All-on-6 in Türkiye for Ukrainian patients

This guide has a Ukrainian edition because Ukrainian readers are among those who contact clinics in Antalya. Some still live in Ukraine; many now live in Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and other European countries. The practical questions depend on where you live: which document you can travel with, what your health cover will contribute, and how to make sure a dentist at home can look after the implants later. This article covers each, using official sources as published in October 2026.

Entering Türkiye

According to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukrainian citizens are exempt from visas for travel to Türkiye of up to 90 days, with ordinary, diplomatic and service passports. That is long enough for either trip of an All-on-6 treatment.

Türkiye and Ukraine agreed in 2017 that citizens could travel between the two countries with ID cards that contain a contactless chip. The Turkish Ministry’s current wording is specific: Ukrainian nationals may use valid biometric identity cards for direct travel from Ukraine to Türkiye. Since Ukrainian airspace has been closed to civilian flights since 2022, most journeys now start in another country. If you are flying from Warsaw, Kraków, Berlin or elsewhere, check with the airline and the Turkish consulate whether your ID card is enough or whether you need your international passport, and check the validity of whichever document you use. Our article on travelling with an ID card or passport explains what to look for.

If you live in an EU country

Ukrainians who moved to EU countries after February 2022 generally live there under temporary protection, which the European Commission describes as including access to medical care in the host country. In practice, that means the host country’s health system and its rules. Those rules rarely help with implants:

• In Poland, the National Health Fund (NFZ) does not fund implants in standard cases; it funds removable dentures. See patients from Poland.
• In Germany, statutory insurers do not pay for implants except in rare exceptional cases, and do not pay the denture subsidy for work done in Türkiye. See patients from Germany.
• Elsewhere, ask your health insurer in writing before you plan treatment abroad.

The European Health Insurance Card, if you have one, is not valid in Türkiye, and it never covers travel for the purpose of treatment. See why the EHIC does not cover Türkiye.

If you live in Ukraine

Dental implant treatment in Ukraine is generally a private service, as it is in most of Europe. If you are comparing a Ukrainian quote with one from Antalya, compare the same items: number and brand of implants, material of the final bridge, temporary teeth, extractions, imaging, guarantee and the number of trips. Travel from Ukraine to Antalya currently involves a land journey to a neighbouring country and a flight, so allow for the time and cost of that, twice.

Language

This guide explains the treatment in Ukrainian so that you understand what is involved before you speak to anyone. At the clinic, consultations and documents may be in another language. Ask in advance which languages the clinic can provide your plan and consent forms in, and whether an interpreter can join the consultation. Many Ukrainians are comfortable in English or Polish as well; if so, ask for documents in the language your dentist at home will read. Our article on treatment in a language that is not your own has practical steps, and the glossary of Turkish terms helps with words you may see on forms.

Is All-on-6 right for you?

All-on-6 is a fixed bridge of teeth on six implants per jaw. It suits people who have lost most or all teeth in a jaw, or whose remaining teeth cannot be saved, and who have enough bone for implants. Stress, interrupted dental care and difficult years can all affect teeth and gums, and many people put dental problems aside. A panoramic X-ray is the starting point: it shows the bone and the remaining teeth, and a dentist can tell you whether All-on-6 is realistic or whether something smaller would do. See who All-on-6 is for.

Cost and what is included

Precious Dental publishes one price for All-on-6 on both jaws: £6,500, in pounds sterling. It includes implants, zirconia teeth on a titanium bar, temporary teeth, extractions, X-rays, medication, hotel nights on both trips (4 and 5) and transfers between the airport, hotel and clinic. Flights are not included. The cost chapter, available in Ukrainian, explains what is and is not included.

Records and aftercare

Whether you live in Ukraine or elsewhere in Europe, a local dentist will do your check-ups after treatment. Bring home the implant passport with the brand, type and size of each implant, details of the abutments and screws, copies of X-rays and scans, and a description of the bridge. Precious Dental uses MegaGen, Neodent or Straumann implants, which are used widely in Europe. If you live in an EU country, you also have the right to copies of your records from your dentist there; see your dental records under GDPR.

Your Ukrainian dental records

If you had dental treatment in Ukraine before moving, X-rays and records there may still be useful, for example to show when teeth were lost or what treatment was done. If you can obtain them, keep them with your other documents. A clinic will still need a recent X-ray, because bone and teeth change over time.

If you now live in an EU country and see a dentist there, you can ask for copies of your records under the GDPR. The first copy should be free. See your dental records under GDPR.

A worked example from Poland

Many Ukrainian readers live in Poland. A typical preparation might look like this:

1. Ask your dentist in Poland for a recent panoramic X-ray and a copy of your records.
2. Send the X-ray to the clinic and ask for an itemised written plan, in a language you read well.
3. Check which travel document you will use. If you plan to travel with an ID card, confirm the rules for travel from Poland with the airline and the Turkish consulate; otherwise use your international passport.
4. Check that your residence documents in Poland allow you to leave and return as you plan.
5. Ask your dentist in Poland whether they will do check-ups afterwards.
6. Keep invoices, the implant passport and imaging together.

Leaving and returning to your host country

If you live in an EU country under temporary protection or another residence status, check before you travel that your documents allow you to leave and come back without difficulty. Rules differ by country and by status, and they have changed since 2022. The authority that issued your residence document is the right place to ask.

Money and payment

Precious Dental publishes its prices in pounds sterling. If you pay from a Ukrainian, Polish or other account, ask your bank how foreign currency payments are converted and what it charges, and keep proof of every payment.

In short

• Ukrainians can visit Türkiye visa-free for up to 90 days. Biometric ID cards are for direct travel from Ukraine; check your document if you travel from elsewhere.
• If you live in an EU country, your health cover follows that country’s rules, which rarely include implants.
• Ask which languages your plan and documents can be provided in.
• Bring complete records home for your local dentist.

Read why we recommend Precious Dental, or send us an X-ray for a written opinion.

Questions readers ask

Can I enter Türkiye with my Ukrainian ID card?

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Ukrainian nationals may use valid biometric identity cards for direct travel from Ukraine to Türkiye. If you are travelling from another country, check with your airline and the Turkish consulate whether you need your international passport.

How long can I stay?

Ukrainian citizens are exempt from visas for travel up to 90 days, according to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. That is enough for either trip of an All-on-6 treatment.

I live in Poland or Germany under temporary protection. Will my health cover pay?

Your cover follows the rules of the country you live in. In Poland the NFZ does not fund implants, and German statutory insurance does not pay for implants abroad in Türkiye. Ask your insurer in writing.

Is the guide available in Ukrainian?

Yes. The chapters, our recommendation page and the policy pages are available in Ukrainian at /uk/.

Can I get my records in English?

Ask the clinic in advance which languages it can provide your plan and records in. English is the most useful second language for a dentist in another European country.

Sources

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye — Visa information for foreigners
2. Kyiv Post — Ukraine and Turkey agree mutual entry with ID cards (2017)
3. European Commission — Fleeing Ukraine: access to healthcare
4. European Commission — European Health Insurance Card

Checked in October 2026. Where we give our own view as a clinic, we say so.