Orthodontic Travel and Visit Planner
Enter your town or postcode district to see how far each nearby practice is, how many visits a course of braces or aligners usually needs, and what the journeys add up to in miles, hours and running costs.
Plan the journeys
This is an estimate for planning, not a quote or clinical advice. Your practice will give the real schedule. How the figures are worked out.What the planner works out
Orthodontic treatment is not one appointment. A course of fixed braces typically means a consultation, a fitting, between 7 and 17 adjustments, a removal and retainer checks, which is roughly 13 to 25 visits. Clear aligners usually need fewer, around 6 to 10. If the nearest practice is a long way off, those journeys add up. This planner shows how much, practice by practice.
| Assumption | Value |
|---|---|
| Distance | Straight-line from the centre of your town, or your postcode district, to each practice on our register |
| Road distance | Straight-line distance plus 30% |
| Speed | An average of 35 mph, rounded to the nearest five minutes |
| Fixed braces | About 13 to 25 visits across the course |
| Clear aligners | About 6 to 10 visits across the course |
| Running cost | 45p a mile, the HMRC rate for business driving |
Travel and visits: questions
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