning, fillings, extractions or root-canal treatment at the University of Hong Kong–Shenzhen Hospital or Shenzhen's municipal dental hospital, with the Shenzhen Bay waterfront and the city's parks around it.
Trip length
4 days / 3 nights
Dental program
Check-up & general dentistry
Best time to go
October–April
Best for
Check-ups and general dentistry; visitors already in Hong Kong
Overview
Across the border from Hong Kong for a check-up, fillings or a root canal.
The University of Hong Kong–Shenzhen Hospital is a public hospital funded by the Shenzhen government and run on the University of Hong Kong's management model. It has an International Medical Center and a dental department. Shenzhen Stomatology Hospital, the city's first public dental hospital, has a prosthodontics and implant centre.
Shenzhen is a short trip from Hong Kong, which makes it easy to fit dental work around business or a holiday in the region.
This route suits
- Travellers already in Hong Kong or southern China
- People who need a check-up, fillings, a root canal or an extraction
- Business travellers with a few free days
- Anyone wanting a dental opinion before committing to a longer trip
Dental program · Check-up & general dentistry
What the dental care covers
Examination & plan
Nothing is treated until the plan and price are confirmed in writing.
- Consultation with a specialist dentist (English interpreting)
- Fresh panoramic X-ray or CBCT 3D scan
- Written treatment plan with brands, materials and itemised price
- Chance to ask questions and say no before treatment starts
General dentistry
The everyday work, done properly in a few clinic visits.
- Scale and polish; gum assessment
- Fillings (tooth-coloured composite)
- Root-canal treatment, which may need more than one visit
- Wisdom-tooth or other extractions
Records & handover
So your dentist at home can look after the work.
- Written summary in English of everything done
- X-rays and scans to take home
- Implant brand, model and size recorded where relevant
- Follow-up video call with your coordinator after you return
The final treatment plan is set by the dentist after your examination and CBCT scan, not before. Background on each treatment is in our dental tourism guide, including implants and full-mouth restoration.
Not sure what treatment you need?
Send us a recent panoramic X-ray or CBCT and a few photos of your teeth. A dentist reviews them and suggests what your Shenzhen trip should cover — free, with no obligation.
Treatment timeline
How many trips you need
| Visit | When | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Single trip | This itinerary | Examination and X-rays, then cleaning, fillings, extractions or root-canal treatment. |
| If more is needed | Later | If the examination finds you need implants or crowns, you get a written plan and can come back on another route. |
Built around healing
How this trip protects your treatment
- Examination on day 1 and treatment on day 2
- Flat waterfront walks rather than hill hikes
- A final check before you cross back to Hong Kong
First clinic day
What happens at the clinic
| 09:00 | Meet your coordinator at the hotel; transfer to the hospital (bring your passport). |
|---|---|
| 09:30 | Registration, medical history and medicines reviewed with an interpreter. |
| 10:00 | Examination by a specialist dentist; panoramic X-ray or CBCT scan. |
| 11:00 | Treatment plan explained: options, brands, materials, number of visits and price, in writing. |
| Afternoon | Free to think it over. Treatment starts only once you've agreed the plan. |
Itinerary · 4 days / 3 nights
Day by day
- Day 1
Cross the border & examination
- Meet your coordinator at the border or Futian station
- Afternoon: examination and X-rays; written plan
Overnight: Futian or Nanshan
- Day 2
Treatment
- Morning: cleaning, fillings, extraction or root canal
- Evening walk in Shenzhen Bay Park
Overnight: Futian or Nanshan
- Day 3
Check & the city
- Further treatment or a short check-up
- Afternoon: OCT Loft or Dafen
Overnight: Futian or Nanshan
- Day 4
Depart
- Records handed over; back to Hong Kong or fly out of Shenzhen
Make this itinerary yours
Change the dates, add rest days, upgrade hotels or combine it with another route. Your coordinator sends a revised plan and itemised quote.
Travel
What you’ll see
Shenzhen Bay Park
A long waterfront park and promenade facing Hong Kong's New Territories, with cycle paths and mangroves.
Tip: Sunset is the best time to walk it.
Lianhuashan Park
A city-centre hill park with a statue of Deng Xiaoping and views over the Futian skyline.
Tip: An easy, short climb; skip it on the day of an extraction.
OCT Loft
A former industrial area turned into galleries, design shops and cafés.
Tip: Good for a quiet afternoon with soft food.
Dafen Oil Painting Village
A neighbourhood of studios where artists paint and sell oil paintings, from reproductions to original work.
Tip: Go on a weekday afternoon.
Hospitals
Where the dental treatment happens
The University of Hong Kong–Shenzhen Hospital 香港大学深圳医院
Public general hospital · run on HKU's management model
Funded by the Shenzhen government and opened in 2012, with Australian ACHS accreditation since 2015. It has an International Medical Center and a dental department.
We use it for
- Check-ups
- General dentistry
Shenzhen Stomatology Hospital 深圳市口腔医院
Public dental hospital (Luohu)
Shenzhen's first city-run public dental hospital, with a prosthodontics and implant centre.
We use it for
- General dentistry
- Crowns
- Implants
The hospital and dentist are confirmed after reviewing your X-rays, dates and availability. An English-speaking coordinator accompanies you to every appointment. Ask for the implant or material brand in writing in your quote.
Worried about pain or downtime?
Tell us what you're having done and when you fly home. We'll plan the clinic days so the hardest ones fall early, with rest days after surgery and soft-food-friendly restaurants nearby.
Aftercare
Travelling after dental treatment
Eating
Soft, lukewarm food for the first days after surgery or extractions. Chinese cities make this easy: congee, steamed dumplings, tofu, noodle soups. Ask for food that isn't spicy.
Activity
Gentle walking is fine. Avoid strenuous hikes, swimming, saunas and hot springs in the first days after surgery; your surgeon will tell you when.
Flying
Most people can fly a day or two after routine dental treatment. After a sinus lift, your surgeon may ask you to wait longer. Follow their advice for your case.
Alcohol & smoking
Both slow healing and raise the risk of implant problems. Avoid them for as long as your surgeon advises, ideally for the whole trip.
General guidance only. Your dentist gives you instructions for your own treatment, and those come first.
Practical tips
Before you go
- Check whether your passport allows visa-free entry or transit at the Shenzhen border before you travel.
- Bring your passport to every appointment: Chinese hospitals use it to register you.
- Send a panoramic X-ray or CBCT taken in the last six months, if you have one, plus a few photos of your teeth.
- Bring a list of all your medicines with doses. Tell us in advance about blood thinners, diabetes, osteoporosis drugs or radiotherapy to the head and neck.
- Bring your passport to every appointment; hospitals use it to register you.
- Ask your home dentist whether they will maintain work done abroad. Most will, with the records we provide.
FAQ
Shenzhen dental tour — answered.
- Can I stay in Hong Kong and cross each day?
- Yes, many people do. Crossing takes time at busy hours, though, so for treatment days we suggest a hotel in Shenzhen close to the hospital.
- Can I get implants in Shenzhen?
- Yes. Shenzhen Stomatology Hospital has a prosthodontics and implant centre, and the route can be extended into the first of two implant trips.
- Can I get implants and the final teeth in one trip?
- Usually not. Conventional implants need about three to six months to fuse with the bone before the final crown or bridge is fitted. That's why our implant and full-arch routes are planned as two trips. On a full-arch trip you leave with fixed temporary teeth.
- Are the hospitals public or private?
- Every hospital on these routes is a public hospital, most of them university dental hospitals. Three of them, in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, are China's National Centers for Stomatology.
- Why are dental implants cheaper in China now?
- In 2023, China ran national volume-based procurement for implants: the average price of the selected implant bodies fell by 55%, to just over 900 yuan. China's healthcare security administration also asked tertiary public hospitals to keep the medical-service fee for a single routine implant to no more than 4,500 yuan. That cap covers the service fee only; the crown and any grafting are charged separately.
- How much does a dental tour cost?
- It depends on the treatment, which only a dentist can confirm after seeing your X-rays, plus the route and hotels. Send us an X-ray and your dates, and we'll reply with an itemised quote that names the implant or material brands.
- What if something goes wrong after I get home?
- Ask about the clinic's follow-up and warranty terms before you book, in writing. You leave with full records, X-rays and implant details, so your dentist at home can see exactly what was done, and your coordinator stays in touch after the trip.
- Can my partner come?
- Yes. A companion is helpful on surgery days, and they can join the sightseeing or book their own check-up.
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Get your itemised quote.
Share your dates, who’s travelling and a recent X-ray if you have one. We’ll confirm the clinic, dental program and hotels, and pace the sightseeing around your treatment.