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Competing with Europe in dental treatment, Turkey has also become a favorite of expats with a price advantage of up to 70%. Head Physician of the Surgical Group Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic Dt. Utku Can Usanmaz said, “We receive high demand from expatriates in Europe, especially Germany, Scandinavian countries, England, Australia and America.”

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Turkey increases its health tourism revenues with its specialist physicians, treatment methods with the latest technologies and the advantage of its geographical location. According to the data of the Ministry of Health, health expenditures, which were around 1% in 2002, reached 4.5% in 2020. In 2020, 388 thousand 150 foreign tourists and expatriates visited Turkey to receive health services and spent 548 million 882 thousand dollars. In the first quarter of this year, Turkey, which provided health services to 218,895 people from abroad, achieved an income of 393 million 688 thousand dollars. In the first quarter, there was a decrease of up to 80% in tourism expenditures such as culture, sports, education and package tours, while there was an increase of 4.7% in health expenditures. Stating that dental treatment is increasing its share in health tourism day by day, Surgical Group Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic Chief Physician Dt. Utku Can Usanmaz said, “We have the same technological opportunities and competence in dental treatment compared to Europe. In addition to the price advantage, we also created a doping effect in health tourism with services such as airport pick-up, accommodation and city tours.”

70% affordable compared to Europe

Stating that dental treatment in Turkey is 70% more affordable compared to Europe, Dt. Utku Can Usanmaz said, “Turkey stands out with dental implants and dental prostheses, as well as aesthetic dental treatments, smile design and whitening procedures. In addition to affordable and quality treatment, we have increased the satisfaction rate to 90% with the long-term guarantee we offer. Foreigners from many countries of the world, especially our expatriates, prefer our country for dental treatment.”

Turkey's geographical location provides an advantage

The geographical location of our country also supports the development of health tourism. Stating that expatriates have dental treatments during their annual visit to Turkey, Dt. Utku Can Usanmaz said, “Being a country of tourism has made our country a favorite place for dental treatments, especially for expatriates. The most preferred implant and prosthetic treatments require a long time. Expatriates also spend this time on vacation in our country or by visiting their relatives.”

Latest technologies shorten the treatment process

Noting that they shortened the treatment processes with the use of the most advanced technology equipment in dental treatment, Dt. Utku Can Usanmaz said, “Patients seek comfort in dental treatment as well as health. We plan 2 visits for our patients who come for implant treatment. In both we ask for a period of 5-7 days. We can complete aesthetic treatments such as smile design in 6 days. Stating that they apply All on Four and All on Six methods, which are the most preferred implant treatments, Dentist said, “We shorten the treatment process by using only 4 implants in patients who have lost all their teeth with the All on Four implant technique. With this technique, we fix the prosthesis on the implants and provide patients with high quality and long-lasting teeth.”