We've certainly had a fair bit of interest shown us by the UK press and all for good reason! At the last count we have had our story covered in 16 articles by major UK publications plus 7 news stories in UK TV and Radio. Still it's always a pleasant surprise for us to see our company's name in print, (or these days on TV!). A big thank you to all the journalists who took the time to write about us and to our clients who agreed to be interviewed.

01/06/2009 - Felicity Hawkins travelled to our clinic in Budapest to have quite extensive treatment needed after botched surgery from one of the UK's 'top implant specialists'. Felicity was extremely pleased with her whole experience so much so that she wrote a 5 page article for Readers Digest about her experience. Many thanks to Felicity for such an informative and entertaining piece.






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14/04/2009 - Today we were part of a story that literally hit the front page of the Daily Mail. Tom Rawstorne and Steve Boggan covered the story of how some people are unable to receive satisfactory treatment from their NHS dentists. Our client, Louise Webb, was interviewed for the piece and tells of how she saved over £50,000 by travelling to our clinic in Budapest. Louise previously appeared in her local newspaper, The Sentinel.







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09/11/2008 - Mail on Sunday health writer, Rachael Lloyd, covered the amazing story of Julie Toulson and her family who all underwent treatment at Smile Saver's clinic in Budapest. Julie had problems from years back when she was kicked in the face by a horse. Due to marry and getting increasingly insecure about her front teeth Julie decided to follow her mother's advice and together with her father they travelled to Budapest to start treatment. In all they estimate they together saved over £27,000 and Julie was able to beam a confident smile as she walked down the aisle. Julie says: ‘It was very emotional walking down the aisle. For years I’d been plagued by insecurity about my front teeth and now, finally, I was free of that stress.

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24/08/2008 - The Sunday Times journalist Jessica Bown here tracks a potential shift in policy that could allow people travelling abroad for dental treatment to claim back some of their costs from the NHS. Good news for our clients as there is even some suggestion that money can be claimed back retrospectively. The article also featured Smile Saver's client Linda Williamson who saved an estimated £20,000 on extensive implant treatment at The Implant Center in Budapest. Even Linda's dentist back home commented that the materials and workmanship were of a 'very high standard.'

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17/04/2008 - Louise Webb, interviewed by Shane O'Connor on BBC Radio Derby breakfast show, answers questions on her experiences in Budapest. You can listen to the interview here by pressing the play button above.

21/07/2007 - In a story reporting on the lengths people go to get good dentistry, the BBC's One Show followed Nicola Lewin to Budapest for her final checkup after extensive treatment that saved her somewhere in the region of £35000. Also covered was a man travelling down from Aberdeen in Scotland to Fulham in London for a routine check up.

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18/04/2007 - The BBC Look North News team followed Lindsey Barnett to our clinic in Budapest for a full mouth makeover. The results were amazing. Many thanks to everyone at the BBC especially Vicky and Mandy for capturing the moment so perfectly.

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01/11/2006 - Nicola Lewin has now successfully completed her treatment at the Implant Center with spectacular results and this edited report from BBC1's Real Story, which was originally released in June, follows Nicola to Budapest for the second of her visits there.

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14/10/2006 - Word has spread across the channel and France 2 produced this report following our client Peter Collins to the Implant Center in Budapest where he was completing extensive treatment.

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02/06/2006 - The second report from Patrick O'Hagan's ITV news report where he follows one of our clients, Thomas Kempster, to Budapest and our top clinics the Implant and Aesthetic Center.
Thomas was quoted over £15,000 in the UK and managed to save £10,000+ by travelling to Budapest with us.
Many thanks to Thomas for agreeing to be filmed and again to Patrick and ITV News West for a great piece.

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01/06/2006 - ITV reporter Patrick O'Hagan visited Budapest and our clinic the Implant and Aesthetic Center for a two part news piece on the rising trend of dental tourism in the UK sparked by the sudden exit of 2000 dentists from the NHS.
Many thanks to Patrick and ITV News West for a truly informative piece.

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31/05/2006 - The BBC interviewed Nicola Lewin live on their Five Live breakfast show along with the producer of the documentary due to be aired later that evening on BBC1's The Real Story. You can listen to the interview here by pressing the play button above or alternatively in a standalone player click here (Windows Media Player required).

26/10/2008 - Sunday Express Health Editor, Lucy Johnston interviewed two of our clients, Emily Mayer and Emma Powerell, nearly 2 years after completing their treatment at our clinic in Budapest The Implant and Aesthetic Center. Emma's life changed dramatically after her treatment and went on to marry and have two children whilst Emily says her life has been completely transformed. Emily says: 'My smile is fantastic now, my teeth are amazing'.

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29/07/2008 - 'Britain's Favourite Newspaper' covered Smile Savers with a double page center spread in their money section. The story covered three of our clients' stories including Emily Mayer, Ernie Whittle and Linda Williamson. A big thank you to them for taking the time to speak to the journalists and to the journalists for such a great piece.

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Emily Mayer's story was covered separately on the same page.
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12/04/2008 - The Scotsman newspaper covered the ways to deal with the cost of UK dentistry covering NHS, dental insurance and dental tourism. Our client Shirley Norton was featured after she travelled to Budapest for cosmetic and implant work saving herself an estimated £13,500.

“I’m the last person you would expect to go abroad and get anything done at all,” Shirley told The Scotsman.

“But I looked at a lot of feedback and did a lot of homework before I went and thought - I’ll go for it.”

“You’re so well looked after, they pick you up from the airport, take you to all your appointments - I can’t fault them and I’m so pleased with the outcome.”

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08/04/2008 - Health writer Sally Brown tells of her experience at our clinic in Budapest for Eve Magazine. Sally was quoted £20,000 in London so contacted us where she got just what she wanted - a great looking natural smile for just £2500.
Note: The editor managed to change the sex of Dr Juhasz in the article from she to he - a small typo but we thought we should point it out!!






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26/08/2007 - The Mail on Sunday Financial section ran a center page spread titled 'Budapest: City of bridges, fillings and root canals' and featured our client Emily Mayer pictured here with her dog Iris. Emily travelled to Budapest for extensive work after suffering from severe gum disease for years. Not only did Emily receive the best possible treatment but also managed to save over £40000.

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21/08/2007 - Smile Saver's client Russell Fraser completed extensive dental work at our top clinic in Budapest, the Implant and Aesthetic Center, after a combination of home teeth whitening kits, bought on the Internet, and acidic soft drinks reaked havoc with his previously healthy teeth. The Daily Express covered his story in this full page article.

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09/05/2006 - The Daily Mail ran this piece, entitled 'A Patients Guide to Health Tourism', based on a recent book written by David Hancock, covering the options people have when choosing to go abroad for treatment. The heading reads 'No Waiting Lists. Spotless Hospitals. Brilliant after-care. Why more and more Britons are choosing surgery abroad'. Hungary came out top as the place to go for high quality low cost treatment and they very kindly included us as a recommended operator though tragically listed a disconnected phone number. Fortunately they got our web site address right!
As a side note we should point out that the usual time for the first phase of implant surgery can be completed in just 3 days and not 12 as stated in the article.

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01/04/2006 - With a real stir in the media over the NHS reforms, on the day the new NHS dentists contracts came in to force, Angus Watson of the Financial Times ran a great piece in the weekend edition titled 'How To Cope With Dental Care Reform'. The people at the FT seem to know a thing or two about how best to treat money so we were delighted to be included in the short-list.

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22/03/2006 - We hit Page 4 of the Daily Express going national with the Yorkshire Post's article of Nicola Lewin who will have saved between £20,000 and £30,000 when she finally completes her treatment at one of our clinics in Budapest, the Implant and Aesthetic Center. Nicola, despite always being very fastidious about dental hygiene, contracted serious gum disease and was told her only option was to have all her teeth replaced by dentures. Like so many she was not prepared to wear dentures at her age and was quoted in the UK up to £50,000 for the implant work necessary to avoid this. Nicola contacted Smile Savers and we were more than happy to book her in to the renowned Implant Center in Budapest. Nicola loved the picture and has become quite the local celebrity having also been interviewed live on BBC Radio Sheffield.
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21/03/2006 - We made front page with this great article about one of our clients, Nicola Lewin who saved between £20,000 and £30,000 visiting one of our clinics, the Implant and Aesthetic Center. Nicola, from Sheffield, was delighted with the treatment she received and also with the article which created quite a stir in her hometown. So much so that she went on to be interviewed live by Antonia Brickell on BBC Radio Sheffield the following morning.

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