Is there an alternative to turkey teeth for the perfect smile?

If you watch Love Island, follow the Kardashians, or know your way around TikTok and Instagram, there’s a good change you are confisdering cosmetic dentistry to get that perfect, pearly-white smile. But if you are considering turkey teeth, read on to find out how you can get the smile you want here in the UK, without the uncertainty of treatment in a foreign country, and without breaking open your piggy bank.

What’s all the fuss about?

If you’re not in the know, here’s the lowdown.

Turkey teeth have been all over the internet for a long time. People share their stories of getting cosmetic dental treatment for the perfect smile and combining it with a sunny holiday in Turkey. Why are they going abroad for treatment? Well, on the face of it, it’s cheaper, quicker, and easier than getting the cosmetic dentistry in the UK.

But, of course, like anything that looks too good to be true, there are some big potential downsides.

A recent BBC documentary uncovered that many people are receiving a mouthful of crowns when veneers would be far less invasive and just as effective. This can lead to serious
problems such as abscesses that require root canal work and, in the long term, potentially even the need for dentures. If you have your treatment in Turkey, it’s difficult to get problems followed up by the clinic, which is why UK dentists often find themselves picking up the pieces.

For you as a patient, post treatment problems are not only bad for your wellbeing but they can also mean paying again to put things right.

Get your smile in the UK

It may appear to be more expensive to get cosmetic dentistry treatments in the UK, but there are many advantages. Your UK dentist will advice you on the best course of the treatment, and your follow up appointments are all on your doorstep. Rather than the alternative option of filing down a set of healthy teeth and overlaying them with crowns, your dentist will ofer a sensible, safe, treatment that’s right for you, and meets with your objectives.

It’s worth bearing in mind that one UK dentist in the BBC documentary says:

“If I did 20 crowns on a 21-year-old for the purpose of improving colour, I would have my license revoked. I would be struck off.”

If that’s the case, it should make you question the wisdom of heading to a country you don’t know well for a treatment that UK dentists would consider bad for you.

When it comes to the cost of treatments, there are a number of options for payment. Choose a dentist that is partnered with us at Chrysalis Finance and you could spread the cost in monthly instalments. Most of our dentists offer interest free repayments over 12 months as well as other flexible payment terms.

A dentist you can trust

Here’s the most important thing: At Chrysalis, we accredit our partner clinics. This means we subject our them to stringent due diligence checks to ensure they are registered with the UK governing professional bodies and are up to date with specialist qualifications and training. We also check clinicians have appropriate insurance in place, for your protection.

These checks continue every year so that you have the assurance that any dentist partnered with Chrysalis is safe, professional and one of the best dentists in the UK.

If you are a dentist, the Chrysalis seal of approval is an accreditation that can reassure your patients and of course, it means you can offer them payment options that allow them to budget for their treatment sensibly.

Smile, because you’re in safe hands!

A beautiful smile isn’t the answer to everything but it does have the potential to make you feel more confident about yourself. If cosmetic dentistry is something you are considering, we urge you to do your research. In the same way, we do our research at Chrysalis Finance so that you can have confidence in our partner clinics. Find out more about how we choose our clinics, how you can apply for finance to spread the cost of your treatment and what we say in our Patient Promise, which puts you at the heart of how we do business.

Now, that’s something to make you smile!

If you are a dentist, and you want to be able to offer your patients payment options, contact us to find out more.