Albania and Türkiye are the two destinations most chosen by Italians for dental tourism, and prices are in similar ranges. If budget were the only criterion, it would be a tie. It is not: flight times, the number of trips, the ease of returning for a check-up and the type of language assistance change. Let's see them one by one.
The journey: 1 hour versus 3
Tirana is approximately 1 hour flight from Bari, Rome or Milan, with frequent and cheap direct flights; there is also night ferry from Bari. Istanbul or Antalya require 3 hours or more, often at inconvenient times. It's not a detail: implantology generally requires two trips, plus any checks, and each trip to Türkiye "costs" a full day there and back. The details of our route are in how many trips are needed.
Prices: same range, pay attention to the thresholds
Both destinations offer savings of 50–70% compared to Italy. Turkey has slightly lower costs on some items, but the difference narrows when considering more expensive flights and longer stays. Our references: plant from €350 (list €600), zirconium crown €250, veneers from €280 — with flight, 4★ hotel and transfers included in the package, items that in Türkiye are often your responsibility.
The clinic model: smile factories vs clinics on a human scale
In Turkey, dental tourism is dominated by large, high-volume facilities, where the risk - reported several times by the international press - is of becoming a number: compressed times, prosthetics delivered too quickly, doctors who change at every visit. There are also excellent Turkish clinics, but they must be looked for carefully. Our model is different by choice: a clinic, a responsible doctor (Dr. Ledjo Kapaj), an Italian coordinator who follows you from the first contact to the follow-up, since 2014.
The follow-up: the difference you see afterwards
This is where distance weighs most. A 6-month check-up or a small prosthetic touch-up from Tirana is a one-hour flight; from Istanbul it's a journey. Ours remote follow-up reduces returns to a minimum, but when they are needed, they are needed easy. We invite you to read about this how our guarantee works and the page how it works.
