Dental clinic: no medical certificate for visa ?

[anotherfarangishere]

Hello everyone,
 

I need a dental implant, so I contacted a dental clinic I had used last year.

I explained that, following an initial appointment to determine the necessary procedures and set up a treatment schedule, I would need a medical certificate to support a visa application.

The certificate should ideally include:

• The nature of the treatment (e.g., dental implant with crown restoration)

• The estimated duration (e.g., 6 to 9 months)

• Confirmation that multiple appointments and follow-ups are required (e.g., for osseointegration, crown placement, and post-op checkups)

• My full name and the dentist’s, along with the date, their signature, and the clinic’s stamp

• Ideally, the clinic’s license or registration number, if available

The clinic replied that, as a clinic, they are not authorized to issue medical certificates, and that I should contact a hospital instead.
 

Does this response seem normal to you? Has anyone encountered something like this before?

Thank you!

[novacova]

10 minutes ago, anotherfarangishere said:

I should contact a hospital instead.

Sounds right. Contact a hospital for your dental procedure, hospitals do those here.

[newbee2022]

33 minutes ago, anotherfarangishere said:

Hello everyone,
 

I need a dental implant, so I contacted a dental clinic I had used last year.

I explained that, following an initial appointment to determine the necessary procedures and set up a treatment schedule, I would need a medical certificate to support a visa application.

The certificate should ideally include:

• The nature of the treatment (e.g., dental implant with crown restoration)

• The estimated duration (e.g., 6 to 9 months)

• Confirmation that multiple appointments and follow-ups are required (e.g., for osseointegration, crown placement, and post-op checkups)

• My full name and the dentist’s, along with the date, their signature, and the clinic’s stamp

• Ideally, the clinic’s license or registration number, if available

The clinic replied that, as a clinic, they are not authorized to issue medical certificates, and that I should contact a hospital instead.
 

Does this response seem normal to you? Has anyone encountered something like this before?

Thank you!

Yes

[ricklev]

No.  Of course it is not normal.  A dental clinic can give you exactly the document you need and many have for DTV visas.  

[BrandonJT]

I think it's your use of the word "certificate" that is the problem.  That sounds too official.  You need everything you stated, and likely more than just confirmation of multiple appointments, you need to have those multiple appointments booked already.  But that doesn't have to be a "certificate" it just needs to be proof of those items.

[DrJack54]

No wonder some folk view DTV as a scam. Introduced by MFA.

 

A dental implant would require couple of visits within few days. 

 

Here is soft power medical requirements.

A joke that an implant can provide multi entry visa for 5 years. 

 

[Caldera]

2 hours ago, anotherfarangishere said:

I would need a medical certificate to support a visa application.

 

What you've described is a treatment plan, not a medical certificate. Ask them for a treatment plan and they might be able to accommodate you.

[DrJack54]

1 minute ago, Caldera said:

. Ask them for a treatment plan and they might be able to accommodate you.

Indeed the dental clinic can provide a fictitious 6 month dental plan for single dental implant. 

Mind you no follow up appointments beyond 1-2 weeks would in reality be required.