Discover Vietnam on your dental trip
Crowns and veneers take about 3 days; implants give you teeth to chew on in about 8 days. Lab days and waiting days are your time to explore Hanoi and beyond. Book ahead and we will leave free days in your schedule.
Treatment and travel in one trip
Culture
A thousand-year-old capital, temples and pagodas, water puppetry and craft villages around Hanoi.
Food
Pho, bun cha, banh cuon and egg coffee. Plenty of soft dishes for the days after treatment.
Nature
Ha Long Bay, Trang An – Ninh Binh and the Sa Pa rice terraces, all reachable from Hanoi.
Hanoi weather
Autumn (Sep–Nov) is the most pleasant. Summer (May–Aug) is hot and humid with showers. Winter (Dec–Feb) is cool and dry. Spring (Feb–Apr) is damp with drizzle.
North, Centre, South
The clinic is in Hanoi. If you want to see central or southern Vietnam, go after your treatment is finished.
The North
Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Trang An – Ninh Binh and Sa Pa. Day trips or 2–3 days.
The Centre
The old imperial city of Hue, Da Nang's beaches and Hoi An's old town. Good for a few days after treatment.
The South
Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta and Phu Quoc island.
Things to do in Hanoi
Old Quarter & Hoan Kiem Lake
The 36 old streets, Ngoc Son Temple and the red Huc Bridge; the lake area is pedestrian-only on weekend evenings.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Temple of Literature
Ba Dinh Square, the One Pillar Pagoda and Vietnam's first university. About half a day.
West Lake
Tran Quoc Pagoda, cycling and sunset coffee around the lake.
Museum of Ethnology
Full-size stilt houses and communal houses of Vietnam's ethnic groups. A good half day between appointments.
Water puppet theatre
A northern Vietnamese folk art; shows run about 45–60 minutes, with evening performances.
Opera House & French Quarter
French colonial architecture around the Opera House and Trang Tien Street, famous for its ice cream.
Shopping and evenings out
Markets & old streets
Dong Xuan Market, Hang Gai Street for silk, and the Old Quarter weekend night market.
Shopping malls
Lotte Mall West Lake, AEON Mall and Vincom centres; My Dinh and Cau Giay are close to the clinic.
Gifts to take home
Vietnamese coffee and tea, silk, and Bat Trang ceramics.
What to eat in Hanoi, and after treatment
Dishes to try
- Pho (beef or chicken noodle soup)
- Bun cha (grilled pork with noodles), bun thang, bun rieu
- Cha ca (turmeric fish with dill)
- Banh cuon (steamed rice rolls)
- Egg coffee, salt coffee
The first days after treatment
- Choose soft food: pho, rice porridge, noodles, soup
- Avoid very hard, chewy or sticky food for the first few days
- After implant surgery, follow the dentist's eating advice
Where to stay
The clinic is at 256 Hoang Cong Chat, Phu Dien (behind Goldmark City tower R2).
Near the clinic
Goldmark City, Phu Dien and My Dinh: easy on appointment days, with serviced apartments and hotels.
Cau Giay
Plenty of hotels, restaurants and malls, with easy access to both the clinic and the Old Quarter.
Old Quarter
Close to the sights but further from the clinic: about 30–45 minutes by car depending on traffic.
Travel times are estimates and depend on transport and traffic. We pick you up and drop you off at Noi Bai Airport free of charge and can help you book tours at discounted rates. Full-arch All-on-4, All-on-6 and full-arch cosmetic crown patients get a free car and driver to Ha Long Bay, Trang An and Hanoi Old Quarter; you book your own hotel, and we suggest convenient areas.