ESE & AAE Member · Straumann · Neodent · Nobel Biocare · Since 1985
Three questions to ask before you choose. Ten concrete checks. Six red flags. This page is an honest patient guide, not a sales pitch — we would rather you arrived with us (or someone else) after sorting through, than blindly.
A serious clinic gives you a name, shows the qualification, indicates registration with the Turkish Dental Association (Türk Diş Hekimleri Birliği — TDB), and puts you in direct contact with that clinician before you fly — not just an anonymous "patient coordinator". If the answer is "our team" or "it depends on the day", that is a no.
For an implant: manufacturer name (Straumann, Nobel Biocare, etc.), product reference, lot number, manufacture date. All of that is printed on official manufacturer's delivery notes — verifiable on their international registers. If the clinic refuses, or talks about "European quality" without specifics, that is a no.
For implantology or full-mouth rehabilitation, a CBCT is essential before confirming the plan: it reveals bone volume, anatomical structures (sinus, alveolar nerve) and unseen pathologies. A clinic that proposes a definitive plan based only on photographs or a 2D panoramic — with no CBCT — is not serious for that type of treatment.
Print this list. Send these 10 questions by WhatsApp or email to every clinic on your shortlist. Compare the answers.
Implant + crown for £300 all-in? Either the material isn't Straumann/Nobel (but a copy), the lab work is sub-contracted in questionable conditions, or both.
Bone healing takes 3–6 months between implant placement and definitive prosthetic loading. Doing All-on-4 + grafting + final crowns in five days compresses biology.
For implantology or rehabilitation, this is non-negotiable. Without 3D imaging, placement is blind.
All communications go through a "patient coordinator"? You can't see the clinician's face, qualification or experience? That tells you the clinical work isn't the priority of the model. Sale first, care second.
"We guarantee it's Straumann." Ask for traceability in writing. If you get a refusal or evasion: it is most likely a copy.
A medical decision is not made under marketing pressure. A serious clinic gives you time to think, to seek a second opinion, even to compare with another clinic in Turkey.
See our patient reviews and documented cases.
TDB registration number, certifications, Straumann/Nobel traceability, a sample itemised treatment plan, an anonymised sample of a follow-up file: all of it is sent to you on request, before any decision.
