{"id":23975,"date":"2026-08-16T10:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T10:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/?p=23975"},"modified":"2026-08-16T11:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T11:30:59","slug":"how-to-choose-a-dental-clinic-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/pl\/how-to-choose-a-dental-clinic-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Choose A Dental Clinic In Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23975\" class=\"elementor elementor-23975\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section-with-custom-width elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ccb6a9f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7ccb6a9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2fdc80 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"e2fdc80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fe50b elementor-widget__width-inherit sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c8fe50b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ====================================================================\n     LD KLINIK \u2014 How to Choose a Dental Clinic in Turkey\n     WORDPRESS HTML WIDGET \u0130\u00c7\u0130N HAZIRLANMI\u015e S\u00dcR\u00dcM\n     Bu blok WordPress'te bir \"Custom HTML\" widget'\u0131na veya Elementor\n     \"HTML\" widget'\u0131na DO\u011eRUDAN yap\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131labilir.\n\n     BU DOSYADA OLMAYANLAR (bunlar widget'a de\u011fil, SEO eklentisine girilir\n     \u2014 ayr\u0131 g\u00f6nderdi\u011fim SEO kontrol listesine bak\u0131n):\n       <title>, meta description, canonical, hreflang, og: etiketleri\n\n     \u26a0\ufe0f OR\u0130J\u0130NAL DOSYADAK\u0130 [DEVELOPER NOTES] B\u00d6L\u00dcM\u00dc BURADAN \u00c7IKARILDI\n     ama \u00f6nemli oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in A\u015eA\u011eIDA \u00d6ZETLE TEKRAR VER\u0130YORUM \u2014 yay\u0131na\n     almadan \u00f6nce mutlaka okuyun:\n\n     1) KAN\u0130BAL\u0130ZASYON UYARISI: \/cosmetic-dentistry-in-turkey\/ sayfas\u0131ndaki\n        \"Ten questions\" b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc 3 soruya indirip bu sayfaya (trust hub)\n        link verin, yoksa iki sayfa birbiriyle SEO'da yar\u0131\u015f\u0131r.\n     2) YASAL\/UYUMLULUK DO\u011eRULAMASI GEREKL\u0130: Sayfa 1 Ocak 2026'dan beri\n        y\u00fcr\u00fcrl\u00fckteki T\u00fcrk mevzuat\u0131ndan (komplikasyon sigortas\u0131,\n        HealthT\u00fcrkiye portal\u0131) bahsediyor. 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Guides<\/a><span>\/<\/span>\n    How to Choose a Dental Clinic in Turkey\n  <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ============================ HERO ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-hero\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-hero-grid\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">Patient Guide \u00b7 Due Diligence<\/span>\n        <h1>How to check a dental clinic in Turkey <strong>before you pay a deposit<\/strong>.<\/h1>\n        <p class=\"ld-lede\">Twenty things to verify, six of which are deal-breakers. Score every clinic on your shortlist against the same list \u2014 including this one. If we score badly on something that matters to you, that is worth knowing before you fly, not after.<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"ld-chips\">\n          <span class=\"ld-chip\"><em>20<\/em> checks<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ld-chip\"><em>6<\/em> deal-breakers<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ld-chip\">Updated for the <em>2026<\/em> rules<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ld-chip\">No competitor named<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ld-hero-cta\">\n          <a class=\"ld-btn ld-btn--primary\" href=\"#scorecard\">Score a clinic<\/a>\n          <a class=\"ld-btn ld-btn--ghost\" href=\"#ourscore\">See how we score<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p class=\"ld-hero-byline\">Written by the clinical and patient coordination team at <strong>LD Klinik<\/strong>, \u00c7a\u011flayan, Muratpa\u015fa, Antalya. Reviewed by <strong>Dt. Levent Da\u011flar<\/strong>. Last updated <time datetime=\"2026-08\">August 2026<\/time>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <aside class=\"ld-glance\" aria-label=\"What goes wrong, at a glance\">\n        <div class=\"ld-glance-t\">What actually goes wrong<\/div>\n        <div class=\"ld-glance-grid\">\n          <div class=\"ld-glance-cell\">\n            <div class=\"ld-glance-n\">The plan<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ld-glance-l\">Agreed from photographs instead of an examination<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ld-glance-cell\">\n            <div class=\"ld-glance-n\">The quote<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ld-glance-l\">A headline price that changes once you are in the chair<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ld-glance-cell\">\n            <div class=\"ld-glance-n\">The route home<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ld-glance-l\">No agreed process for when something needs fixing<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ld-glance-cell\">\n            <div class=\"ld-glance-n\">The record<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ld-glance-l\">No documentation of what was actually put in your mouth<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<nav class=\"ld-jump\" aria-label=\"On this page\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <ul>\n      <li class=\"ld-jump-l\">On this page:<\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#why\">What goes wrong<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#scorecard\">The 20-point scorecard<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#plan\">The treatment plan<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#money\">The money<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#reviews\">Reading reviews<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#regulation\">The 2026 rules<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#redflags\">Red flags<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#ourscore\">How we score<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n<!-- ============================ 1. WHY ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec\" id=\"why\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-head ld-narrow\">\n      <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">The real variable<\/span>\n      <h2>The country is not the problem. <strong>The process is.<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"ld-lede\">T\u00fcrkiye has world-class dental clinics and it has bad ones, in roughly the same proportion as anywhere else. What differs is that you cannot walk past the premises, ask a neighbour, or return next week \u2014 so the ordinary signals people use to judge a dentist at home are unavailable.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-narrow ld-prose\">\n      <p>We treat patients from the UK, Ireland, Poland, Romania and Germany, and we also see the ones who come to us after treatment somewhere else went wrong. The pattern in those cases is remarkably consistent, and it is almost never about the ceramic or the implant brand.<\/p>\n\n      <p>It is about four failures, and every one of them is visible <em>before<\/em> you pay:<\/p>\n\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>The plan was made from a photograph.<\/strong> A treatment plan agreed over WhatsApp, before anyone looked in the mouth or at an X-ray, is a sales quote wearing a clinical costume. Gum condition, bone level, bite and existing fillings all change what is appropriate, and none of them appear in a selfie.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Nobody said no.<\/strong> The patient asked for twenty veneers and got twenty veneers. A clinic that never recommends less work than requested is not examining you \u2014 it is taking an order.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>The number moved.<\/strong> A headline price quoted before travel became a larger number once treatment had started and the patient was 3,000 kilometres from home with prepared teeth.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>There was no route home.<\/strong> Nobody agreed, in writing, what happens if a crown fails in month eight \u2014 who to contact, in what language, who pays, and where the work gets redone.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <div class=\"ld-note\">\n        <strong>Why we publish this.<\/strong> Every point on the list below can be used against us. That is deliberate. Patients who arrive having checked properly are better patients \u2014 they understand their plan, they have realistic expectations, and they do not treat a written quotation as an opening offer. A clinic that would rather you did not ask these questions is telling you something.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================ 2. SIGNATURE \u2014 SCORECARD ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec ld-sec--alt\" id=\"scorecard\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-head ld-narrow\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n      <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">The scorecard<\/span>\n      <h2>Twenty checks. <strong>Six are deal-breakers.<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"ld-lede\" style=\"margin:0 auto\">Work through this with a clinic's website, emails and quotation in front of you. Tick only what you can actually evidence \u2014 not what you assume, and not what a coordinator said on a call without writing it down. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere; this runs entirely in your browser.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-score\" id=\"ld-score\">\n      <div class=\"ld-score-bar\">\n        <div class=\"ld-score-left\">\n          <span class=\"ld-score-num\" id=\"ld-score-num\" aria-live=\"polite\">0<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ld-score-den\">\/ 20 checks<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ld-score-verdict\" id=\"ld-score-verdict\">Start ticking. The six marked <em>Deal-breaker<\/em> matter more than the other fourteen combined.<\/div>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"ld-score-reset\" id=\"ld-score-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- GROUP 1 -->\n      <div class=\"ld-score-group\">\n        <div class=\"ld-score-gt\">1 \u00b7 Who is treating you<\/div>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\" data-must=\"1\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">You know the name of the dentist who will treat you<span class=\"ld-must\">Deal-breaker<\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">Not the coordinator, not the clinic. A named clinician you can look up, who is identified before you travel rather than introduced on the morning of treatment.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">The same clinician handles your case from start to finish<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">Ask directly. Some high-volume operations rotate patients between whoever is free, which is how bite and shade decisions get lost between appointments.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">You can communicate with the clinician, not only a coordinator<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">Coordinators are useful and necessary. But when you are questioning a clinical decision, you need the person making it, in a language you both speak.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- GROUP 2 -->\n      <div class=\"ld-score-group\">\n        <div class=\"ld-score-gt\">2 \u00b7 The treatment plan<\/div>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\" data-must=\"1\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">The final plan is confirmed after an in-person examination<span class=\"ld-must\">Deal-breaker<\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">A remote estimate from photographs is a reasonable starting point. It must not be the plan you are treated on. Ask explicitly: \"Will the plan be reviewed and re-confirmed after you examine me, before anything is prepared?\"<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\" data-must=\"1\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">The plan is itemised tooth by tooth, with the material named<span class=\"ld-must\">Deal-breaker<\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">\"Full set of veneers, \u00a3X\" is not a treatment plan. You should see which teeth, which procedure on each, and which material \u2014 E.max, zirconium, implant brand.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">Imaging is taken before any surgical decision<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">CBCT 3D imaging for implants, X-rays for root-treated or heavily filled teeth. Bone volume and nerve position cannot be assessed from a photograph.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">The clinic has told you something you did not want to hear<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">A recommendation for less work, a warning that gum treatment comes first, a refusal of a shade you asked for. Total agreement with everything you propose is a sales signal, not a clinical one.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">Crowns and veneers are distinguished clearly<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">These are different treatments removing very different amounts of tooth. A quote that uses the words interchangeably is either careless or deliberately vague. Both are disqualifying on a decision this irreversible.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">Temporaries and a try-in stage are included in the schedule<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">You should never be without teeth between appointments, and the finished ceramics should be tried in unbonded before cementation, while changes are still free.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- GROUP 3 -->\n      <div class=\"ld-score-group\">\n        <div class=\"ld-score-gt\">3 \u00b7 Materials and records<\/div>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\" data-must=\"1\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">Implant and ceramic brands are named, not described<span class=\"ld-must\">Deal-breaker<\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">\"Premium European implants\" is not a brand. You want a manufacturer name you can look up, so that any dentist anywhere can identify and service the component years later.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">You will receive documentation of what was fitted<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">Manufacturer references for implants and prosthetics, in writing, to take home. Without it, a future dentist is guessing at what is in your jaw.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">You can get copies of your X-rays and scans<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">They are your clinical records. Ask for digital copies at the end of treatment and keep them with your guarantee document.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- GROUP 4 -->\n      <div class=\"ld-score-group\">\n        <div class=\"ld-score-gt\">4 \u00b7 The money<\/div>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\" data-must=\"1\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">You have a written, itemised quotation before booking a flight<span class=\"ld-must\">Deal-breaker<\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">In writing, with each item priced. A verbal figure on a call is not a quotation, and neither is a \"from\" price on a landing page.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">The circumstances in which the price can change are stated<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">A legitimate answer exists: the price changes if the examination reveals something the remote estimate could not see, or if you request different work. What matters is that it is written down before you travel.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">You know exactly what the package includes and excludes<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">Hotel, transfers, temporaries, follow-up appointments, medication. And what is not included \u2014 usually flights. Ambiguity here is where \"surprise\" costs live.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">Deposit terms and refund conditions are in writing<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">How much, when, what happens if you cancel, and what happens if the clinic cancels. Pay by a method that gives you some recourse where possible.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- GROUP 5 -->\n      <div class=\"ld-score-group\">\n        <div class=\"ld-score-gt\">5 \u00b7 After you fly home<\/div>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\" data-must=\"1\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">The guarantee exists as a document, with its exclusions stated<span class=\"ld-must\">Deal-breaker<\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">Length, scope, and \u2014 critically \u2014 what voids it. A guarantee with no stated exclusions is not a serious document. Read it before you fly, not when you need it.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">You know who to contact if something fails, and in what language<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">A named contact and a channel. \"Just message us\" is not a process if nobody answers in month eleven.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">You understand who pays for what if a remake is needed<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">Typically the laboratory work is covered under guarantee and travel is not. Whatever the answer, get it before treatment rather than discovering it during a dispute.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n\n        <label class=\"ld-check\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\">\n          <span class=\"ld-check-body\">\n            <span class=\"ld-check-t\">You have arranged check-ups with a dentist at home<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ld-check-d\">This one is on you, not the clinic. Crowns fitted in Antalya still need a hygienist in Manchester, Dublin, Krak\u00f3w or Bucharest. Most guarantee exclusions relate to maintenance you did not do.<\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/label>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"ld-tnote ld-narrow\" style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:20px\">This scorecard is a general patient-information tool, not clinical or legal advice, and it cannot assess any individual clinic on your behalf. Use it to structure your own questions.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================ 3. THE PLAN ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec\" id=\"plan\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-head ld-narrow\">\n      <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">Check in depth \u00b7 one<\/span>\n      <h2>The treatment plan is where <strong>most of the risk lives<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"ld-lede\">Of the six deal-breakers, three concern the plan. That is not an accident \u2014 everything downstream, including the price and the guarantee, is only as sound as the plan it describes.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-narrow ld-prose\">\n      <h3>Remote estimate versus treatment plan<\/h3>\n      <p>Every clinic treating international patients gives remote estimates. It is a practical necessity: you need a figure before you commit to flights. The distinction that matters is what happens next.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"ld-tablewrap\" style=\"margin:26px 0\">\n        <table class=\"ld-t\">\n          <thead>\n            <tr>\n              <th scope=\"col\"><\/th>\n              <th scope=\"col\">Remote estimate<\/th>\n              <th scope=\"col\">Treatment plan<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n          <\/thead>\n          <tbody>\n            <tr><td>Based on<\/td><td>Photographs, your description, any X-rays you send<\/td><td>Clinical examination, imaging, gum and bite assessment<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Purpose<\/td><td>Tells you roughly what a case like yours costs<\/td><td>Defines what will actually be done to which tooth<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Can it change<\/td><td>Yes, and it should if the examination finds something<\/td><td>Only by agreement with you, before preparation begins<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Safe to fly on<\/td><td>Yes \u2014 to be examined<\/td><td>Yes \u2014 to be treated<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Safe to be treated on<\/td><td><strong>No<\/strong><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <\/tbody>\n        <\/table>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p>The failure mode is a clinic that treats the remote estimate as final and moves straight to preparation on the morning you arrive. Ask, in writing, before you book: <em>\"After you examine me, will you re-confirm or revise the plan with me before anything is prepared?\"<\/em> The answer, and how readily it comes, tells you most of what you need to know.<\/p>\n\n      <h3>The second-opinion test<\/h3>\n      <p>Take your written plan to a dentist at home and pay for half an hour of their time. You are not asking them to price-match T\u00fcrkiye, which they cannot do. You are asking one question: <em>is this plan reasonable for what is in my mouth?<\/em> A dentist looking at a plan proposing crowns on sound, unfilled teeth will say so, and that opinion costs a fraction of what the treatment does.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"ld-note\">\n        <strong>What a good clinic does when you mention a second opinion.<\/strong> It sends you the plan in a format you can hand over, and it does not become defensive. Any reluctance to have a plan reviewed by another professional is itself the answer.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================ 4. MONEY ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec ld-sec--alt\" id=\"money\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-head ld-narrow\">\n      <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">Check in depth \u00b7 two<\/span>\n      <h2>How to read a quotation <strong>properly<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"ld-lede\">Most pricing disputes in dental tourism are not fraud. They are ambiguity that suited one party more than the other. Removing the ambiguity before travel removes the dispute.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-grid ld-grid-3\">\n      <div class=\"ld-card\">\n        <span class=\"ld-card-tag\">Watch for<\/span>\n        <h3>\"From\" prices<\/h3>\n        <p>A per-tooth \"from\" price is a marketing figure. Ask for the price of <em>your<\/em> teeth in <em>your<\/em> plan, totalled. If a clinic cannot produce that, it does not yet have a plan.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ld-card\">\n        <span class=\"ld-card-tag\">Watch for<\/span>\n        <h3>Unit counting on bridges<\/h3>\n        <p>Bridges are priced per unit, and one missing tooth is three units. A quote that says \"bridge \u2014 \u00a3X\" without stating the unit count is where the number grows later.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ld-card\">\n        <span class=\"ld-card-tag\">Watch for<\/span>\n        <h3>Pre-treatment extras<\/h3>\n        <p>Root canals, posts, build-ups, extractions and deep cleaning are frequently needed before crowns. Ask whether they are in the quote or added when found.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ld-card\">\n        <span class=\"ld-card-tag\">Watch for<\/span>\n        <h3>Manufactured urgency<\/h3>\n        <p>\"This price is only held until Friday.\" Genuine scheduling constraints exist. A discount that expires while you are still deciding on irreversible dental work is a pressure tactic.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ld-card\">\n        <span class=\"ld-card-tag\">Watch for<\/span>\n        <h3>Currency drift<\/h3>\n        <p>If quoted in a currency you do not hold, ask whether the rate is fixed by the clinic or floating. A figure that moves with the market is not a fixed quotation.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ld-card\">\n        <span class=\"ld-card-tag\">Watch for<\/span>\n        <h3>Cash-only or unusual payment routes<\/h3>\n        <p>Requests to pay into a personal account, or entirely in cash on arrival, remove every consumer protection you would otherwise have. Treat as disqualifying.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-note ld-narrow\" style=\"margin-top:34px\">\n      <strong>A note on our own position.<\/strong> LD Klinik publishes a full <a href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/prices\/\">price list<\/a> in three currencies, and our quotations use those same figures. We do that because it removes an entire category of argument \u2014 but you should still ask us all six money questions above, because a published price list does not by itself tell you what your case will total.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================ 5. REVIEWS ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec\" id=\"reviews\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-head ld-narrow\">\n      <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">Check in depth \u00b7 three<\/span>\n      <h2>Reading reviews without <strong>being led by them<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"ld-lede\">Reviews are useful and easy to misread. In dental tourism the timing problem is severe: most reviews are written within days of treatment, when the patient is delighted and the ceramic has been in the mouth for a week.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-narrow ld-prose\">\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>Look for reviews at 12 months and beyond.<\/strong> A crown looks excellent on the day it is cemented. Whether the margin stayed healthy and the bite settled is a question only time answers, and those are the reviews worth finding.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Read the negative ones, and the clinic's replies.<\/strong> A clinic with no negative reviews at scale is unusual. How it responds to criticism \u2014 defensively, or with a process \u2014 is more informative than the star average.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Check whether reviews are verified.<\/strong> Platforms differ in whether they confirm a reviewer was a real customer. Unverified reviews on any platform, positive or negative, carry less weight.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Notice incentivised reviews.<\/strong> A discount in exchange for a review is common and not necessarily sinister, but it changes what the average means. Reputable platforms require disclosure.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Watch for clustering.<\/strong> Forty five-star reviews in one week, then silence for months, is a pattern worth a second look.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Weigh detail over enthusiasm.<\/strong> \"Amazing, so happy!\" tells you nothing. A review describing the try-in stage, a problem that arose and how it was handled, is worth twenty of them.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Discount your own confirmation bias.<\/strong> By the time most people read reviews they have already chosen. Read the one-star reviews of your preferred clinic first, deliberately.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <div class=\"ld-note ld-note--flag\">\n        <strong>Be careful with before-and-after photographs too.<\/strong> They are marketing images, and they show the clinic's best cases with the best lighting. They should be real patients with consent, and a clinic should be able to say so. But no photograph of someone else's mouth predicts what yours can achieve \u2014 that comes from your examination.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================ 6. REGULATION ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec ld-sec--deep\" id=\"regulation\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-head ld-narrow\">\n      <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">Check in depth \u00b7 four<\/span>\n      <h2>The rules changed in 2026. <strong>Here is what to ask about.<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"ld-lede\">T\u00fcrkiye has been tightening its international health tourism framework, and two elements are directly relevant to a dental patient choosing a clinic. Neither is widely explained, and both give you a concrete question to ask.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-narrow ld-prose\" style=\"color:#B9D2D8\">\n      <h3>Health tourism authorisation<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"color:#B9D2D8\">Facilities treating international patients in T\u00fcrkiye operate within an authorisation framework administered under the Ministry of Health, with registration on the HealthT\u00fcrkiye system. The practical question for you is simple: <strong style=\"color:#fff\">ask the clinic whether it holds international health tourism authorisation, and ask to see it.<\/strong> A clinic operating properly will not find that question awkward.<\/p>\n\n      <h3>Complication insurance, mandatory since 1 January 2026<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"color:#B9D2D8\">Since the start of 2026, healthcare facilities treating international patients in T\u00fcrkiye are required to hold complication insurance for surgical and interventional procedures carried out in an operating theatre setting. For dental patients this bears mainly on <strong style=\"color:#fff\">implant surgery, extractions and grafting<\/strong> \u2014 not on crowns or veneers, which are not surgical procedures in that sense.<\/p>\n      <p style=\"color:#B9D2D8\">Two things are worth understanding about it:<\/p>\n      <ul style=\"color:#B9D2D8\">\n        <li style=\"color:#B9D2D8\">It covers <strong style=\"color:#fff\">complications<\/strong> \u2014 adverse outcomes inherent to a procedure that can occur even when the procedure was performed competently. It is not a general dissatisfaction policy and it is not a substitute for a clinic guarantee.<\/li>\n        <li style=\"color:#B9D2D8\">Cover is generally provided by a Turkish insurer and treatment under it typically takes place <strong style=\"color:#fff\">in T\u00fcrkiye<\/strong>, which usually means returning. Check the term of cover and what contribution, if any, is made toward travel.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <p style=\"color:#B9D2D8\"><strong style=\"color:#fff\">The question to ask:<\/strong> \"Is my treatment covered by complication insurance, with which insurer, for how long, and what does it actually pay for?\" If implants are in your plan and the clinic cannot answer, that is significant.<\/p>\n\n      <h3>Your travel insurance almost certainly does not cover this<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"color:#B9D2D8\">Standard travel policies generally exclude planned or elective medical and dental treatment abroad, and the complications arising from it. Read the exclusions in your own policy rather than assuming, and do not rely on a clinic's summary of what your insurer covers. Specialist medical-travel cover exists and is a separate purchase.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"ld-note\" style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border-left-color:#7ED0DC;color:#CFE2E6\">\n        <strong style=\"color:#fff\">Accreditation is not one single badge.<\/strong> You may see references to national quality and accreditation schemes, ISO certifications and international accreditation bodies. These operate at different levels and apply to different types of facility, and the framework is still being phased in across the sector. Rather than trying to decode logos on a website, ask the clinic which authorisations and certifications it actually holds, and ask to see the documents.\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p class=\"ld-tnote\" style=\"color:#8FB2BA\">This section describes the general regulatory position for international patients and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, requirements can change, and your own circumstances may differ. Confirm the current position with the clinic and with your insurer before travelling.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================ 7. RED FLAGS ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec\" id=\"redflags\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-head ld-narrow\">\n      <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">Walk away<\/span>\n      <h2>Ten things that should <strong>end the conversation<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"ld-lede\">The scorecard measures degrees of good practice. These are different \u2014 any one of them on its own is sufficient reason to remove a clinic from your shortlist, regardless of how it scores elsewhere.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-tablewrap\">\n      <table class=\"ld-t\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th scope=\"col\">What you see<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Why it disqualifies<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>A firm treatment plan given with no examination and no imaging<\/td><td>Nobody can know what your teeth need without looking at them. This is the single most common origin of cases that go wrong.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>A refusal to put the quotation in writing<\/td><td>Removes your only evidence of what was agreed, at the exact moment you have least leverage.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>\"Premium implants\" with no manufacturer named<\/td><td>Means no future dentist can identify or service the component. The brand is either unremarkable or unknown to the clinic.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Prices that expire in 48 hours<\/td><td>Time pressure applied to an irreversible medical decision. Genuine capacity limits do not behave like discount codes.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Agreement with every request, including unnecessary work<\/td><td>A clinic taking orders rather than assessing patients. The absence of a single \"no\" across an entire consultation is the signal.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>No temporaries planned between preparation and fitting<\/td><td>Leaves prepared teeth exposed and you unable to eat or be seen normally. It is not a cost saving, it is a corner cut.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>A guarantee described verbally but never issued as a document<\/td><td>An unwritten guarantee is unenforceable and, in practice, is not a guarantee.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Payment demanded into a personal account, or cash only<\/td><td>Strips every consumer protection and payment-dispute route you would otherwise have.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Reviews cannot be found anywhere outside the clinic's own website<\/td><td>Self-hosted testimonials are unverifiable. Independent presence, including criticism, is what makes reviews meaningful.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Final teeth on implants promised within a single week<\/td><td>Implants need months to fuse with bone. A same-week fixed temporary is legitimate; a final result is not, and the language is being blurred deliberately.<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================ 8. OUR SCORE ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec ld-sec--alt\" id=\"ourscore\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-head ld-narrow\">\n      <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">Applying it to ourselves<\/span>\n      <h2>How LD Klinik answers <strong>its own twenty questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"ld-lede\">Publishing a checklist and not applying it to yourself would be worthless. Here are our answers, including the places where the honest answer is \"that one is on you, not us\". Ask us to evidence any of them.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-tablewrap\">\n      <table class=\"ld-t\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Check<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">LD Klinik<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Detail<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Named treating clinician<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>You are told who is treating you before you travel. Our clinicians are listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/our-doctors\/\">our doctors page<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Same clinician throughout<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>You see the same dentist across the case rather than being rotated.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Access to the clinician<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Clinicians and coordinators speak English; German and Polish are supported.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Professional memberships<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Active membership of international dental bodies including ITI, ICOI and ESCD.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Plan confirmed after examination<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>The remote estimate is reviewed against the examination and imaging, and re-confirmed with you before any tooth is prepared.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Itemised tooth by tooth<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Each tooth, each procedure, each material named in your written quotation.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Imaging before surgical decisions<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>CBCT 3D imaging and intra-oral scanning in-house.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Willing to recommend less work<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Our own <a href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/dental-crowns-in-turkey\/#matcher\">crown material tool<\/a> returns \"no crown needed\" on sound teeth. We would rather lose the unit than remove healthy tooth structure.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Crowns and veneers distinguished<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Priced and described separately throughout the site and in every quotation.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Temporaries and try-in included<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Temporary crowns fitted the same day as preparation; unbonded try-in before cementation.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Brands named<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Osstem implant system; IPS e.max and monolithic zirconium for prosthetics.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Documentation of what was fitted<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>\u201cAn implant card is provided, including the implant manufacturer, implant system and relevant identification details.\u201d<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Copies of X-rays and scans<\/td><td>Yes, on request<\/td><td>Ask your coordinator at the end of treatment.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Written itemised quotation before flights<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Fixed before you book, based on our published <a href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/prices\/\">price list<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>When the price can change<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Only if the examination reveals something the remote estimate could not see, or if you request different work \u2014 agreed with you before it is carried out.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>What the package includes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Hotel and airport transfers included. Flights are not.<\/td><\/tr>          <tr><td>Guarantee as a document with exclusions<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>5-year written guarantee on implants and prosthetics, issued with your case details and stated exclusions.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Named aftercare contact<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Your coordinator remains your contact after you fly home, in your language.<\/td><\/tr>\n          \n          <tr><td>Check-ups at home arranged<\/td><td>Your responsibility<\/td><td>We cannot do this one for you, and most guarantee exclusions relate to maintenance. Keep six-monthly appointments with a dentist at home.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Health tourism authorisation<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>The clinic is authorised by the Turkish Ministry of Health to provide international health tourism services under a valid International Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Complication insurance for surgical cases<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Complication insurance is arranged where applicable for surgical cases. The insurer, coverage scope and policy terms are explained to the patient before treatment.<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"ld-tnote\">Where a row is incomplete above, ask us directly and we will answer in writing. A clinic that cannot evidence a claim should not be making it \u2014 including this one.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================ 9. FAQ ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec\" id=\"faq\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-head ld-narrow\">\n      <span class=\"ld-eyebrow\">Questions<\/span>\n      <h2>Choosing a dental clinic in Turkey \u2014 <strong>answered plainly<\/strong><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-faq ld-narrow\">\n      <details open>\n        <summary>Is dental treatment in Turkey safe?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>Safety depends on the clinic, not the country. T\u00fcrkiye has excellent dental clinics and poor ones, as every country does. The elements that make treatment safe are consistent everywhere: a plan confirmed after an in-person examination rather than from photographs, imaging before surgical decisions, named implant and ceramic brands, temporary crowns between stages, an unbonded try-in before final cementation, and a written guarantee with stated exclusions. Verify those six things and you have addressed most of the real risk.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What questions should I ask a dental clinic in Turkey before booking?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>Six are non-negotiable. Who is the named dentist treating me? Will the plan be re-confirmed after you examine me, before anything is prepared? Can I have the quotation itemised tooth by tooth with each material named? Which implant and ceramic brands do you use, by manufacturer name? Can I see the guarantee document and its exclusions before I travel? And what is the process if something fails after I fly home, including who pays for what? Get all six in writing before paying a deposit.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What are the biggest red flags when choosing a dental clinic abroad?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>A firm treatment plan given with no examination or imaging; refusal to put a quotation in writing; \"premium implants\" with no manufacturer named; prices that expire within days; agreement with every request including unnecessary work; no temporary crowns planned between preparation and fitting; a guarantee described verbally but never issued as a document; payment demanded into a personal account or in cash only; no reviews existing anywhere outside the clinic's own site; and final teeth on implants promised within a single week. Any one of these is enough to remove a clinic from your shortlist.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Can a clinic give me a treatment plan from photographs?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>It can give you a remote estimate from photographs, and that is normal and useful \u2014 you need a figure before committing to flights. It cannot give you a treatment plan, because gum condition, bone level, bite and the state of existing fillings do not appear in a photograph and all of them change what is appropriate. The test is whether the clinic will re-confirm or revise the plan with you after examining you and before preparing any tooth. Ask that question in writing before you book.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Do I need complication insurance for dental treatment in Turkey?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>Since 1 January 2026, healthcare facilities treating international patients in T\u00fcrkiye are required to hold complication insurance for surgical and interventional procedures performed in an operating theatre setting. For dental patients this applies mainly to implant surgery, extractions and grafting rather than to crowns and veneers. It covers complications inherent to a procedure, not general dissatisfaction, and cover is generally provided by a Turkish insurer with treatment taking place in T\u00fcrkiye. Ask your clinic which insurer, what it covers and for how long. Note separately that standard travel insurance almost always excludes planned dental treatment abroad and its complications.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>How do I check a Turkish dental clinic is licensed?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>Ask the clinic directly whether it holds international health tourism authorisation under the Turkish Ministry of Health framework, and ask to see the documentation. Ask for the name of the dentist who will treat you so you can look them up independently. Ask which professional bodies the clinicians belong to. A clinic operating properly will answer all three without hesitation; reluctance to answer is itself informative.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Should I get a second opinion on a treatment plan from abroad?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>Yes, and it is inexpensive relative to the treatment. Take the written plan to a dentist at home and pay for a short appointment. You are not asking them to match the price, which they cannot. You are asking whether the plan is reasonable for what is actually in your mouth. A dentist reviewing a proposal to crown sound, unfilled teeth will tell you so. How the clinic reacts to you seeking a second opinion is also useful information.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>How can I tell if online reviews of a dental clinic are trustworthy?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>Look for reviews written twelve months or more after treatment rather than in the first week, when everyone is happy and the ceramic is new. Read the negative reviews and, more importantly, how the clinic replied. Check whether the platform verifies that reviewers were real customers. Be aware of incentivised reviews, which reputable platforms require to be disclosed. Treat clusters of reviews appearing in a single week with caution. And read the one-star reviews of your preferred clinic first, deliberately, before you have decided.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What documents should I take home after treatment?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>Your written guarantee document including its exclusions, documentation of the implants and prosthetics fitted with manufacturer references, digital copies of your X-rays and scans, your itemised treatment record and invoice, and details of any complication insurance covering surgical work. Keep them together. A dentist treating you years later needs to know what is in your jaw, and if you ever need to rely on the guarantee, the paperwork is what you rely on.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is a cheaper clinic always worse?<\/summary>\n        <div class=\"ld-faq-a\"><p>No, and price is a poor primary filter in either direction. Genuine cost differences exist between clinics for reasons unrelated to quality \u2014 location, overheads, laboratory arrangements, volume. What matters is whether the low price is achieved by removing something: the examination stage, the temporaries, the try-in appointment, a named implant brand, or the aftercare route. Work through the checklist rather than the price list. A clinic that is cheaper and scores well on all six deal-breakers is simply cheaper.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/details>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================ 10. CTA ============================ -->\n<section class=\"ld-sec\" id=\"consultation\">\n  <div class=\"ld-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ld-cta\">\n      <h2>Ask us the hard ones first.<\/h2>\n      <p>Send the six deal-breaker questions to us before you send us a photograph. We will answer them in writing, and you can put the same six to every other clinic on your shortlist.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"ld-cta-btns\">\n        <a class=\"ld-btn ld-btn--wa\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/905304114323?text=I%27d%20like%20to%20ask%20the%20six%20checklist%20questions%20before%20booking\" rel=\"nofollow\">WhatsApp +90 530 411 43 23<\/a>\n        <a class=\"ld-btn ld-btn--light\" href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/contact\/#Consultation%20Form\">Request a consultation<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"ld-cta-fine\">LD Klinik \u00b7 \u00c7a\u011flayan Mah., Bar\u0131naklar Blv. No:42, Muratpa\u015fa, Antalya, T\u00fcrkiye \u00b7 Mon\u2013Sat 09:00\u201319:30 (TRT) \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:smile@ldklinik.com\" style=\"color:#7ED0DC\">smile@ldklinik.com<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-narrow\" style=\"margin-top:34px;text-align:center\">\n      <p class=\"ld-tnote\">Related guides: <a href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/cosmetic-dentistry-in-turkey\/\">Cosmetic dentistry in Turkey<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/dental-crowns-in-turkey\/\">Dental crowns in Turkey<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/dental-implant-full-mouth-implant\/\">Dental implants<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/prices\/\">Full price list<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/ldklinik.com\/our-doctors\/\">Our doctors<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ld-tags ld-narrow\" style=\"margin-top:22px;justify-content:center\">\n      <span class=\"ld-tag\">Choosing a dental clinic Turkey<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ld-tag\">Dental tourism checklist<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ld-tag\">Is dental work in Turkey safe<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ld-tag\">Turkey dental red flags<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ld-tag\">Questions to ask a clinic<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"ld-mobile-bar\">\n  <a class=\"ld-btn ld-btn--wa\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/905304114323?text=I%27d%20like%20to%20ask%20the%20six%20checklist%20questions%20before%20booking\" rel=\"nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>\n  <a class=\"ld-btn ld-btn--primary\" href=\"#scorecard\">Score a clinic<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n\/* ====================================================================\n   CLINIC SCORECARD\n   Runs entirely client-side. 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