The clinic
Ballıpınar Dental, Antalya
Dental Journey Turkey is run by this clinic. We list UK practices because we think you should compare properly — but we are not a neutral directory, and this page is where we say exactly what we are.
Photographs of our own clinic in Antalya. No stock imagery, and no patient is identifiable in any of them.
UK consultation first
We see you in person in the UK before you book anything.
Written guarantee
In writing, with the cover and duration stated.
Fixed price
Agreed before you fly. No mid-treatment surprises.
In short
- Ballıpınar Dental is a dental clinic in Antalya, Türkiye, treating patients who travel from the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
- It publishes 18 named clinicians, each with a university and a year of qualification against their name. 8 hold a recognised specialisation — 4 oral and maxillofacial surgeons, 2 orthodontists, 1 periodontist and 1 endodontist.
- Travel and coordination for international patients is handled by Ballıpınar VİP Travel Uluslararası Sağlık Turizmi A.Ş., holder of health-tourism authorisation certificate AK-1677 from USHAŞ, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health.
- Every patient is examined in person in the UK before anything is booked, and receives a written plan with a fixed price and a written guarantee.
- The same clinic publishes this UK directory. The practices listed in it are competitors, they pay nothing, and none of them is affiliated with us.
What we do
We are a dental clinic in Antalya treating patients who travel from the UK and elsewhere in Europe. The treatments we cover are implants, full-arch implant work, veneers, crowns, smile design and whitening — the pages on this site describe each one and what it costs.
How we are different from most clinics you will find
We examine you in the UK before you book anything. Not a video call, not a photograph — an examination, in person, with scans where the treatment needs them. It is the step that turns an estimate into a plan, and it is the step almost nobody else in this market offers.
It also means we sometimes tell people not to come. If your case is better handled by a dentist who can see you every few weeks, that is what we will say.
The UK side is not a phone number. There is a London office and a London aftercare clinic, and consultation days in Newcastle, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh — so both the first appointment and the follow-up can happen without a flight. The free meet-ups are here.
The team
Who would actually be treating you
Not "our expert team" — 18 people with names, specialisations, universities and qualification years published against them. Take any one of them and check it.
Uzm. Dt. Onur GüneşOral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Uzm. Dt. Gülçin YıldırımOrthodontist
Uzm. Dt. Yüksel ErenEndodontist
Uzm. Dt. Mustafa Burak DemirciPeriodontist
Uzm. Dt. Fatma Merve GökçeOral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Uzm. Dt. Anıl ÇomrukOral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dt. Sevgi BudakDentist
Dt. Yiğit ÇankayaDentist
| Clinician | Specialisation | University | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uzm. Dt. Onur Güneş | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Ankara University | 2008 |
| Uzm. Dt. Gülçin Yıldırım | Orthodontist | İstanbul University | 2008 |
| Uzm. Dt. Yüksel Eren | Endodontist | İstanbul University | 2013 |
| Uzm. Dt. Hakan Keklik | Orthodontist | Kırıkkale University | 2015 |
| Uzm. Dt. Mustafa Burak Demirci | Periodontist | Karadeniz Technical University | 2015 |
| Uzm. Dt. Fatma Merve Gökçe | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Ege University | 2016 |
| Uzm. Dt. Anıl Çomruk | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Hacettepe University | 2019 |
| Uzm. Dt. Nur Eylem Çiçek | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Çukurova University | 2020 |
| Dt. Nevzat Ballıpınar | Dentist | Ege University | 1978 |
| Dt. Begüm Hande Yazılıkaya | Dentist | Hacettepe University | 2014 |
| Dt. Sevgi Budak | Dentist | İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University | 2018 |
| Dt. Yiğit Çankaya | Dentist | Süleyman Demirel University | 2019 |
| Dt. Özlem Domurcuk | Dentist | Kırıkkale University | 2023 |
| Dt. Gizem Altaş | Dentist | İstanbul Medipol University | 2024 |
| Dt. Çağdaş Uğurlu | Dentist | Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University | 2024 |
| Dt. Gizem Ünal | Dentist | İstanbul Kent University | 2024 |
| Dt. Tuğçe Barlas | Dentist | Biruni University | 2024 |
| Dt. Nurbanu Bayraklı | Dentist | Kocaeli Health and Technology University | 2025 |
Licensing
What is authorised, and by whom
Stated precisely, because a trust badge that turns out to belong to somebody else is worse than no badge.
International patient travel and coordination is handled by Ballıpınar VİP Travel Uluslararası Sağlık Turizmi A.Ş., which holds health-tourism authorisation certificate AK-1677, issued by USHAŞ, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health on 22 April 2026 for international health tourism intermediary services. It has a number, which is the point — a badge nobody can check is worth nothing the first time somebody asks.
What that certificate covers is the journey: arranging travel, transfers and accommodation for international patients. It does not say anything about who performs the dentistry, and we are not going to let it look as though it does. Dentistry in Türkiye is regulated by the Turkish Ministry of Health, and the clinicians listed above are registered to practise there.
The clinic holds its own authorisation as a treating institution: ST-5530, issued to Özel Ballıpınar Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği by USHAŞ, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health on 20 June 2025. That is the certificate that covers the dentistry. It is reproduced below with the Ministry's own verification code, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
One thing this page will not do is imply UK regulation. The General Dental Council registers dentists practising in Britain, and its remit does not extend to treatment carried out abroad — a real difference between the two options, and one we would rather you weighed than discovered.
How old the clinic is, and how we say it
Ballıpınar publishes over 50 years of practice and more than one million treatments — as published by the clinic at ballipinar.net. Those are the clinic's own figures and we report them rather than asserting them, because we cannot audit either. What is corroborated inside this site is the team list above: its earliest listed clinician qualified in 1978.
How it works
What treating with us actually looks like
Seven steps, two of them in the UK. Nothing is booked until you have a written plan with a fixed price in front of you.
Send us photos and any X-rays you have
OnlineA few photos of your teeth and whatever your UK dentist has already given you. We come back with an idea of what's possible and a ballpark cost — free, and with no obligation to go further.
See us in person in the UK
In the UKWe examine you face to face at a clinic in the UK before anything is booked. It's the step that lets us plan properly rather than guess from a photograph, and it means you meet someone before you commit to flying.
Get a written plan with a fixed price
In the UKTooth by tooth: what's being done, which materials, how many trips, and what the total is. Nothing on it changes once you've agreed it, and anything not included is listed as not included.
Fly to Antalya
In AntalyaYou book the flights; we arrange the airport transfer and hotel. Your coordinator has your schedule and meets you on arrival.
Treatment at the clinic
In AntalyaCarried out by the dental team at Ballıpınar in Antalya, to the plan you signed off. Your coordinator stays with you across appointments.
Recover — and see something of Antalya
In AntalyaMost treatments leave gaps between appointments. How you spend them is up to you; we'll tell you honestly what your mouth will be up to in that first week.
Follow-up and guarantee
In AntalyaA check-in after you're home, a UK point of contact, and a written guarantee that spells out what's covered and for how long.
Treatments
What we treat, and how long it takes
- Dental ImplantsTwo trips. Roughly 3–5 days for placement, then 3–7 days for the crown after healing — usually 3–6 months apart.
- VeneersOne trip, usually 5–7 days from preparation to fitting.
- All-on-4 ImplantsTwo trips. Around 7–10 days for surgery and the temporary bridge, then 5–7 days for the final bridge 3–6 months later.
- All-on-6 ImplantsTwo trips. Around 7–10 days for surgery, then 5–7 days for the final bridge 3–6 months later.
- Hollywood SmileOne trip, usually 6–8 days.
- Dental CrownsOne trip, usually 5–7 days.
- Teeth WhiteningOne trip, 1–3 days — often combined with other treatment.
What each one costs, with the UK figures and their sources, is on the price comparison page.
Questions about the clinic
Who is Ballıpınar Dental?
A dental clinic in Antalya, Türkiye, treating patients who travel from the UK and elsewhere in Europe. The clinic publishes 18 named clinicians with the university and year of qualification against each; 8 of them hold a recognised specialisation. It also publishes this directory of UK dental practices, which is why every page here says plainly that the site is not neutral.
Who would actually be treating me?
One of 18 named clinicians, depending on the work. Surgery is done by the oral and maxillofacial surgeons, gum treatment by the periodontist, root canal work by the endodontist. The full list — name, specialisation, university and year — is published on this page rather than summarised as "our expert team".
Is the clinic licensed?
Two separate authorisations, and it is worth knowing which is which. The clinic itself holds International Health Tourism Authorisation ST-5530, issued to Özel Ballıpınar Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği by USHAŞ, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health on 20 June 2025 — that is the one covering the dentistry, and the certificate is reproduced on this page with the Ministry's verification code. Travel and coordination are handled by Ballıpınar VİP Travel Uluslararası Sağlık Turizmi A.Ş., which holds its own intermediary certificate AK-1677. An intermediary licence says nothing about who performs treatment, so we do not let one stand in for the other.
How long has the clinic been going?
Ballıpınar publishes over 50 years of practice and more than one million treatments — as published by the clinic at ballipinar.net. We report those figures rather than assert them, because we cannot audit them. What is corroborated here is the team list: its earliest listed clinician qualified in 1978.
Do I have to fly out to be seen?
No, and you should not. Every patient is examined in person in the UK first — there are consultation days in Newcastle, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh, a London office and a London aftercare clinic. Treatment in Antalya only happens after a written plan with a fixed price has been agreed.
What happens when I land in Antalya?
You are met at the airport. In the clinic's own words: "Our transfer team will be waiting for you at Antalya Airport. Your journey is over — leave the rest to us." The meeting point is sent to you before you travel, along with your hotel confirmation, so nobody arrives in a foreign airport working out what to do next.
Will you ever tell me not to come?
Yes. If your case is better handled by a dentist who can see you every few weeks, or the work is small enough that two flights and a hotel swallow the saving, that is what you will be told. A patient turned away honestly costs us nothing; a patient who arrives on a plan that never made sense costs us everything.
No obligation
Find out what your treatment would actually cost
Send us a few details and we'll come back within a working day with what's involved and what it costs. We examine you in the UK before anything is booked.
We'll tell you if you're better off treated at home.