Istanbul clinics list dental bonding at TL5,000 to TL8,000 a tooth on WhatClinic (WhatClinic), roughly €90 to €145 at the ECB rate of 28 October 2026 (ECB), and one Bookimed listing says around €130 a tooth (Bookimed listing for Hospitadent). Irish clinics publish €125 to €800 a tooth, median €250, and the lowest Irish prices are €125 in Cavan and Galway (our survey). For six teeth, the gap is a few hundred euro before flights, and a repair in year three happens wherever you are.
Clinic prices re-read on each clinic's own website on 29 October 2026. Every figure links to its source.
Key points
| Where | Published price per tooth | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Uzmanlar, Istanbul | From TL5,569 (about €100) | WhatClinic |
| Dentatur, Istanbul | From TL6,973 (about €125) | WhatClinic |
| Uniq Smile, Istanbul | TL5,000 to TL8,000 (about €90 to about €145) | WhatClinic |
| Hospitadent, Istanbul | "Around €130 per tooth"; table shows $120 to $230 | Bookimed, prices updated 29 March 2025 |
| Ireland, 75 clinics | €125 to €800, median €250 | Our survey, September 2026 |
| Lowest in Ireland | €125 (Cootehill, Monaghan and Oranmore), €130 (Swords) | Cost page |
Lira converted at the European Central Bank reference rate of 28 October 2026, €1 = TL55.4846 (ECB), rounded to the nearest €5. The lira moves; recheck before you book. These are listings on booking platforms, not the clinics' own pages, and the platforms say prices depend on the case.
At the Istanbul listings, six teeth of bonding comes to roughly €540 to €870. At the Irish median it's about €1,500; at the lowest-priced Irish clinics it's about €750. So the saving on the dental work itself is somewhere between nothing and about €950, before flights, accommodation and days off. That is a different sum from the one people see for implants or a full set of porcelain veneers, where Irish prices run into thousands per tooth and the gap is wide. Bonding is one of the cheaper treatments at home, so the travel eats most of the difference.
The Dental Council, which keeps the Register of Dentists in Ireland, published guidance on choosing a dentist at home or abroad (Dental Council). Its points for treatment abroad, in short:
Its warning on the legal side: if complications arise, "legal recourse may be limited or difficult to obtain". In Ireland you can check any dentist on the Dental Council's Register of Dentists (Dental Council).
Revenue allows relief on non-routine dental treatment carried out outside Ireland, provided the dentist is qualified under that country's laws, and the Med 2 still has to be completed by the dentist (Revenue). Veneers and Rembrandt-type etched fillings are on the list; routine fillings aren't. Whether bonding is certified under that heading is for the dentist.
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Free smile previewIstanbul clinics on WhatClinic list dental bonding from TL5,569 to TL8,000 a tooth, about €100 to €145 at the ECB rate of 28 October 2026, and one Bookimed listing says around €130 (WhatClinic, Bookimed listing for Hospitadent).
Less than for implants or porcelain veneers. Six teeth comes to roughly €540 to €870 in Istanbul before travel, against about €1,500 at the Irish median and about €750 at the lowest-priced Irish clinics.
An Irish dentist can repair it, as a new patient at their own price, and a warranty from the clinic abroad depends on going back. The Dental Council's guidance says to agree in advance who pays for remedial work and whether it can be done at home.
The Dental Council's advice is to find out whether the country you're travelling to has a regulatory body like the Dental Council and whether registration is compulsory there, and to check indemnity insurance and qualifications.
Revenue allows relief on non-routine dental treatment outside Ireland if the dentist is qualified under that country's laws, with a Med 2 completed by the dentist. Routine fillings don't qualify.
Prices and facts on this page were checked against these published pages on 29 October 2026. We are not affiliated with any clinic or organisation listed.