A friend is going to Turkey to the dentist
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325758)
Rockingham, Australia
November 28, 2022 4:57pm CST
The photo has no connection with the discussion. It’s Chopper, the blue heeler from our last house-sit. I love how dogs lie like this with their hindlegs straight out behind them. And his legs look ridiculously short here.
While Vince was out today, he went for a haircut. He goes to a barber’s shop which is run by Iranians and Yassar always cuts his hair. He is a mature-age apprentice and he and Vince always have a good chat.
Yassar needs major work done on one tooth. Because it is so expensive in Australia, he is flying to Turkey for a month and will have all his teeth brought up to scratch. This will be cheaper than having one really bad tooth fixed in Australia.
I am having trouble getting my head around all this. There is something wrong somewhere. Sometimes it seems there is no such thing as equality.
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Nov 22
I've heard stories of people going someplace like India for plastic surgery. They get a vacation and the surgery and it's cheaper than having it done at home. I don't understand it either.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
29 Nov 22
My husbands relatives who live in Alaska have to do the same thing. The plane tickets for a family of four, a hotel for a few days and turning it into a family vacation of site seeing as well as having the work done on their teeth is still cheaper then one visit for one of them at the local dentist.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Nov 22
Dental work is expensive here too, especially without insurance. I know quite a few people who had gone to Mexico for dental work, medicine, and get other procedures because there it is way cheaper. My friend from Japan who lives here still gets her dental work all done in Japan - says a yearly check up and cleaning amounts to only $20.
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Nov 22
I was told that crowning one of my teeth would cost thousands of dollars. Thank Heavens, I didn't need that procedure done!
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Nov 22
@kobesbuddy We've paid a lot over the years too.
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv We have dental coverage and even then, we'd have to fork out thousands of dollars!
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
1 Dec 22
Oh gosh good luck to him..I have read some bad tales about going to Turkey for that.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
2 Dec 22
@JudyEv Yes a few Irish guys went kaput..RIP and a woman getting some cosmetic surgery..not good RIP
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv - I have met people at my dentist's cabinet who went to Slovenia. As they want to do everything in very short time not to keep people at a hotel for weeks, the implants often fell because the bone has not enough time to adjust to the implant.
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@wolfgirl569 (95187)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Nov 22
I have heard of that stuff before too.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Nov 22
Hey, that is the second time I heard this. My stepson along with his wife, went to Turkey just recently for him to get his teeth fixed. Their daughter who is school age, stayed in Latvia to go to school. What is the deal with Turkey? My teeth are really bad but I can eat and some are original and I don't think for the rest of my life I will ever get them in order but that is OK with me as long as they don't bother me but of course, my stepson is still a young man and he needs good teeth,
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@arunima25 (85305)
• Bangalore, India
29 Nov 22
Chopper looks so relaxed and chill.
Such things even make me wonder. Health care systems around the world have a lot to improve. It's a huge disparity.
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@arunima25 (85305)
• Bangalore, India
30 Nov 22
@JudyEv Yes, equality and no discrimination are still big talks. Reality has a lot of contrasts.
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@Beestring (13320)
• Hong Kong
29 Nov 22
Dental work is also expensive here too. People have the option to do it at government run dental office. But the waiting time is long. Is there government run dental office in Australia which offers cheaper service?
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
29 Nov 22
I am glad he will get it all fixed up.All of his teeth, that is. I hope he also has some fun things to do in Turkey, or some family to visit.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Nov 22
I just hope the dentist isn't a cheap backyard guy who might do more harm than good. 
@FourWalls (62131)
• United States
29 Nov 22
That is astonishing that it’s cheaper to fly to Turkey and stay there for a month than to have the dental work “at home.”
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Nov 22
I have heard of people going to other countries to have surgery because it is cheaper than here in the United States. I don't get it either. What city in Turkey is the man going to have the procedure?
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
29 Nov 22
That's ridiculous! You shouldn't have to fly to another country to get affordable medical help.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Nov 22
The poor are getting worse and worse off in Australia. Many people seem very greedy here.
