Dental Care in Shenzhen: Four Chains Compared for Hong Kong Residents

Question 1

Is 愛康健 (CKJ) really part of the Elderly Health Care Voucher scheme?

Accepted Answer

愛康健 (CKJ) — officially 深圳愛康健口腔醫院, listed by the Hong Kong government as "Shenzhen C.K.J Stomatological Hospital" ("CKJSH") — is a currently-designated institution under the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme's Greater Bay Area Pilot Scheme, located in Luohu District, Shenzhen. It joined on 14 August 2024, alongside a second Futian district dental clinic, as the first dental-specialty institutions to join the pilot scheme since its February 2024 launch — the government's own press release called it "a major breakthrough" for giving eligible Hong Kong elderly residents more choice for dental care in Shenzhen using their voucher. It remains listed on the scheme's own current institution page as a dental-only designated service point.

Source: Elderly Health Care Voucher Greater Bay Area Pilot Scheme, Government of the HKSAR

Question 2

What does CKJ itself publish as prices in Shenzhen?

Accepted Answer

CKJ's own published Elderly Health Care Voucher price list quotes ultrasonic scaling (cleaning) at RMB¥58 per visit, discounted from a listed RMB¥180, and a non-salt-spray cleaning option at RMB¥168, discounted from a listed RMB¥550. The same page lists one free extraction (excluding wisdom teeth) as part of its elderly denture service, and a 10% discount off its listed filling price without a stated flat figure. CKJ's own orthodontics (braces) page publishes a flat RMB¥1,000 initial consultation package (specialist assessment plus a 3D CT scan), and states retainers — clear, Hawley or lingual — are each RMB¥1,000, with roughly RMB¥1,000 typically due at each follow-up visit thereafter. It names three bracket types (traditional metal, ceramic semi-invisible, lingual/invisible) as "most economical" to "higher cost" respectively, without publishing a total treatment price for any of them — a full course of orthodontic treatment runs to many follow-up visits over 1-3 years, so no single figure on the page represents its total cost. CKJ's implant page does not publish a single flat price for a dental implant — it says pricing is individualised after a CT scan and consultation ("明碼實價" / transparent pricing given per case, not as a public rate card). It does publish flat prices for a handful of add-on procedures: a gum/bone graft at RMB¥3,000, a 3D digital surgical guide at RMB¥1,500 per tooth, a sinus lift from RMB¥5,000, and implant removal at RMB¥1,000 per tooth — none of which represent the cost of an implant itself. This page does not quote a Shenzhen-vs-Hong-Kong implant price comparison because no single citable figure for either side exists.

Question 3

Is 麥芽口腔 (Maiya) part of the Elderly Health Care Voucher scheme?

Accepted Answer

麥芽口腔 (Maiya Dental, officially 深圳麥芽口腔醫院/深圳麥芽口腔連鎖) is a real, currently-operating dental chain headquartered in Luohu, Shenzhen, with around ten branches across Shenzhen (Luohu, Nanshan, Bao'an, Futian, Longhua, Shajing, Guangming, and a border-crossing branch) plus one in Huizhou, per its own current website. It markets itself around the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (粵港澳大灣區) and a cross-border "green channel" for Hong Kong patients, with a doctorate/master's-led clinical team, but the page gives no total dentist count. Maiya does not claim Elderly Health Care Voucher or Greater Bay Area Pilot Scheme participation anywhere on its own site, and it does not appear on the scheme's own current list of designated institutions, which names only two dental institutions — 深圳愛康健口腔醫院 (CKJ) and 深圳紫荊口腔門診部 (Dental Bauhinia), both in Shenzhen, both joined 14 August 2024. Maiya should be treated as a real, operating Shenzhen dental chain outside this Hong Kong government scheme, not as a voucher-eligible participant.

Question 4

What does Maiya itself publish as prices?

Accepted Answer

Maiya's own published price page states a "price control target" (價格調控目標) for a single standard implant, full process, at not more than RMB¥4,147 per tooth, framed against a Shenzhen dental-implant pricing reform. It does not itemise a separate figure for routine scaling, fillings or orthodontics on the same page.

Source: Maiya Dental (麥芽口腔), price disclosure page

Question 5

Is 維港口腔 (Victoria Harbour) part of the Elderly Health Care Voucher scheme?

Accepted Answer

維港口腔 (Victoria Harbour Dental, Vickong Dental) is a real, currently-operating dental chain per its own current website, with branches concentrated at Mainland border crossings used heavily by Hong Kong residents — four near Futian Port, one near Huanggang Port, two in Luohu, and one in Zhuhai Gongbei — plus a Hong Kong-side service centre in Kowloon (Lai Chi Kok) that the site itself describes as administrative rather than clinical. Victoria Harbour Dental does not claim Elderly Health Care Voucher or Greater Bay Area Pilot Scheme participation anywhere on its own site, and — like Maiya — it does not appear on the scheme's own current list of designated institutions, which names only CKJ and Dental Bauhinia as designated dental institutions. It should be treated as a real, operating Shenzhen/Zhuhai dental chain outside this Hong Kong government scheme, not as a voucher-eligible participant.

Question 6

What does Victoria Harbour itself publish as prices?

Accepted Answer

Victoria Harbour's own published fee schedule lists, among many line items: ultrasonic cleaning at RMB¥200, a single dental implant (body only, US brand) from a stated discounted rate of RMB¥2,599 up to RMB¥9,800 for a Nobel-brand implant with an all-ceramic crown, adult root canal treatment from RMB¥500-680 per tooth/root, adolescent fixed-brace orthodontics at RMB¥15,000-25,000, and a full denture at RMB¥20,000. The page states discounted rates cannot be combined with other discounts, and that any service not listed follows the price posted in-clinic.

Source: Vickong Dental (維港口腔), price list page

Question 7

Is 格倫菲爾口腔 (Glenfield) part of the Elderly Health Care Voucher scheme?

Accepted Answer

格倫菲爾口腔 (Glenfield Dental) is a real, currently-operating dental chain per its own current website, stating it was founded in 2010 and now runs around 30 branches across Shenzhen concentrated near border crossings, with a clinical team it describes as about 600 dentists holding doctoral or master's degrees, and support for Hong Kong dollars and Hong Kong payment methods (Alipay HK, UnionPay, major international cards) alongside Cantonese-speaking staff and WhatsApp booking. Glenfield's own homepage states, verbatim: "合資格長者更可領取$2,000港元醫療券" ("eligible elderly can also claim a HK$2,000 medical voucher") — the same headline figure used for Hong Kong's Elderly Health Care Voucher. No further detail (which scheme, which institution code, effective date) is given on the page. That claim could not be corroborated against the Elderly Health Care Voucher Greater Bay Area Pilot Scheme's own current list of designated institutions, read the same day: it names only two designated dental institutions — 深圳愛康健口腔醫院 (CKJ) and 深圳紫荊口腔門診部 (Dental Bauhinia), both in Shenzhen, both joined 14 August 2024 — and Glenfield is not among them. Neither Maiya's nor Victoria Harbour's own sites made a comparable voucher claim; this is the one specific, citable conflict this session found between a brand's own marketing and the government's own published list. Readers should not assume the voucher is usable at Glenfield on the strength of its own website alone, and should verify directly with the scheme or with Glenfield before relying on it.

Question 8

What does Glenfield itself publish as prices?

Accepted Answer

Glenfield's own published price page lists, among many line items: ultrasonic cleaning at RMB¥180, a single dental implant from RMB¥1,380 (Korean brand, described as a half-price promotional rate) up to RMB¥8,300 for a Swedish "Golden Zirconia" implant, described as inclusive of the implant body, abutment, crown, anaesthesia and follow-up visits; simple-case invisible orthodontic aligners from RMB¥14,800; wisdom tooth extraction from RMB¥500 (upper jaw) to RMB¥5,000 (impacted); and root canal treatment from RMB¥880 (front tooth) to RMB¥1,580 (molar). The page states its prices are "public and transparent" (價格公開透明) but gives no separate Hong Kong-specific rate — all figures are in RMB.

Source: Glenfield Dental (格倫菲爾口腔), price page

Question 9

How does that compare with Hong Kong?

Accepted Answer

Hong Kong's own public dental safety net is narrower than routine care: the Department of Health's Dental General Public Session (pain relief and oral surgical emergencies, including extractions, only — not routine scaling, fillings, implants or orthodontics) is free of charge for eligible persons (Hong Kong ID holders and certain others), and effective 1 January 2026 costs HK$850 for the consultation (including extractions and other oral surgical emergencies) plus HK$90 per prescription item for non-eligible persons. This page does not quote a general Hong Kong private-clinic price for routine scaling, a single implant, or a full course of braces, because no live, current, official or reputable published price list for those figures could be verified this session — only the narrow public emergency fee above and CKJ's own Shenzhen prices could be. Treat any "typical Hong Kong price" figure you see elsewhere as unverified unless it links to the clinic or body that actually charges it.

Question 10

What should I check before going?

Accepted Answer

Vetting a specific Mainland provider, insurance, and comeback-for-a-checkup logistics, and other safety questions are covered in ok.med's Greater Bay Area healthcare guide, not repeated here.