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Our standards

How we choose clinics, and what gets one dropped.

Turkey has excellent dental clinics and some that should be avoided. Here are the standards a clinic has to meet before we’ll send anyone there, and how we keep checking once they do.

Last updated 4 October 2026 · Written by the Smile Advocates team · How we write our guides

Clinic scorecard

Partner clinicVisited in person6 / 6
  • Ministry of Health licence
  • Named, qualified dentists
  • CT or X-ray based plans
  • Fixed, written quotes
  • Written warranty terms
  • Records handed over in English

Miss one, and we don’t send patients there.

Our standards

  • Licensed and authorised. Licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Health and authorised to treat international patients.
  • Named, qualified dentists. You know who will treat you and their qualifications, and surgery is done by dentists experienced in that procedure.
  • Plans based on proper diagnostics. X-rays or CT scans, not a guess from a selfie.
  • Written, all-inclusive quotes. Materials and implant brands named, nothing added on arrival.
  • Written warranty and remedial terms. Including who pays for corrective work, flights and hotel if needed.
  • Full records in English. X-rays, notes and implant details handed over before you fly home.

How we check

  • We visit every clinic in person before working with them
  • We check their licences and the qualifications of the treating dentists
  • We review how they plan cases, and the materials and implant systems they use
  • We agree the warranty and remedial terms in writing before sending any patient
  • We follow up with every patient, and what patients tell us shapes who we keep working with

Matching you to the right clinic

The right clinic depends on your case. A zygomatic case needs a different surgeon from a set of veneers. We send your details only to clinics that do your treatment regularly, and you see each clinic’s name, the treating dentist and their terms in your quote before you decide.

What gets a clinic dropped

  • Changing an agreed price without a clinical reason the patient has agreed to
  • Pressuring patients to decide or start treatment on the day
  • Recommending more treatment than a case needs, such as crowns on healthy teeth for cosmetic reasons
  • Not honouring warranty or remedial terms
  • Not handing over records

Tell us if something isn't right

If anything about your clinic doesn’t match what you were promised, tell us straight away. We’ll take it up with them, and it affects whether we keep working with them.