Dental treatment in Turkey: your questions answered

It can be, if you choose carefully. Check the clinic is licensed by the Ministry of Health, ask who your dentist is and see their registration, get the plan and materials in writing, and understand the guarantee. The NHS and the Oral Health Foundation both publish advice for people going abroad, linked below.

The phrase is used in the UK for smiles where healthy teeth were cut down for a full set of crowns, sometimes with problems afterwards. We prefer to keep healthy teeth, use veneers or bonding where they are enough, and show you how much tooth will be prepared before you agree.

Our full price list is in pounds. For example, an implant is £300, a zirconia crown £150 and All-on-6 for both jaws £6,500. Your price is confirmed in writing after the 3D scan.

Airport and clinic transfers. Implant and full-arch packages include four hotel nights on the first trip and five on the second; the zirconia crown package includes five nights. Extractions with implant treatment are free. Flights are not included.

Crowns, veneers and smile makeovers: one trip of about five to seven days. Implants and All-on-4 or All-on-6: two trips, three to six months apart.

No. With full-arch treatment fixed temporary teeth are fitted on the first trip. For single implants in visible places we fit a temporary tooth.

Treatment is done under local anaesthetic, so you feel pressure rather than pain. After surgery most people have soreness and swelling for a few days, eased by ordinary painkillers. Sedation by an anaesthetist is available for surgery.

Often yes, but tell us about every condition and medicine before you travel. The dentist may ask for a letter from your GP and will plan around your health.

MegaGen, Neodent and Straumann, all at £300 per implant. The brand is on your plan and in your implant passport.

No payment is needed to receive your plan. You pay at the clinic against the plan you agreed.

Lifetime on implants with abutments, five years on crowns, bridges and smile makeovers, three years on laminate veneers and one year on whitening. See the guarantee for what is not covered.

Message your coordinator with photos. A dentist reviews them. Guarantee work is done at our clinic in Antalya; you pay flights and we provide the hotel.

Yes. Bring them your records and implant passport. Regular check-ups and hygiene visits at home are important for your teeth and for the guarantee.

No. We have a UK company, Precious Teeth Ltd (Companies House 14018597), but all examinations and treatment take place at our clinic in Antalya.

Yes. Tell your coordinator so the hotel room and transfers are arranged for two. After sedation you must have someone with you.

Standard travel insurance usually excludes planned medical treatment abroad. Check with your insurer, and consider a policy that covers complications of treatment.