OPTICAL & DENTAL
Updated March 2026
In my experience, finding health insurance that you want usually doesn’t cover optometry or dental work. Thankfully a general check up for thes should be more or less around the €100.
For general medicical appointments go here, and page for other medical specialists like physio and cancer treatment, go here.
Optical
Vision Lab
Despite being in the affluent location of Avenida da Liberdade, they have a decent variety of price points. Of course, that didn’t stop me from falling in love with an Isabel Morant pair and consequently paying more than I ever have! The service was great - friendly, professional but not pushy. I was informed of all my options in regards to the actual lenses, letting me decide without any pushing for more $.
Bestie Tip: They have an optician on the bottom floor, but I went in with the pair I was using and they took my prescription strength requirements from them.
MultiOpticas
A well-known chain in Portugal, similar to Specsavers, with more affordable choices in a familiar environment. They always seem to have some sort of promo sale on glasses.
For contacts, this is a good option for those with a more common prescription as they should have them in stock already. However, if you have a specific brand you love or an uncommon strength like me, they will need to order in and they are somewhat unreliable.The wait time means you will need to go in at least 2 weeks before you use your last set of dailies. (They will tell you one week but everytime it was close to 3.) Then there’s only a 50% chance they’ll even tell you they’re ready. BUT, you can see my online contacts further down to avoid such nonsense.
Various locations | Website
Opticalia
Simiar to the above, but in my opinion, more elevated with better brands. Excellent service - my impression is they are franchised (and the owners are instore).
Bestie Tip: At both Opticalia & MultiOpticas you can book a free eye consultation at a store of your choice via their website.
Various locations | Website
Lentes De Contacto
Lensesdecontacto.pt is who I’ve been using for over 3 years now to order my contact lenses online. Easy, efficient, and delivered to your door in 3 or 4 days. The range of contacts is huge, not just brands but they also cater for specialty needs like multifocal.
Bestie Tip: If you are able to claim optical on private healthcare, their invoices include all the details needed.
Dental
The Lisbon Smile Clinic
This is the dentist I always recommend, that I also discovered based on a recommendation. Modern and pristine with enough english speaking-staff. I have had normal bi-annual check ups, bi-annual cleans by the hygenist, an emergency filling replacement when an old one fell out. Prices are not exorbitant.
Note: They also do teeth alignment with the Invisalign brand here but I recommend elsewhere for this as I had some issues with the representative dentist.
Rua Marquês de Fronteira 4B, São Sebastião | Website
IRO Oral Rehabilitation Clinic
One of my real life besties hadn’t been to the dentist in over a decade, her dentophobia was that severe. Now, she swears by this clinic whom she sees every 6 months without hesitation. If that isn’t an endorsement, I don’t know what is. Her husband also switched to IRO after his dentist recommended lots of $$$$ procedures that the IRO dentist said were completely unnecessary. I will be making my next dental appointment here, I’ve been so convinced.
I am looking for invisalign, and dental surgeon recomendations.
If you have a specialist of any field you wish to recommend, please get in touch.
Information provided is for guidance purposes only and does not replace professional medical advice.