"We'll see on the day"
If the answer to "When do I see the design?" is the preparation visit, the irreversible step comes before your approval.
Before you choose
Choosing a Veneers Clinic in Dubai: 9 Checks You Can Verify Yourself
Medically reviewed by Dr. Kinan Bonni, Dentist · DHA Professional Unique ID 00180966 · October 2026
No ranking has examined your teeth. These nine checks can be verified by you, at any clinic, before a single tooth is prepared. At the end, we answer each one for Creative Arts.
- Checks you can verify, not claims
- Mock-up before any preparation
- Lab in the same building
Bring these nine checks with you. The first consultation is free and nothing is prepared on that day.
Judge what you can checkLicence, design, lab, materials, plan, cases and aftercare.
Veneers on the model
Our smiles
See before-and-after casesSmiles made at Creative Arts
Designed in the clinic and made by hand in Creative Art Dental Lab, in the same building in Jumeirah, Dubai.
Real work from our clinic and lab
Check 7 in practice: cases with the treating dentist named
Quick answer
Best veneers clinic in Dubai: how do I choose one?
There is no official ranking of veneers clinics in Dubai, and no clinic can fairly give itself the title. Choose with nine checks you can verify: the dentist's DHA licence on Sheryan, who designs your smile, a mock-up before preparation, where the lab is and whether the ceramist sees your teeth, materials and an itemised plan in writing, cases by your treating dentist, written aftercare, and no red flags. Creative Arts answers each check below.
Who treats you here Dr. Duaa Emran Cosmetic Dentist · Dr. Kinan Bonni Dentist · Dr. Khalid Saeed Co-founder & Dentist · Dr. Somar Dahdal General Dentist
Every dentist’s licence can be checked on the DHA Sheryan medical directory.
27 yearsIn-house dental laboratory in the same building
Written planItemised treatment plan before you commit
Open daily10:00–20:00, seven days a week
Jumeirah 3614 Jumeira St, Umm Suqeim 1, Dubai
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The checklist
The 9 checks: what to verify, and what to get in writing
Take this to every clinic you compare. A clinic that does careful veneer work will answer all nine without hesitation.
| Check | How to verify it | In writing? |
|---|---|---|
| 1. DHA licence | Search the dentist's name in the Dubai Health Authority's public Sheryan directory. The licence should be active and registered at the clinic you are visiting. | The treating dentist's name on your plan |
| 2. Who designs your smile | Ask who designs the shape and who has the final say: the dentist, a ceramist, software, or you. | Designer and treating dentist named |
| 3. Mock-up before preparation | Ask at which visit you see the design in your own mouth, and whether you can still change it. | Mock-up listed as a step before preparation |
| 4. Lab location, and a ceramist who sees you | Ask where the veneers are made and whether the person making them will see your teeth for the shade. | Laboratory named |
| 5. Materials named | Ask which ceramic each tooth gets and why. "Porcelain" alone is not an answer. | Material for each tooth |
| 6. An itemised plan | Each tooth, its material, the visits, work needed first, the cost and the alternatives. | The whole plan, before you agree |
| 7. Cases by the treating dentist | Ask which cases this dentist treated, and to see one close to yours. | Not needed; seeing them is enough |
| 8. Aftercare and repairs | Review appointment, night guard, what happens if a veneer chips or comes off, and what happens if you dislike the try-in. | Aftercare and repair handling |
| 9. No red flags | None of the warning signs listed further down this page. | — |
The longer guide, how to choose a veneers dentist and clinic, explains preparation depth and shade work in more detail.
Using the checklist
How to run all nine checks with a single consultation
Most of the checklist fits into one well-run first visit, plus a little homework either side.
Look up the dentist
Before booking, search the dentist's name on Sheryan (check 1) and look through cases they treated (check 7).
Before bookingSend photos first
Three smile photos on WhatsApp let the clinic say what it would check and roughly what it might suggest. A firm price at this stage is a warning sign.
Before the visitAsk checks 2 to 5
At the consultation, ask who designs, when the mock-up happens, where the lab is and which material each tooth would get.
ConsultationTake the plan home
Ask for the itemised plan (check 6) and the aftercare terms (check 8) in writing. Compare clinics line by line, not by the total.
Before you agreeApprove at try-in
Before bonding, judge the veneers in your mouth. This is your last chance to change shade or shape.
Before bonding
Check 1
What a Sheryan licence check tells you, and what it cannot
The DHA directory confirms that a dentist is licensed, the category of the licence (such as general dentist, specialist or consultant) and the facility they are registered with. It is the one check no clinic can answer for you, and it takes a name and a few clicks. Our guide to checking a dentist's DHA licence shows each step.
What it cannot tell you is whether that dentist plans veneers well. "Cosmetic dentist" is a description of someone's work, not a licence grade, so you will not find it as a category. That is why checks 2 to 8 exist. For judging the dentist personally, see how to judge a cosmetic dentist in Dubai.
Check 9: red flags
Which answers should make you pause before choosing a veneers clinic?
Each of these is a reason to ask more, or to get a second opinion before anything is prepared.
"They're porcelain"
Without the name of the ceramic for each tooth, you cannot compare plans or know what was made.
"Our lab takes care of it"
If nobody can name the laboratory or say whether the ceramist will see you, shade is being matched from a photograph.
"Twenty veneers, one price"
A number decided before examination is a package. Many smiles show fewer teeth than a package assumes.
"Sign today"
An offer that ends with the consultation is a sales tactic, not a clinical reason, and so is a timetable with no try-in.
Our answers
How Creative Arts answers each of the 9 checks
So you can hold us to the same standard as any other clinic. Where you can verify an answer yourself, the last column says how.
| Check | At Creative Arts | How you can verify it |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Licence | Every dentist is DHA-licensed; their DHA Professional Unique IDs are published on their profiles. | Search their names on Sheryan from the doctors page |
| 2. Who designs | Your treating dentist leads the design with you; the ceramists at Creative Art Dental Lab build it; you approve it. | The dentist's name is on your plan |
| 3. Mock-up | A digital smile design, then a physical mock-up in your mouth, before any irreversible preparation. | You see and photograph it before agreeing |
| 4. Lab | Creative Art Dental Lab, a separate laboratory in the same building, open Monday to Saturday; the ceramist can see your teeth. | Ask for the ceramist at your shade appointment |
| 5. Materials | E.max, feldspathic, layered ceramic or composite, named tooth by tooth. | Written in your plan |
| 6. Plan | A written, itemised plan with cost and alternatives after a free first consultation. Veneers start from AED 1,250 per tooth. | Compare it line by line with any other plan |
| 7. Cases | Unretouched cases of our own patients, with the treating dentist named where shown. | The smile gallery |
| 8. Aftercare | A review appointment and written aftercare; a night guard where grinding is a risk. | Ask how a chip or debond would be handled in your case |
| 9. Red flags | No preparation at the first visit, no fixed package of teeth, no veneers made on the same day. | Your plan lists each step and visit |
The full price explanation is in the veneers cost guide.
Already had veneers elsewhere?
The same nine checks work for a second opinion. Bring your plan, photographs from before and any notes on the materials. If the result looks unnatural, redoing unnatural veneers explains the options, and the veneers question hub has short answers to the rest.
Who treats you
Dentists who plan and fit veneers at Creative Arts
Look any of them up on Sheryan before you book. Each plans the cases they fit, with the laboratory involved from the design stage.
Further reading from independent sources
Independent sources for readers who want the wider evidence on this topic. Study figures are averages, not a promise for any one patient.
- Dubai Health Authority. Dubai Medical Registry (Sheryan). DHA.
Patient questions
Frequently asked questions
Does the DHA or any authority rank veneers clinics in Dubai?
No. The Dubai Health Authority licenses dentists and facilities; it does not rank them for veneers or any other treatment. Lists that call one clinic the top choice are usually advertising or opinion. A licence check on Sheryan, plus the other eight checks on this page, gives you a fairer basis for comparing clinics yourself.
What should I bring to compare two veneers clinics fairly?
Bring each clinic's written plan and compare the same lines: number of teeth, ceramic per tooth, preparatory work, visits, aftercare and cost. Add your mock-up photos if you have them. Totals alone mislead, because one plan may include gum treatment or whitening that the other leaves out.
Is it a bad sign if a clinic will not give a veneers price over WhatsApp?
No, it is usually a good sign. Photos let a clinic suggest options and a starting figure, such as veneers from AED 1,250 per tooth at Creative Arts, but gums, old fillings, decay and bite can only be judged at an examination. A firm total before anyone has seen your teeth is the bigger concern.
Should the dentist in the before-and-after photos be the one who treats me?
Ideally, yes. Results depend on the dentist who plans, prepares and bonds the veneers, so cases by another dentist at the same clinic tell you less. Ask which cases your treating dentist did and to see one close to your situation. At Creative Arts the treating dentist is named where a case shows it.
Can I take my mock-up photos to another clinic for a second opinion?
Yes. Photographs and the written plan are yours to take, and a second dentist can comment on the shape, the number of teeth and the materials proposed. A second opinion is reasonable for any irreversible cosmetic treatment, especially if two plans disagree on how many teeth need veneers.
What should be written down about veneer repairs before I agree?
Ask for the review appointment, whether a night guard is part of the plan, and how the clinic handles a veneer that chips, comes off or does not look right at the try-in. Policies differ between clinics, so having the answer in writing before preparation avoids disputes later.
Keep exploring
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VeneersVeneers in DubaiHow veneers are planned, made and fitted here.CostVeneers cost in DubaiWhat the price per tooth includes and how to compare quotes.GuideCheck a dentist's DHA licenceThe Sheryan directory, step by step.ResultsSmile galleryUnretouched cases from our own patients.QuestionsVeneer questions answeredShort answers before you book.
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