An NHS dentist has issued a warning to health tourists that they will be on their own if their "Turkey teeth" go wrong, because surgeries in the UK will be unable to help them.
Birmingham Live reports that Vijay Sudra said he begged a patient not to go to Turkey for surgery and told them: "I can't help you if it goes wrong." And he said it was a tragedy that the "broken and absolutely bonkers" NHS dental system was forcing patients to go abroad to have their teeth fixed.
The owner of the Shard End Dental Practice in Birmingham said UK dentists would not fix issues which may arise from patients having veneers in another country for fear of being held liable for any damage caused. But a woman who had been visiting his practice for more than 30 years told him she was considering it.
