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Practical answers on choosing an Antalya clinic, reading quotes and planning the trip. Reviewed by our implant surgeon.
Quotes and packages
What an Antalya dental package includes
Hotel, transfers, scans, extractions, temporary teeth: what Antalya dental packages usually include, what is extra and what to ask before booking.
Read →Bone graft or sinus lift on your quote
What “bone graft” and “sinus lift” lines on an Antalya implant quote mean, when they are decided, how they are priced, and how they change your timetable.
Read →How to compare two Antalya dental quotes
Two Antalya clinics, two very different prices. How to line up their quotes so you compare the same treatment, brand, materials, extras and guarantee.
Read →The implant brand on your Antalya quote
Why the implant brand on an Antalya quote matters for price, parts and UK aftercare, which brands Antalya clinics name, and what to ask before you agree.
Read →Clinic package hotel, or book your own?
Should you take the hotel in your Antalya clinic's package or book your own? Distance to the clinic, transfers, extra nights, companions and cost compared.
Read →Package price or itemised price?
All-in packages and per-item price lists compared: when each is cheaper, how to convert one into the other, and what Antalya clinics publish.
Read →Paying an Antalya dental clinic
How payment works at Antalya dental clinics: deposits, currency, card or cash, when the balance is due, cancellations and how to protect yourself.
Read →Reading an Antalya clinic guarantee
What “lifetime” and “5 years” really cover on an Antalya dental guarantee, the conditions you must meet, and how a claim works once you are back in the UK.
Read →What a good Antalya clinic website publishes
The facts a trustworthy Antalya dental clinic publishes: Ministry authorisation, named dentists, prices, implant brands, guarantee terms and address.
Read →Why your final price waits for the 3D scan
Why an implant quote from an X-ray is provisional, what the clinic's 3D (CBCT) scan can change, and how to protect your budget before you travel.
Read →Planning the trip
Antalya Airport to your dental clinic
Getting from Antalya Airport to your dental clinic: drive times to each clinic area, how clinic transfers work, arrival-day timing and what to have ready.
Read →Turkish public holidays and your appointments
Turkey's fixed national holidays and the two religious holidays that move each year, how they affect clinic hours and how to plan your dates.
Read →The best time of year for dental treatment in Antalya
Month-by-month Antalya weather from the Turkish State Meteorological Service, and how heat, rain, school holidays and the two-trip timetable affect your dates.
Read →Flying home after dental treatment in Antalya
Planning the flight home after dental treatment in Antalya: when to book, the last check, comfort on board and what to do if something feels wrong.
Read →How long to stay in Antalya, by treatment
How many nights you need in Antalya for implants, crowns, veneers and All-on-6, why implants need two trips, and how to add a buffer before flying.
Read →Lara, Konyaaltı or the city centre?
Antalya's three clinic areas compared for a dental trip: Lara side, city centre and Konyaaltı, with drive times, what each is like and who each suits.
Read →Travel insurance for dental treatment in Turkey
What GOV.UK says about insurance for treatment in Turkey, why your GHIC does not apply, and the questions to ask an insurer before a dental trip to Antalya.
Read →Travelling to Antalya with your medicines
Taking prescribed medicines to Turkey for dental treatment: what GOV.UK says, packing, paperwork, controlled medicines, dose timing and refills.
Read →What to pack for a dental trip to Antalya
A packing list for dental treatment in Antalya: documents, records, medicines, mouth care, comfortable clothes and what to keep in hand luggage.
Read →Treatment choices
CAD/CAM and on-site labs at Antalya clinics
What CAD/CAM design and an on-site dental lab mean for crowns and veneers in Antalya, and the questions that matter more than the machines.
Read →Choosing a clinic for implants versus veneers
Why the best Antalya clinic for implants may not be the best for veneers: different criteria, guarantees and questions, and how our rankings differ.
Read →Combining implants, crowns and veneers in one plan
When a plan mixes implants, crowns, veneers and whitening: the usual order of treatment, how the trips fit together, shade matching and what to ask.
Read →Implants in Antalya: one trip or two?
Why single implants and implant bridges usually need two trips to Antalya, what happens in the months between, temporary teeth, and how to plan both visits.
Read →Meet our top pick: Precious Dental
Precious Dental publishes this site and is our top pick. Where it is, who treats patients, its published prices, guarantees and reviews, with sources.
Read →A single implant in Antalya: is the trip worth it?
Is a single dental implant in Antalya worth two trips? The timetable, the full cost beyond the clinic bill, and when staying in the UK is simpler.
Read →Switching clinics between trips
Thinking of finishing treatment at a different Antalya clinic? Records, implant parts, guarantees and the questions to ask both clinics first.
Read →Whitening before crowns or veneers: why the order matters
Planning crowns or veneers in Antalya and want whiter teeth too? Why whitening comes first, how long to wait before shade matching, and what to ask the clinic.
Read →In Antalya
Dental treatment and a beach holiday in Antalya
How to combine dental treatment with a holiday in Antalya: holiday before or after, swimming, sun and alcohol after surgery, day trips, and where to stay.
Read →Soft food in Antalya after dental treatment
Turkish dishes that suit the days after implants, extractions or new teeth in Antalya: soups, yoghurt dishes, puddings and what to avoid, in plain English.
Read →Your first day in Antalya for treatment
What usually happens on arrival day and at the first clinic visit in Antalya: pick-up, hotel, the assessment, what to bring and how to use the evening.
Read →Get a free written plan from Precious Dental
Send an X-ray or a few photos. A dentist replies with a written, itemised plan and price you can compare with any clinic on this site.