A company selling dental implants for almost half the price of other suppliers are giving dentists the opportunity to pass this saving on to their patients, potentially dropping the price of dental implants in Britain.

DIO Implant of South Korea is now operating in the UK after recently identifying a gap in the UK market. DIO UK is offering dental implants at prices less than half that of the most established of UK brands (e.g. DIO titanium RBM fixtures for under £98.00). The company has been around for over 25 years and is one of the largest implant manufacturers in Asia.

One dentist who has been able to drop his prices by 30% after switching to DIO implants is Dr. David Fairclough, who's prime interests are dental implants and cosmetic dentistry. He believes that using implants of this kind could lead to them becoming cheaper for patients across Britain, currently one of the most expensive places in Europe for dental implants.

In a recent interview Dr. Fairclough said, “There is no reason why it can’t be as cheap here as it is abroad, when you factor in travel and accommodation expenses. The savings I am making have meant that I’ve been able to reduce my prices by 30%, so it has made a huge difference. It means that those people who are thinking about going abroad for implants may consider staying in Britain and those who thought they couldn’t afford implants can now consider it an option.”

Dr. Fairclough was initially drawn to DIO by their lower prices, however he changed suppliers when he found that their implants were easier to place as well as more aesthetically pleasing results than implants he had used previously.

Dr Fairclough said, “I’ve been doing dental implants for over 20 years now and I’ve tried most systems. When I came across DIO’s system it seemed to be the easiest to use at an affordable price. The implants are very easy to place and they have very good primary stability which is important.”

This increased primary stability comes from the multi-platform design and the double-threaded base which offers high stability in low bone density. Alongside this, the stability offered by the root form design reduces the possibility of interference with other teeth.

DIO UK aims to assist all of its dentists during the integration stages in understanding the implant system. Rather than hosting clinical days attended by large numbers of dentists, DIO involves new clients in live implant placements alongside an existing user, without a DIO representative being present. This allows the session to be very open between the two dentists meaning they are free to discuss the implants candidly. It also means that the dentist new to the system benefits from one-on-one tutoring.

“The back-up service I have been given has been invaluable.” said Dr Faiclough, “One of my big criticisms of implant companies is that they sell you the implants and then you get very little from them again. There’s poor back-up. This hasn’t been the case with DIO.”

Dr David Fairclough BDS(Lond.) LDS RCS (Eng.) qualified at University College Hospital, London in 1973 and has since received post graduate training in the UK, France, USA, and the Arabian Gulf. He has been involved in implants since 1977 and is a founder member of the Association of Dental Implantology. He has also lectured and run courses both in England and abroad on implant procedures.

Dr David Fairclough
Circus House
Bennett Street
Bath
BA1 2EX

Tel: 01225 447600

Visit: www.davidfairclough.co.uk