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Dental treatment on EMI: what no-cost EMI and clinic finance really cost
How dental EMI, no-cost EMI and clinic finance work in India, what the Key Fact Statement shows, and worked examples of the true cost.
Dental treatment EMI calculator
Work out the monthly EMI, total interest and total paid when you finance dental treatment with a loan, card EMI or clinic finance plan.
Use this calculator when a clinic, card issuer or lender offers to spread the cost of dental treatment over monthly instalments. Enter the amount financed, the annual interest rate, the tenure and any processing fee or other upfront charge.
Formula: the EMI uses the standard reducing-balance formula EMI = P × r × (1 + r)^n ÷ ((1 + r)^n − 1), where P is the amount, r the monthly rate and n the number of months. Total paid = EMI × n + upfront charges.
Worked example (illustrative): ₹80,000 at 16% a year over 12 months gives an EMI of about ₹7,259. Over 12 months you pay about ₹87,100, so interest is about ₹7,100; add a ₹1,500 processing fee and the total is about ₹88,600.
No-cost EMI: if an offer is advertised as no-cost, enter 0% interest and then add any processing fee, GST on that fee, and any discount you gave up by not paying upfront in the fee box. That shows the real extra cost.
Limits: the rates here are examples, not offers. Check the key fact statement or loan agreement for the actual APR, fees and foreclosure terms. See dental EMI and no-cost EMI.