Dental tourism is a form of tourism which offers the opportunity to travel at the same time as being treated at appealing prices, at various different countries which have focused on dental treatment in particular. In this way, you can have all of your dental treatment from treatment to surgery at the highest quality, and for very reasonable prices, and at the same time enjoy a short holiday before returning to your country.

There are many reasons why people travel outside of their own countries for dental treatment. Dental treatment in some European countries is very expensive. Many have no dental insurance. The policies of people whose dental insurances have been taken out by their employers are generally subject to rigid limits. Often, dental tourism is at rates which are more affordable than the dental treatment in the country which the patient comes from. One of the reason for personal bankruptcies in Europe is the costs involved in medical and dental treatments. Unfortunately, today, as people cannot afford to do so in their own countries, they are avoiding medical and dental treatment. A majority of those living in Europe travel in order to obtain dental services due to the lower prices in foreign countries. It is quite attractive to both get treatment and have a holiday for the price they would pay for dental treatment in their own country.

As a potential patient, you will need to do your research before going to a foreign country for dental treatment. The fact that there are a large number of dentist, doctors or hospitals in other countries does not mean the equipment is sufficient. You should choose centres where you will be able to receive preventative and curative oral and dental health services at the highest level reached by medicine, for economic prices. The oral and dental health centres in Turkey are considerably more advantageous both in terms of their service quality and reliability, the technical equipment used, the wealth of experience of medical personnel, and price.

Fast and quality dental treatment requires a correct diagnosis. Therefore, it is not sufficient just to develop new methods of treatment; methods of diagnosis need to be developed as well.

If the appearance of the teeth during conversation or when smiling makes a person unhappy, he or she will benefit from visiting a dentist who has become an expert in his or her field. Broken, discoloured or deformed teeth have an extremely adverse effect on the external appearance of the individual. Therefore, individuals who have been damaged psychologically will achieve a pleasant appearance after the treatment or cosmetic interventions which are to be carried out.

Tourists who come to Turkey for the aim of treatment within the scope of health tourism, are especially showing interest in dental treatment. The fact that dental treatments using quality equipment in Turkey are almost 50 per cent cheaper than their equivalent abroad, and that dental clinics provide services at world standards are the main reasons cited for the rise in interest.