Dental Treatment Abroad

millie

The only way people will stop complaining about how much dentists charges is when more and more people realise that they can cut costs by flying over to countries such as Hungary. Then the UK dentists will have to end their greed as well as their monopoly and compete on the free market.

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Here Here I agree with you wholeheartedly

Toothsmith

millie wrote:

Here Here I agree with you wholeheartedly

Go for it then Millie!

Inspiron_2

Thanks Teerah...yup i said post grad so thats been all after uni...

The manufacturing companies bomb us with ridiculously high prices ie..implant components, which in other european countries are 1/10th of the price (seriously).....we also cannot import stocks from europe so we have to use uk suppliers...we obviously pass that charge on to our patients and we also need to cover overheads and make a profit.

Prices in europe would thus naturally be very much cheaper.

Think of it as an invesment and not a cost. If the work is done properly it will last many many years.

Toothsmith

Teerah wrote:

Education has many standards and thus different costs. In addition, cost of living varies in different countries, therefore the same dentists' charges that are being exhalted here may be seen as equally prohibitively expensive in other countries.

This is a good point.

I wonder how many locals the English dental tourist is likely to encounter in the waiting room?

Just think, in Hungary, on a chat forum, there could well be a Hungarian Undisputedboll**s bemoaning the incredible mark ups of Hungarian dentists.

"How can they justify such prices when they pay their nurses 2 sceckles a month?"

The answer, of course is that there are plenty of people all across the richer parts of Europe for whom cost is the be all and end all. So long as they get something that looks good on the day and the price is right, boring little details like 'looking after it' don't really matter.

Nor does the environmental cost of the trip, and what the heck if all the Hungarian dentists are pandering to their needs rather than the Hungarians?

So, as long as a British tightwad can get a new set of shiny teeth, when too much Coke & chocolate knackered their first set, who cares about a local population?

And just because a 2 week holiday isn't enough to bring about a habit change enough for that new work to stand a chance of lasting more than a few years - what the heck? They're only teeth!

Go to Hungary, Poland, India, wherever you like. Get a nice new shiny smile for next to nothing if that's what you want. You will get exactly what you pay for.

When you want dental CARE, we'll still be here. Thankfully, there are enough people who know the difference.

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Toothsmith wrote:

Go for it then Millie!

Toothsmith, your credibility is even getting lower.

Millie was actually agreeing with me about UK dentist ending their greed and monopoly on the UK market. See post 38.

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Teerah wrote:

But inspiron states the education was post grad, therefore he was taking time off work to further his/her education.

Basically was trying to gain sympathy by stating a large figure through loss of earnings. Perhaps he should mention how much money he has made or make by attending a post graduate course.

Teerah wrote:

Hmmm... highly unlikely. Dont you think the cheapest option is actually to look after your teeth in the first place?

I agree with the cheapest option is to look after your teeth but there could be circumstances beyond your control on losing your teeth. For example losing a tooth through a fight, falling down on the ground, etc. I'm sure you're able to understand that. I've posted my comments about the cheapest option as this thread is about treatment in Hungary and not how to look after your teeth. I hope you understand that.

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Toothsmith wrote:

This is a good point.

I wonder how many locals the English dental tourist is likely to encounter in the waiting room?

Just think, in Hungary, on a chat forum, there could well be a Hungarian Undisputedboll**s bemoaning the incredible mark ups of Hungarian dentists.

"How can they justify such prices when they pay their nurses 2 sceckles a month?"

The answer, of course is that there are plenty of people all across the richer parts of Europe for whom cost is the be all and end all. So long as they get something that looks good on the day and the price is right, boring little details like 'looking after it' don't really matter.

Nor does the environmental cost of the trip, and what the heck if all the Hungarian dentists are pandering to their needs rather than the Hungarians?

So, as long as a British tightwad can get a new set of shiny teeth, when too much Coke & chocolate knackered their first set, who cares about a local population?

And just because a 2 week holiday isn't enough to bring about a habit change enough for that new work to stand a chance of lasting more than a few years - what the heck? They're only teeth!

Go to Hungary, Poland, India, wherever you like. Get a nice new shiny smile for next to nothing if that's what you want. You will get exactly what you pay for.

When you want dental CARE, we'll still be here. Thankfully, there are enough people who know the difference.

Dental implants are more expensive in the UK then in the United States.

Indeed there will be Dentists in the UK for the normal dental care. But at least the patient has a choice of flying abroad or risk getting ripped off by greedy dentists in the UK.

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tomstickland

Personally I want to build a long term relationship with my dentist, so flying off elswhere for cheap treatment doesn't appeal to me at all.

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tomstickland wrote:

Personally I want to build a long term relationship with my dentist, so flying off elswhere for cheap treatment doesn't appeal to me at all.

Fine, some people would do both and get the best of each world. Thus saving some money from greedy dentists.

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Toothsmith

Undisputedtruth wrote:

Toothsmith, your credibility is even getting lower.

Millie was actually agreeing with me about UK dentist ending their greed and monopoly on the UK market. See post 38.

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So Irony can be added to the list of things lost on you UDB.

Along with

Evidence bases
Buisness economics
Sustainable development
Career development
Healthcare economics
Reasoned argument
The truth
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