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Dental Work Abroad

Hi


I am wondering if anyone can recommend a dental clinic abroad where I could get some work done on my teeth. I have heard good reports about dental clinics in Hungary but there is so much information online all promising the earth. If someone has experience of getting dental work done abroad I would welcome any recommendations.


Thanks
Val :)

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  • As someone with (very) extensive dental work done over a period of 30 years, I'd like to recommend to stay local. My first dental work done abroad was in NI as a non-native person through my NI hubby (we didn't live in NI). It was fabulous. And remained fabulous. I then had more dental work done in Holland - my native country, while no longer living there. There were issues. That's where the problems start ... and I sorely regretted having work done abroad. And ended up paying a small fortune to have it all fixed again in the country I actually live in.
  • I had a lot of dental work done in Zilina Slovakia couldn't fault it.
    A friend also used it and was very happy with the work.

    Email: zilina@schill.sk
    Web: https://www.schill.sk
    Be good to the young on their way up you might need them on your way down.
  • melanzana
    melanzana Posts: 3,953 Forumite
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    I have no doubt that the standards of dental work abroad is good.

    HOWEVER, be aware that unforeseen things can happen. A friend of ours went to Budapest to have extensive work done. Three day stints each month for the treatment.

    At the first appointment his blood pressure was sky high. Doctor in the practise tried everything to get it down but no joy. It was so high he was carted off to the nearest hospital. Overnight stay there, and dental practise said come back next month and we will try again.

    Same thing happened. No one knows why, his BP was normal up to then, and it definitely wasn't white coat syndrome.

    So wasted money on flights, accommodation and incidentals. Twice. The hospital treatment was free under EHIC thankfully, but he cancelled everything, and had it done in his own city in the end.

    In fact he had the same BP issues at home, but it is sorted now, and even though his first appointment at home was also cancelled it didn't cost him a penny in expenses.
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  • CEON44
    CEON44 Posts: 477 Forumite
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    glenderg said:
    I had a lot of dental work done in Zilina Slovakia couldn't fault it.
    A friend also used it and was very happy with the work.

    Email: zilina@schill.sk
    Web: https://www.schill.sk
    Had a look a the prices. Quite expensive in fact you could get same here for similar cost, without the extra expense of travel
    I started out with nothing......And still have most of it left:p
  • qwert_yuiop
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    I met someone a couple of years ago who’d had extensive implantation carried out in Budapest. She hated her new teeth  - “they look like horse’s teeth” - so they did - and she was in constant low level discomfort. She was planning on getting them all replaced here.
    “What means that trump?” Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
  • mentaldentist
    mentaldentist Posts: 7 Forumite
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    I work in dentistry in Turkey. And honestly, there is an element of money greed: many clinics will very easily shave and crown perfectly healthy teeth.

    But - if you definitely need dental work, Turkey can be a good option. An average dentist is significantly more experienced compared to their colleagues in North America or Europe, because they are less afraid of lawsuits, and are able to see many more patients in the same amount of time. A regular graduate in Turkey has seen hundreds of cases in Turkey, vs many fewer in the west.

    Also the prices are fair. I am saying fair, not cheap. I think the prices in the west are ridiculous, considering most materials and technologies are basically the same. Last week a patient was quoted 15,500USD in the US for a work that would cost 2800USD with us. Which is with good amount of profit included.

    So I think it makes sense to travel. But do your research well. Don’t go for the first clinic on Google or the one with the most fancy hotel.
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