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1. Dental Tourism

   By Sheena Patel Laura Kirk Kunal Kotecha
2. What is Dental Tourism? Going abroad for cheaper dental services Individuals seeking dental care outside their own health care system Healthcare accompanied by a vacation
3. Reasons for Travel Choice of destination Price Travelling back to ancestral home Travelling from high income countries (UK) to low cost developing economic countries (Poland) Access to healthcare Rising costs and longer waiting lists/times Inadequate dental insurance coverage (USA) Differences in healthcare plans Added value of leisure and tourism
4. Pricing and quality Difference in prices and quality between locations: Economic standings Difference in materials Difference in technical skills Difference in equipment / hygiene Concern is whether or not large scale dentist procedures can be safely completed abroad in the short holiday sized period (approx 2 weeks) High speed large scale treatment often require remedial work Legal right in different countries are uncertain to the patient Value for money
5. Pricing and quality
6. Pricing and quality Travel expenses and accommodation have to be taken into account Finding a dentist RISKY Do research (Price, Qualification, references, duration of working experience, Reputation of the practice, Schedule of the clinics) Recurrent visits from treatment done, requires secondary visits to the same dentist in their country
7. Dental Tourism - positives Cheap Vacation Less waiting times Exotic treatments
8. Dental Tourism - negatives Technical skills of dentist Materials Quality Language Laws and rights Healthcare system in that country Reputation of dentist and the practice Value for money
9. Discussion Any Questions ?? What your opinion??
10. Bibliography www.worldental.org (dental tourism) www.wikipedia.org (dental tourism) www.yahoo.com (yahoo answers – dental tourism) www.whatclinic.com ( prices)