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February 27, 2023

Medical tourism looking sickly as patients watch their spending

BUDAPEST, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Attila Knott has an empty dental hospital in Hungary. The foreigners with bad teeth he was counting on never arrived, deterred first by COVID-19 and now by a cost-of-living crisis that has left the medical tourism industry struggling to recover even after the lifting of pandemic travel restrictions. "People are more cautious," Knott told Reuters, staring at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Tourism, Health Tourism, Medical Tourism, Medical Travel

March 11, 2021

The World’s 7 Best Countries For Dental Tourism

Before the COVID-19 outbreak, dental tourism projections for 2020 were good. Most estimates expected the market to grow by 10-14%. The United States has been a big driver in this market with U.S. citizens spending more than US$5 billion on dental tourism in 2019. It’s likely that once the world re-opens dental tourism will continue to offer opportunities. Hotel and rental prices are likely to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accreditation, Affordable Dental Care, COVID-19, Dental Tourism

October 30, 2020

What makes Costa Rica the best dental tourism destination

[Reprinted: The Tico Times, 4-16-2020] Every year, hundreds of thousands of dental tourists leave the United States as they search for affordable, high-quality dental care. While Mexico is a top destination for patients along the southern U.S.. border, an increasing number of patients from across the United States and Canada have discovered that Costa Rica is unequivocally the best dental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Costa Rica, Dental Tourism

October 26, 2020

Dental tourism — bargain dentistry and a vacation to boot

[Reprinted: KHN, 9-3-2019] “Do you want numbing gel?” the dental technician asked me as she prepared to plunge into my mouth. In the entire history of dentistry, from caveman days to now, who has ever said no to more painkiller? Smear that gel around like spackle! She did. And then ground and scraped. And scraped and ground, for a full hour and a half. Ninety minutes later, I was writhing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Costa Rica, Dental Tourism

February 25, 2020

Why Is Medical Tourism Accreditation So Misunderstood?

(Reprinted IMTJ 1-2020) Elizabeth Ziemba, President of Medical Tourism Training has heard a variety of myths, misconceptions, and unfounded rumours about what accreditation is and what it can do. She also knows of some unethical behaviours that contribute to the confusion. In her article, she separates fact from fiction. Below are five of the most often heard and repeated fallacies about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accreditation, Dental Tourism, Health & Wellness Tourism, Health Tourism, Medical Tourism, Medical Tourism, Quality healthcare Tagged With: Caribbean Medical Tourism

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