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Most Expensive Dental Care in the World

Posted on January 4, 2011 | Comments Off

Most Expensive Dental Care in the World

According to a recent study, the most expensive country for dental care is England. This will probably result in many patients who will look for dental treatment abroad.

This study determined that in nine countries the total cost of a standard filling ranged from €10 in Romania to about €145 in the US to about €156 (£117) in England. This total included the cost of the dentist’s time, overhead, drugs, materials, and x rays.

The findings come at a time when there is a growing dissatisfaction the shrinking NHS provision and with dentistry in Britain. Last March the Government admitted 2,000,000 patients who wanted NHS treatment couldn’t get it. In the past ten years dentists have significantly increased their private at the expense of their NHS work. Desperate patients are quick to register whenever a new NHS practice opens.

Although dental care was the most expensive in England, at about €156 for a filling, it was closely followed by Spain at about €125 and Italy at about €135. The costs in the other western European countries were less than half that much and ranged from about €46 in France to about €67 in Germany.

In most healthcare systems, the larger government subsidies occurred where the cost of doing dental work was the largest in order to keep the price down for a patient’s dental treatment.

The countries that were the least expensive for dental treatment were Romania at about €10 and Poland at about €18 which was the primary destinations for dental tourists from Britain. A key example is Dental Implants – United Kingdom average price is €1700 while in Romania at HappyDental for example the price is €550 a 66% saving over United Kingdom prices.

There was a considerable amount of money that was saved promised by the agencies that arrange for the dental treatment in these countries. Undoubtedly, the most important driver of dental care costs was labor which accounted for 70% of total dental care costs in England. These costs ranged from about €2.88/minute in England to about €0.20/minute in Hungary.

The problems finding NHS dentists combined with these high dental care costs make dental tourism the fastest growing type of medical tourism. Of the 77,000 people who traveled abroad from the United Kingdom for medical it is estimated that 43% of them traveled in search of dental care.

The single largest part of medical care is easily dental care. This is the result of the problems finding an NHS dentist and the high prices for dental care that is being charged in the United Kingdom. When a person does happen to find an NHS dentist, they often find that they can’t afford them.

NHS patient charges include about £194 for root canal treatments to about £43.60 for one to six fillings and about £15.90 for a checkup. In addition, private charges are as much as three times higher.

The primary purpose of the study was to determine differences in the costs. The goal of the study was to assist governments plan the necessary levels of reimbursement, if there is a continued increase in cross border medical tourism.

There is a draft plan in the works that would open European borders to medical tourists and permit citizens of any of the 27 member states to seek dental treatment in a neighboring country.

Under this plan, in some circumstances, the home country would pay the bill. If the plan is approved, it will focus attention on the performance of other health systems against the NHS system.

The dental care study determined that the cost of a filling was greater than the charge to the patient and in most cases it was greater than the combined payment from government and the patient.

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I am the first dentist in Romania who is qualified to provide patients Lumineers. I have been a dentist in Romania for 10 years. I created my first practice which is has now grown to 3 surgeries and I have recently opened a new dental practice in Gorneti where I have one surgery. I currently employ 4 other dentists and I am looking for a fifth. Later this year I hope to open another dental practice here in Romania followed by my first one overseas in the UK where I am a GDC Approved dentist as well.

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Dental Tourism Romania for affordable dental implants

Posted on January 2, 2011 | Comments Off

Dental Tourism Romania for affordable dental implants

Dental Tourism Romania for affordable dental implants

One of the key parts of our business we intend to grow over the next five years is the dental tourist.

This week we have started to see a solid start to our marketing initiative with a patient flying in from Italy to do some dental work the patient deemed essential to his well being mentally and physically.

The patient contacted our dental practice last week explaining what he felt was needed to be done after consulting a dentist locally where he resides. We discussed via email and eventually by telephone what was required. I explained to him in writing what we would require before we could treat him.

We required from the patient:

1 x Panoramic X-Ray

1 x Local dental advice

1 x Blood Analysis proof of no blood related diseases

1 x medical practitioner declaring the patient of good health and no ongoing medical conditions including heart, circulation or blood problems

1 x list of current medications being taken

The patient emailed all the required documentation so we could make sure all the possible problems could be coped with should the need arise.

Our suggestion for the patient was the following:

2 x Implants

5 x Amalgam Replacements

1 x root canal

1 x extraction

General Cleaning and gum treatment

We organised several hotels for the patient to choose from and we also organised the transfers for the patient while he was here.

Once we had agreed all with the patient he booked his flight in for a lunchtime arrival and a following evening departure.

When the patient arrived the first thing we did was to have x-rays done locally followed by our first consult where we confirmed the work that would be required and commenced immediately on the removal of the amalgam to be replaced with suitable more aesthetically pleasing fillings.

This work was able to be completed in a timely fashion but we found that one of the potential filling replacements might be unwise as the amount used was quite large so we decided to leave for later in the procedure list so the patient could decide.

After this we undertook the root canal which was fairly straightforward and was completed quickly.

As we completed the first stage of the works that had been planned the patient took a break for 90 minutes to go for some fresh air and a rest at his hotel.

Part two of the procedures was the placement of two implants in the lower jaw. We prepared for the implant surgery in the approved fashion as required by local law with all wearing surgical clean suits to minimise the risks of infection while completing the implant procedure.

The implants procedure went smoothly, as we all know this is not always the case but we were confident having examined the patients initial x-rays and x-rays done locally we had a strong jaw to work with and good bone density, so we were able to place the to implants with little difficulty or procedural problems.

After the finishing of the implant placements the patient was dispatched to the hotel to rest and recover from a long day in the chair and the surgical procedures he had undergone that day. The patient was also given 7 days of antibiotics to minimise any risk of post surgical infection. The patient was also supplied with several contact numbers should he have any discomfort during the night.

The patient was picked up in the morning and returned to the surgery for the final procedure which was the extraction. This was relatively quick and simple as the tooth was in poor shape. Once the extraction was done we placed Bios Bone which will need 6-9 months to bed into the extraction point so the patient can consider an implant to replace the extracted tooth.

The patient was then kept under observation for the rest of the day with hourly checks to make sure the work that had been completed was settling in with no discomfort to the patient. Once I was satisfied that the work completed had been successful from the patients point of view and myself the patient was signed out and returned to the airport to fly home.

I then breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Dental Tourism is going to grow but it is also very stressful as a dentist to be involved with supplying this service as unlike traditional patients where you have time to organise work and stage it over a period of time dental tourists are usually on a strict schedule an they are looking for cost effective and timely procedures. This particular case went smoothly from both mine and the patients point of view but you can also have terrible problems when the patient expects too much or they don’t realise you can only put the mouth through so much stress before you over exert the healing capabilities of the mouth.

Educating the patients on what is possible and what is impossible is one of the key elements to providing a successful dental tourism offer to international patients. Managing expectation prior to their arrival is how you stop issues arising.

One of the key factors for dental tourists is savings to the patient. This is the highest motivation for dental tourists.

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I am the first dentist in Romania who is qualified to provide patients Lumineers. I have been a dentist in Romania for 10 years. I created my first practice which is has now grown to 3 surgeries and I have recently opened a new dental practice in Gorneti where I have one surgery. I currently employ 2 other dentists and I am looking for a third. Later this year I hope to open another dental practice here in Romania followed by my first one overseas in the UK where I am a GDC Approved dentist as well.

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