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| Detail | Smileie | Straight Teeth Direct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | |||
| ApproachA scan records your teeth; it is not a dental examination. | Dental exam In-person and remote check-ins | Home kit Remote check-ins | |
| How it startsAn impression kit or a scan records the teeth. Check whether a dentist examines you in person. | Online screening, then an in-person examination at one of 23 partner locations listed on its website. | Free e-consultation, then a £69 SmileBox for home impressions, then the £1,790 StraightBox after you see the plan. | |
| Check-ins and monitoring | In person before aligners are prescribed. Later check-ins can be remote. | Remote photo screening and monthly photos in the app. The public pages do not explain where a physical examination takes place. | |
| Who plans and supervises | The examining dentist at the partner practice is responsible for your clinical care. | Unnamed dentist for the first photos, then an assigned dentist or orthodontist who plans and monitors treatment. No GDC number is published. | |
| Cost | |||
| Treatment priceCheck whether a price covers one arch or both, and what it includes. | Set after examination£1,599 to £2,899 Both-arch packages run from £1,599 (homepage, mild) to £2,899 (complex). For a mild case Smileie's pages show £1,599, £1,799 or £1,899; confirm the total after the examination. Checked 27 October 2026 | Listed price£1,859 For both arches. Includes £69 for the SmileBox impression kit and plan. Checked 26 October 2026 | |
| Paying monthly | Not confirmed | Three instalments: £1,887 in total, or £1,956 with the SmileBox impression kit and plan In-house monthly: £1,931 in total, or £2,000 with the SmileBox impression kit and plan Totals are calculated from the published payments. | |
| Aftercare | |||
| Retainers | Two retainer sets are listed with both packages. | One removable set included. Annual retainer plan £239 in year one, then £179 a year. A fixed retainer is not included. | |
| RefinementsConditions often apply. The review has the detail. | Further aligners may be offered if the dentist considers them clinically appropriate and the package terms are met. | The pricing page includes one round if your dentist prescribes it; the FAQ says all extra aligners are covered. Lost or broken aligners are replaced. | |
| Our review | |||
| Still to confirm | Nothing specific flagged; other details may still be unconfirmed | Named prescribing clinician, and where a physical clinical examination takes place. Whether refinements are limited to one round (pricing page) or unlimited (FAQ). Humm APR and total repayable. Whether a 3D scan can still be booked. The refund page still mentions a £79 scan deduction. | |
| Full review | Updated 26 October 2026 Read the Smileie review | Updated 26 October 2026 Read the Straight Teeth Direct review |
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- Diamond Whites Impress acquired Diamond Whites, and new cases are now quoted at an Impress clinic.
- NewSmile Its aligners could not be ordered online when we checked on 27 October 2026: the order button led to a missing page, and the shop listed no aligners.
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