Related Articles

American Dental Tourists Visit Mexico for Cheaper Dental Care
Dentistry in the United States has become prohibitively expensive for some patients, with bills that can run to tens of thousands of dollars. Malpractice insurance premiums, operating costs that are much higher than in Mexico and dentists seeking to claw back the rising cost of their tuition all weigh.

Dental Tourism, Dental Travel, Dental Vacation - Cheaper Teeth Treatment
Have you ever had a patient walk into your office and ask for a referral for a dentist in another country? Have you seen patients with foreign-made and placed crowns or other dental work? According to many consumer publications, such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, among others, Americans are increasingly crossing the borders in search of low-cost dental care.

Dental Tourism Recommendations
Also known as dental tourism, the practice of leaving the U.S. for dental treatment can often vary widely from country to country.

Travel, Save Money And Treat Your Teeth
Americans have been finding ways around high medical and dental costs by jet-setting around the globe to countries where doctor's fees are lower and recovery is more than lying on a couch at home watching soap operas - it's lying on a beach in the sun, relaxing the day away.

Tooth Extraction Care
Many problems can be avoided with good tooth extraction care so it is very important to know what to do after a tooth extraction. Pain after tooth extraction is the most common tooth extraction problem and is most common after a surgical tooth extraction. Good care after tooth extraction greatly assists tooth extraction healing and often helps avoid an infected tooth extraction socket.

By Laura Martinez

Trivia: would you risk your life wondering about a city ran by heavily armed drug lords to save $400 on dental work?

Sure! Say an increasing number of Americans who, faced with a prohibitively dental care in their home country, are flocking to Mexican border cities to receive dental treatment.

“A dental crown in the U.S. costs upward of $600 per tooth, compared to $190 or less in Mexico, so U.S. tourists are shrugging off concerns about brutal drugs wars being waged in Mexico’s border cities in a bid to access some cheap dental treatment,” according to British Web site Dentistry.

My favorite part, though, is the fact that this gringo dental boom is bringing some unexpected new business in the area.

Rio Dental, a clinic based in Ciudad Juárez, even boasts on its –all English-language– Web site: “We can even pick you up from the airport in El Paso… We are conveniently located just minutes across the border from El Paso, Texas, in Juarez, Mexico. A dentist with affordable prices is closer than you think.”

Categories: Dental Tourism