Dental Tourism

Should the NHS pick up the pieces when ‘Turkey teeth’ go wrong?

Neel Kothari considers whether NHS dentists in the UK are obliged, or even able, to step in when overseas ‘Turkey…

Columnists

News you’ve missed this week – 15 February 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Dental tourism: who is responsible for the ‘burden of patient decision’?

Dentists explore where responsibility for any consequences of dental tourism lies, including whether patients should have the right to sick…

Dentistry

‘Turkey teeth’ treatment: employer found liable for sick pay during procedure

A company in Northern Ireland was forced to pay sick leave to an employee while she travelled for and recovered…

Cosmetic Dentistry

Beware of language barriers, dental tourists warned

People are being warned of the dangers that language barriers could hold when traveling abroad for dental treatment. This is…

Dentistry

Core Strengths – the ethical challenges with dental tourism

Catherine Rutland explores the ethical dilemmas dentists face when a patient walks into a practice with problems linked to dental…

Dentistry

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Patient flies to Nepal to get five fillings amidst NHS dental crisis

A patient has detailed his decision to jet over to Nepal to fix his dental decay after failing to secure…

Dentistry

‘There’s a lot of stuff I didn’t know’: Love Island’s Jack Fincham on his ‘Turkey teeth’

Jack Fincham regrets getting ‘Turkey teeth’ and spoke out about the dangers of seeking popular treatments abroad. Jack Fincham –…

Dentistry

Dental tourism: nine in 10 dentists have treated patients who travelled abroad for treatment

More than 90% of dentists report that they have examined patients who had undergone dental treatment abroad.  In a new…

Dentistry

9 April 2022 – dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Sara Hurley CDO…

Dentistry

What can we learn from dental tourism?

After visiting Cancun, Mexico, Jana Denzel reflects on dental tourism and what practices in the UK can take away from…

Dentistry

The impact of social media on cosmetic dentistry

With a growing demand for a ‘celebrity smile’, Jenita Radhakissoon explores the responsibility of clinicians to educate their patients. In…

Cosmetic Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Patient with chloroform,…

Dentistry