Fear nothing- little pain, no hassle and everything is real!
Dentavita is now (after the experience) trusted explicitly. From pre-treatment in the UK, through arrangements before arrival to treatment (especially) and departure at the airport.
Dr Berk and his admin of 2 See you at a professional imaging center in London, where your xray is discussed and treatment is summarised (my wife has implants and crowns (4 missing molars in 3 areas - 2 up 1 down) and the explanation of treatment is goid with a very precise fixing of implants - the precision is true and little pain is felt - really!
You get a quoted price, this is 30-40% of what you pay in the UK. It was implant cost x number plus crown price x qty. Included is car transfers (Airport-hotel-clinic-hotel-airport) plus single occupancy at a 4* hotel (Me and 2 kids accompanied my wife and paid an upgrade to suite - subject to availability).
You pay a deposit over bank transfer to secure your treatment, don't worry about anything (except the bank details in Turkey needed phone banking and a very patient customer service Reading the 100 odd characters), you get a receipt in Turkish - use a unique ref you can see that in the details).
We took cash to avoid local card charges ; you must pay in full before treatment - there is no concern when you arrive in their brand new clinic - very spacious, good coffee, tea and water.
Treatment was 3 visits on consecutive days, there is a lot of waiting (15 hours total with 3 of these for treatment) - there is good wi-fi and a mall in the modern and new complex.
The support staff are excellent, 3 good English speakers (2 of the admin in the pre-treatment are in the clinic) ; others speak basic admin English, good enough to be understood about most things).
The surgery rooms are new with high tech equipment and Netflix! There seem to be 3 main dentists Dr Berk did the teeth removal and the implants, other fitting measuring was by other dentists and assistants.
The pain comes from teeth removal, but you are given local anaesthetic, my wife usually needs me to accompany her, but here, there is no need - (not sure it's possible?) %You are given ice packs and gauze if you need it - my wife had wisdom teeth removed. You stop at a pharmacy to collect pain killer and antibiotics at lowest cost - (you need prescription in Turkey).
The driving team of 3 (it seems) don't speak English, but communicate in very basic English about pick up times over WhatsApp. The 2 cars and 1 van are new and comfortable. There are a lot of patients and family in the cars, one trip we were 4 in the back of a car - the trip is 20-30 minutes depending on traffic. The earliest we were picked up was 10am and latest drop off was 7:30pm. These guys do the airport runs too. Collection was a bit clunky, make sure you have roaming data, as drivers use WhatsApp.
The hotel is good, close to a large shopping mall. You'll need soft food, a short 5 min walk, turn right out of hotel and right again, there is a very nice cafe serving local food, good price, very clean and tasty. Hotel has local breakfast and on arrival we used the adjacent pizza place also good. The upgrade price was reasonable for 4* suite (2dbl + 2 singles 2 showers and 2 toilets - these are limited).
Dentavita, Dr burk and his team and the support staff, in a new clinic, make for a very safe, professional and relatively pain free experience. My wife is over-the-moon with her teeth, they matched well and fitted so effortlessly, she even wondered about no screwing on the crowns, they are fixed (cemented) and you get a lifetime guatentee for the implants, each one has a manufacturing ref tag which you get when your done.
I don't rate places perfect, normally... But I do for Dentavita, as given the huge cost saving, the superb treatments and overall excellent pre and post care they deserve the 5*. Be patient, trust the transactions - we paid cash at the clinic and trust Dr Burk and his team and you will get your new smile you need. At a good price.