We settled on Luwi Dental out of many others for a few reasons. The first being able to speak on the phone with Aydogan (Aiden) to book a visit to a local Luwi Dental partner near Leicester for a full 3D x-ray and check up.
Whilst other Dental clinics in Turkey transfer you back and forth from a hotel to their clinic for treatment - Luwi Dental has everything in one place.
Luwi Dental resort has on-site private accomodation, a restaurant, Turkish bath, sauna spa, and swimming pool not to mention state of the art clinical facilities and Sheila, a lovely resident dog that enjoys relaxing with patients.
Several anxious "how do I? Or what about?" phone calls later to Aiden who put our minds at ease each time.
We arranged flights and provided the details to Aiden who ensured a private transfer met us (and another patient on the same flight as us!) at the airport and took us directly to the clinic where we were greeted with a traditional Turkish home cooked meal and relaxing evening company socialising in our new surroundings.
Shown to our rooms, each with a very comfortable bed, TV, high speed WiFi, air-conditioning/heating system and all important tea and coffee making facilities we settled in for the first night.
First a check up in the morning after breakfast in the restaurant, a further 3d x-ray and full tomography for the dental surgeon to review and finalise the dental plans with us.
Disaster struck, (we thought), an infection was found from the tomography that we thought would stop us progressing!
However the expert dental staff at Luwi Dental had a plan, they immediately prescribed a course of antibiotics and adjusted both the schedule and implant positioning plan to ensure the area in question was left alone to be treated.
(I've read so many stories where an infection was found and someone had to go home, or worse, the treatment went ahead and complications arise!)
Everything was explained in English to us by bi-lingual staff, genuinely caring people who navigated the usual patient nerves and apprehension with ease (and some Turkish tea helped).
The following evening (to let the antibiotics kick in) we met with the dental surgeon. The remaining teeth were extracted, new implants inserted under local anaesthetic with a follow up tomography taken to ensure correct placement.
My mother (the patient) remarked that she felt no pain throughout the surgery, the dental surgeon was very careful and checked with her frequently to ensure she was comfortable.
Precautionary pain relief, and a medicinal mouthwash provided together with instruction to rest for the evening and a check up the following day confirmed all was looking good and starting to heal.
A very comforting thing about Luwi Dental is that you can rest on comfortable sofas in the main clinic lounge, have a cup (or 3) of Turkish tea, and chat with other patients and staff (and fuss Sheila the dog) openly.
The following day a further check up on healing, and a detailed mould taken for temporary crowns to be constructed. The option of dentures was available too but we preferred the temporary teeth approach.
Two days later the lab had completed the creation of the temporary teeth and the gifted dentist who had been with us throughout fitted them, and adjusted them to suit. A perfectionist, they were in and out twice until he was happy they were perfectly positioned.
With another day and a half of relaxing and bedding in of the temporary teeth, we were once again taken by private transfer back to the airport for our flight home to let the healing process complete for 12 weeks before we have a check up in the Leicester clinic and return to Turkey for the permanent teeth to be placed.
Luwi Dental throughout provided comfort and reassurance, anything that was needed was just an ask away. Luwi Dental has aspirations to develop their offering, adding more facilities and comforts for their patients whilst continuing to offer exceptional clinical services.
The staff really are fantastic, nothing is too much trouble just ask.
