How much are dentures at a government dental clinic in Malaysia?

Very little, by design. Here are the Ministry of Health figures, and when a private clinic is still worth considering.

At a Malaysian government dental clinic, a citizen treated as an outpatient pays RM50 per jaw for a full acrylic denture, according to the Ministry of Health's dental charges table. A partial acrylic denture is RM10 for the base plus RM2 per tooth. A denture repair is RM2 and a reline RM30. Upper and lower dentures are charged separately.

What does a government clinic charge for dentures?

These are the outpatient rates for Malaysian citizens in the Ministry of Health's dental charges table.

Upper and lower dentures are charged separately, so a full set for both jaws is RM100. Source: Ministry of Health Oral Health Programme, Lampiran E, dental charges, under the Fees (Medical) Order 1982 as amended in 2017. Government fees can change; confirm with the clinic before you go.

Full acrylic denture: RM50 per jaw
Partial acrylic denture: RM10 for the base, plus RM2 for each tooth
Denture repair: RM2
Reline or rebase: RM30 per denture

Who pays less, or nothing?

Children aged six and under pay no treatment charges except for orthodontic appliances. Civil servants are exempt from outpatient charges.

Pregnant mothers referred for dental care are also exempt, except for making or repairing dentures. Non-citizens pay different rates.

So why would anyone pay more at a private clinic?

Time, and choice. The fee at a government clinic is low; what you trade for it is waiting for a slot and for the work to come back.

If the price is what matters most and you can wait, a government clinic is a sensible choice, and we say so even as a private clinic. Government or private: the honest comparison.

How is it different at Ooi Dental?

Ooi Dental has its own digital dental laboratory at its Kota Laksamana clinic, so many dentures and denture repairs are made the same day.

Come in the morning and in most cases it is ready the same afternoon. Ooi Dental does not publish fees: after a check-up you get the treatment plan and the cost in writing before anything starts. Same-day dentures and repairs · what affects the cost of dentures.

Common questions

RM50 per jaw for a Malaysian citizen treated as an outpatient, according to the Ministry of Health dental charges table. Upper and lower are charged separately.

RM10 for the acrylic base plus RM2 for each tooth, at the outpatient rate for citizens.

RM2 at the outpatient rate. A reline is RM30 per denture.

In many cases, yes. Its own laboratory at Kota Laksamana makes many dentures and repairs the same day. The cost is given in writing after a check-up.