Wisdom teeth removal in Galway
Across the Irish practices that publish their prices, a simple wisdom tooth extraction is €150 to €270 and a surgical removal €250 to €420 a tooth, plus €50 to €83 for a panoramic x-ray. Your request goes to one Dental Council registered dentist or oral surgeon who covers Galway, in or near Galway, Tuam, Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Oranmore.
Dentists and oral surgeons covering Galway, Tuam, Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Oranmore. What it costs, the cover, and who rings you.
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- 15.0%of people in Galway are 18 to 29
- 121dentists live in the county
- 2,295residents per dentist
- 98dentists on the PRSI panel
Who's at the age for it in Galway
41,544 people in Galway are aged 18 to 29, 15.0% of the county, against 14.3% nationally (Census 2022): the 3rd highest of the 26 counties. Wisdom teeth usually come through between 17 and 25.
Check what your removal involves
Four quick taps. You see the likely type of removal, the likely cost, the tax relief and your recovery time. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want an assessment.
Say one lower wisdom tooth is stuck under the gum: that's usually a surgical removal, typically €250 to €420 at Irish practices, plus €50 to €83 for the x-ray, with 20% tax relief back.
How this is worked out
The likely type of removal comes from what you tell us: a tooth that's stuck under the gum, or partly through in the lower jaw, usually needs a small cut in the gum; one that's through and easy to reach usually comes out whole. The prices are the range Irish dental practices publish for a wisdom tooth, per tooth, plus a panoramic x-ray and, if you pick it, IV sedation. Tax relief is 20% of the removal when it's a surgical extraction of an impacted wisdom tooth. The recovery times are the HSE's. It's a guide to plan with, never a diagnosis or a quote: the dentist decides after an examination and an x-ray.
Dentists in Galway
121 dentists live in Galway (Census 2022, counted where they live), one for every 2,295 residents, against one for every 2,210 nationally. That's fewer residents per dentist than most counties. 98 dentists in Galway are on the Department of Social Protection's Treatment Benefit panel, for the free yearly PRSI exam.
Cost and cover in Galway
With a medical card (aged 16 and over), extractions are covered at a dentist in the HSE scheme. More complex care needs the approval of the HSE's local Principal Dental Surgeon first, so ask the dentist what's covered for your removal before you book.
PRSI Treatment Benefit doesn't pay for extractions. It pays for a free oral exam once a year and towards a scale and polish, so you can use the free exam to have the tooth looked at, then pay for the removal privately.
Only a surgical extraction of an impacted wisdom tooth gets tax relief: 20% of the cost. A routine extraction gets none. Your dentist fills in a Med 2 form, you keep it, and you claim under the Non-Routine heading of your health expenses.
Where requests come from
Requests from Galway, Tuam, Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Oranmore and the rest of Galway go to one Dental Council registered dentist or oral surgeon who covers Galway. Nothing is agreed until you've seen them and agreed a price.
How it's done
Whether the tooth is through decides the type. How you'd like it done decides the anaesthetic.
Simple extractionA tooth that's through comes out whole. €150 to €270 a tooth at Irish practices.
Surgical removalA small cut in the gum, sometimes the tooth in pieces. €250 to €420 a tooth.
Impacted wisdom teethStuck under the gum without room to come through, and the one removal that gets tax relief.
IV sedationAwake but drowsy and relaxed. €200 to €500 on top, and no driving for 24 hours.
General anaestheticAsleep, in hospital, usually home the same day. No driving for 48 hours.
All four at onceOne visit or two, and what four teeth cost: €1,000 to €1,680 for surgical removals.Wisdom teeth removal by county
Each county page has its own ages, dentists and the towns covered.
Galway questions
How much is wisdom teeth removal in Galway?
Irish practices publish €150 to €270 a tooth for a simple extraction and €250 to €420 for a surgical removal, plus €50 to €83 for the x-ray. Your dentist prices your own after an examination.
Can I have it done on the medical card in Galway?
With a medical card (aged 16 and over), extractions are covered at a dentist in the HSE scheme. More complex care needs the approval of the HSE's local Principal Dental Surgeon first, so ask the dentist what's covered for your removal before you book.
Who will ring me?
One Dental Council registered dentist or oral surgeon who covers Galway. Not a list.
Do you cover all of Galway?
Yes, including Galway, Tuam, Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Oranmore.
Check what your removal involves
Four taps to the likely type, cost and recovery, then one Dental Council registered dentist or oral surgeon who covers your county rings you.