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A KEY QUESTION
Check your actual procedure, each trip, exclusions and costs you would pay yourself.
At a glance.
| Arrangement | Check | Do not assume |
|---|---|---|
| Travel policy | Planned-treatment exclusions | Emergency dental cover includes planned work |
| Specialist cover | Accepted procedures, events and limits | Every complication is covered |
| Treatment guarantee | Covered work, return travel and how to arrange it | Unrelated costs are covered |
General differences to discuss with your dentist. This comparison does not determine which treatment is suitable for you.
Explain the purpose of your trip
The NHS says specialist insurance may be needed for planned treatment abroad. Emergency dental cover does not establish cover for planned implants, crowns or veneers. Ask whether travelling for treatment affects the whole policy, including unrelated incidents.
GHIC and EHIC do not cover this trip
Neither card is valid in Turkey. They also do not cover travelling abroad for planned treatment. Do not rely on either for your Antalya dental care.
Get written answers
Give the procedure, destination, dates and separate treatment stages. Ask for the relevant clauses, exclusions, excesses and limits.
- Is treatment itself covered, or only specified complications?
- Which emergency care and repatriation costs are covered?
- What cancellation or postponement reasons qualify?
- Are delayed flights, extra nights or later return trips covered?
- What cover applies to a companion’s extra costs?
- When must I contact assistance or get expenses approved?
Keep declarations accurate
Answer questions about health, medicines and treatment accurately, using the insurer’s secure route. Telling the clinic does not inform the insurer.
If procedures, dates or the number of visits change, check that cover still applies. For staged implant treatment, confirm cover for each journey.
Keep the documents accessible
Save the full policy, schedule, written answers, assistance number and treatment plan. Ask which invoices or clinical reports a claim would need and how to obtain them. Record costs that remain yours.
This guide cannot confirm cover or give personalised insurance or legal advice. The insurer must explain the policy for your circumstances.
Read Best Smile Turkey’s five-year guarantee on treatments over £2,000 for the corrective-treatment and return-travel cover, then check insurance separately.
Read the related guidance
Keep the wider treatment plan in view while comparing these options.
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About this information
Published by Best Smile Turkey, a health-tourism intermediary. Your treating dentist is responsible for assessment, treatment and care.
Use this information to prepare questions for your dentist. An examination is needed to advise on treatment. Photographs, models and previews cannot establish suitability or predict results.
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Sources and further reading
- NHS: going abroad for medical treatment Explains planned-treatment exclusions, GHIC/EHIC limitations and the need to check insurance.
- NHS: treatment abroad checklist Advises telling your insurer about treatment plans and considering longer stays and return journeys.
- GOV.UK: Turkey travel advice, health Confirms GHIC/EHIC are not valid in Turkey and gives independent healthcare and medical-tourism guidance.
- NHS: dental treatments explained An overview of crowns, bridges, veneers, implants and other options.
- General Dental Council: going abroad for dental treatment Questions to ask about the treating provider, follow-up arrangements and concerns.
These resources offer general guidance; their publishers do not endorse Best Smile Turkey or the treating provider. Manufacturer links identify products or records, not independently compared outcomes. NHS funding information concerns UK care, not treatment costs in Turkey.
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