Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc Island are about a 1-hour flight apart, and SmileJet lists clinics with published prices in both. They are different trips: Ho Chi Minh City is a large, busy city; Phu Quoc is a beach island. This comparison uses only the prices the clinics publish on SmileJet, and covers the practical differences for international patients in 2026, including the island's visa exemption.

Quick Verdict

Consider Phu Quoc if you want a beach holiday around your dental work, you are travelling with family or a partner who is not a patient, you can fly directly into the island, or your treatment is implants, crowns, veneers or All-on-4 at a single clinic. Consider Ho Chi Minh City if you want a shorter trip without a holiday element, your flights land there anyway, you want a wider choice of clinics, or you prefer city food, shopping and culture to the beach.

Side-by-Side at a Glance

Ho Chi Minh City prices are as shown on SmileJet's Ho Chi Minh City page on 23 October 2026. All prices are indicative; only a clinic's written quote for your own case applies.

Cost: Effectively a Tie

On the prices the clinics publish, the two destinations overlap. A complete single implant with abutment and crown starts at 23,000,000 VND at Care Dental in Ho Chi Minh City and 25,500,000 VND at Tri Hao Dental Clinic in Phu Quoc. A zirconia crown is 5,500,000 VND at both Daisy International Dental in Ho Chi Minh City and Tri Hao in Phu Quoc. An E.max veneer is 6,000,000 VND at Phu Quoc Luxury Dental Clinic and 9,000,000 VND at Picasso Dental Clinic in Ho Chi Minh City.

Check exactly what each price includes. Tri Hao's implant prices include the abutment, with the crown extra; Daisy prices the implant fixture with the crown separate; at Phu Quoc Luxury, ask whether abutment and crown are included. Then add your flights and accommodation, which depend on your dates and where you stay.

The Visa Difference: Phu Quoc's Quietest Edge

Foreigners arriving directly in Phu Quoc can stay up to 30 days without a visa under the island's special visa exemption. Entry through Ho Chi Minh City follows Vietnam's general visa rules, which depend on your passport. Rules change, so check current rules before you travel, on the official portal evisa.gov.vn or with a Vietnamese embassy.

The practical point: if your passport would otherwise need a visa for Vietnam, flying directly into Phu Quoc may remove that step. The details are in the Phu Quoc visa exemption explainer.

Flight Access

Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam's main southern gateway, so many long-haul journeys to the region land there. From Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc is about a 1-hour flight.

Phu Quoc International Airport (PQC) also has international routes, which change by season and airline. Search current schedules from your city. If you connect through Ho Chi Minh City on the way to Phu Quoc, check whether that counts as entering the mainland for visa purposes; your airline can tell you how your ticket is treated.

Clinical Infrastructure

SmileJet lists four featured partners in Ho Chi Minh City: Worldwide Dental and Plastic Surgery Hospital and Care Dental, both in the old District 1; Picasso Dental Clinic in Thao Dien; and Daisy International Dental on Phu Loi, in the former Thu Dau Mot. In Phu Quoc it lists two, both in Duong Dong, about 1 km apart. All six are featured partners on SmileJet, a commercial listing relationship and not a clinical endorsement.

Tri Hao Dental Clinic publishes its own price list and its implant brands (Megagen, Kontact, Anyridge and Neodent), and does All-on-4 and All-on-6 itself. Phu Quoc Luxury Dental Clinic, at 85 Hùng Vương, Duong Dong, lists cone beam CT, panoramic X-ray, Piezotome and X-Cube implant guidance; it does not publish its implant brands, so ask.

Recovery and Trip Quality

This is where the two differ most. Ho Chi Minh City is busy and energetic, with traffic and noise; a hotel room is still a hotel room. Phu Quoc is a beach island: Duong Dong, where both clinics are, has Long Beach running south of it, and the quieter beaches are further south.

For an implant patient who needs several days of rest, Phu Quoc turns that time into a beach holiday. Ho Chi Minh City suits you better if you came for the city itself.

Family Travel

For a family holiday, Phu Quoc has Vinpearl Safari, Sun World Hon Thom, Grand World, resort kids' clubs and beaches. Ho Chi Minh City has its own attractions and day trips, spread across a large city. The Phu Quoc family plan is in the family dental holidays in Phu Quoc guide.

Who Should Choose Which

Phu Quoc Suits

• Implants, crowns, veneers and All-on-4 at a single clinic.
• Patients travelling with family or a partner who wants a real holiday.
• Travellers who can fly directly into Phu Quoc and use the island's visa exemption (check current rules).
• Winter-sun seekers.

Ho Chi Minh City Suits

• Patients who want to compare more clinics in one place.
• Short trips where no holiday is wanted.
• Travellers whose flights land in Ho Chi Minh City anyway.
• Patients who prefer city food, museums and culture.
• Trips that include other parts of mainland Vietnam.

If You Choose Phu Quoc: Where to Book

SmileJet books either Phu Quoc clinic on WhatsApp or Messenger in English, Russian or Vietnamese, at no charge to you. Neither clinic publishes which languages its dentists speak.

• Tri Hao Dental Clinic: published price list, complete implant tooth from 25,500,000 VND (about US$990), All-on-4 from 200,000,000 VND per jaw, open Mon to Sat 8:30 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:30, Sun 9:00 to 12:00.
• Phu Quoc Luxury Dental Clinic: implants 15,000,000 to 30,000,000 VND, E.max veneer 6,000,000 VND, no charge for the consultation, part of the Nha Khoa Bảo Anh group.

For the full Phu Quoc destination overview, see the complete dental tourism Phu Quoc guide.

Medical Disclaimer

This article is general information only and does not replace personal advice from a qualified dentist. SmileJet is an information service, not a healthcare provider. Prices are indicative; only a clinic's written quote applies to you, and converted figures are at indicative rates and rounded. Confirm treatment plans and warranty terms in writing with your clinic before booking.