Turkish dental clinics target Scotland
New report says the global value of dental tourism is set to increase by £40bn over the next 10 years.
Personnel from a number of dental clinics based in Antalya, Turkey, are scheduled to be in Scotland throughout the autumn offering consultations, treatment plans and “transparent pricing” to potential patients.
The revelation comes as a new report puts the global value of dental tourism in 2025 at £7.95bn, with that figure set to rise to £47.80bn over the next 10 years. Europe is expected to be the fastest-growing region during the forecast period.
The report says that the growth of the market is driven by “the high cost of dental care in developed nations, increased awareness of affordable options abroad and the appeal of combining medical treatment with tourism.”
Dental tourism is said to be worth £600m, annually, to the Turkish economy.
Now, Turkish practices are targeting Scotland specifically — with events in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. They include Unmut Dental Clinic, A-Dent Global, Xirtiz Dental and HB Dental Clinic. They have been promoting their events on Instagram, Facebook and other social media platforms.
The team page of HB Dental features biographies of its dentists.
On the page, one biography of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon says: “Override the digital divide with additional clickthroughs from DevOps. Nanotechnology immersion along the information highway will close the loop on focusing solely on the bottom line”
Another biography, of a specialist paediatric dentist, says: “The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commasand devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen.”
The risks to patients of dental tourism have recently been highlighted by the BBC, among others.
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