Cancer survivor faces £22,000 bill after Turkish dental treatment fails

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

A Hertfordshire cancer survivor says a dentist in Turkey removed eight teeth without explanation, leaving her with £22,000 in corrective costs.

Sarah Watson from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, travelled to Turkey for dental work after undergoing 18 rounds of radiotherapy for cancer, which caused her teeth to 'crumble'. She paid £3,200 cash for the treatment.

The Turkish dentist removed eight of her teeth without explanation and fitted a temporary bridge. Watson says the dentist spoke almost no English and communication was handled by a translator who worked at the clinic. After returning home, she discovered the extent of the damage: rotting flesh in her gums and cement left in the extraction sites.

Her husband's dentist found her gums were severely damaged. Watson was told corrective treatment would cost £22,000 and could take nearly three years, with weekly five-hour appointments. Without it, she faced the prospect of dentures for life. Watson, in her mid-50s, said she could not imagine living with dentures at that age.

How it is being reported

• Cancer survivor faces £22,000 dental bill after treatment in Turkey goes wrongA cancer survivor from Hertfordshire says she was left with a £22,000 dental bill and "rotting gums" after treatment in Turkey went wrong.Herts Advertiser · 24 Oct, 12:41
• Cancer survivor faces £22,000 dental bill after treatment in Turkey goes wrongA cancer survivor from Hertfordshire says she was left with a £22,000 dental bill and "rotting gums" after treatment in Turkey went wrong.The Comet · 24 Oct, 12:41

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