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Treatment abroad

Turkey teeth

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  • Dentists are facing increasing numbers of patients attending having had treatment abroad.

  • Patients should be warned about the risks before they go abroad and the likelihood that they will not get treatment back in the UK if their treatment fails.

  • Record-keeping is key to ensure that no liability falls to the treating dentist if emergency care or remedial treatment is undertaken.

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Reference

  1. General Dental Council. Going abroad for your dental treatment? Available at https://www.gdc-uk.org/standards-guidance/information-for-patients-public/going-abroad-for-dental-treatment (accessed September 2023).

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  1. General Dental Practitioner and Head of BDA Indemnity, London, United Kingdom

    Len D´Cruz

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Correspondence to Len D´Cruz.

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D´Cruz, L. Turkey teeth. Br Dent J 235, 801 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-6500-7

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