Dental Treatment Abroad

presh_2

When anyone does have a dental examination what all things does your dentist do?

Does he/she update your medical history?
Does he/she check each teeth using magnification and after drying them?
Does he/she check the condition of your gums?
Does he/she check the presence of oral cancer?
Does he/she check the condition of your muscles, joints and glands?
Does he/she record x-rays if required?
Does he/she recommend oral hygiene products and procedures?

I think the attention to detail is important and it shows you the dentist cares.

Hope this helps.

nadishda

cymro wrote: »

Shocked at prices of dental care so contemplating health tourism. Does anyone have any experience of using overseas dentists. Was the treatment good? Was it cheaper/worth the effort of going overseas? Any specific recommendations for a dentist?

dental tourism is really nice as you can enjoy your holiday in addition to having a quality dental treatment, and at the same time it is not costy at all, the best place to go is Hurghada-Egypt and primadent is the best clinic there for the quality dental treatment it offers and the good vacation in the adorable red sea:rotfl:

Toothsmith

Avoid Egyptian dentistry like the plague!

Anyone want to bet on where nadishda works?

hethmar

primadent? Do I get a free implant for that?

Reported.

missbargain

I go to Belgrade (Serbia) for all my dental treatments. Dentists there are BRILLIAINT.

Top quality medical staff, modern instruments, and prices - unbelieveable. A filling - 20 Euros. A couple of years ago it was 14 pounds, it is a bit more now due to the exchange rate. Not to mention fabulous shopping, fantastic restaurants and great night life on two rivers.
I have had treatments there for years and never had any problems. Went for a check up here recently, got all clear by a Harley Street Dentist who remarked that my teeth have been very well looked after.


People should know that lots of Eastern European dentist have extremely high and strict standards of teaching at their Universities. And, guess what: lots of them speak English, they are not uneducated cavepeople, they have better standard of education than majority of schools here, especially languages wise.
Also, I was impressed by the standard of their private clinics: clean, modern, light with modern equipment. I am not in any way affiliated with any of the "medical tourist" businesses, as you can see, I am not giving any websites nor names, just talking from my own experience.
In contrast, I went for the check up recently to a very expensive dentist here in London (they all are). Shabby, peeling surgery, jaded attitude, "print them out" service, massive bill for nothing.
My higyenist appointment was supposed to last 45 minitues, but she was late and only had me in the chair for 30 minutes so that she could fit in all her patients after me. I was still charged full £50 for that.
British Dentists are lucky that lots of people here just don't have the option of going to other countries for dental treatments.

Do your research and go abroad for these services, in majority of cases you won't regret it (of course nightmares happen, but they happen everywhere. Just how many times do we hear about medical practicioners making grave mistakes here...

Toothsmith

missbargain wrote: »

I go to Belgrade (Serbia) for all my dental treatments. Dentists there are BRILLIAINT.

Just like any country/town/city though, there are also crap ones. You needn't fly all that way to find a good dentist.

missbargain wrote: »

Top quality medical staff, modern instruments, and prices - unbelieveable. A filling - 20 Euros. A couple of years ago it was 14 pounds, it is a bit more now due to the exchange rate. Not to mention fabulous shopping, fantastic restaurants and great night life on two rivers.

Gets a bit tiring though if you need regular attention

missbargain wrote: »

I have had treatments there for years and never had any problems. Went for a check up here recently, got all clear by a Harley Street Dentist who remarked that my teeth have been very well looked after.

Why on earth would you go to a dentist on Harley Street? It's not like it has the best dentists or Drs there - just the show-off egocentrics! If you've got that sort of money why not get a decent UK dentist?

missbargain wrote: »

People should know that lots of Eastern European dentist have extremely high and strict standards of teaching at their Universities. And, guess what: lots of them speak English, they are not uneducated cavepeople, they have better standard of education than majority of schools here, especially languages wise.

But also there are some with very peculiar ideas about how to go about doing dentistry.

missbargain wrote: »

Also, I was impressed by the standard of their private clinics: clean, modern, light with modern equipment. I am not in any way affiliated with any of the "medical tourist" businesses, as you can see, I am not giving any websites nor names, just talking from my own experience.

Of how many Serbian dentists?

missbargain wrote: »

In contrast, I went for the check up recently to a very expensive dentist here in London (they all are). Shabby, peeling surgery, jaded attitude, "print them out" service, massive bill for nothing.

I always recommend people VISIT the dentist before making any appointments. If you do that, then you would just walk out of somewhere like that, and not pay anything.

You do seem to go to an awful lot of different dentists. Why not just find ONE? Either here or abroad somewhere. You will get a much more consistant approach if one dentist looks after you long term than if you chop and change every time. Different dentists work in different ways. This isn't a bad thing, but if you are always seeing different dentists, they will be re-doing stuff much more often than if you stick with one dentist who gets to know you and how your mouth responds to treatment.

missbargain wrote: »

My higyenist appointment was supposed to last 45 minitues, but she was late and only had me in the chair for 30 minutes so that she could fit in all her patients after me. I was still charged full £50 for that.

But if you'd visited the practice first and gone on your gut instinct, you'd never have needed to pay anyone anything there.

missbargain wrote: »

British Dentists are lucky that lots of people here just don't have the option of going to other countries for dental treatments.

People with very little money find it hard to get any dental care in this country due to the complete pigs breakfast made of what was supposed to be a healthcare system. Anyone with a level of income above that has the choice.

missbargain wrote: »

Do your research and go abroad for these services, in majority of cases you won't regret it (of course nightmares happen, but they happen everywhere. Just how many times do we hear about medical practicioners making grave mistakes here...

But if the nightmare happens in the UK, then it's UK regulatory systems, UK lawyers and UK courts your dealing with. What would it be in Serbia?

hethmar

What I cant understand is if all the dentists in the east european countries are so fantastic, why is it that so many east europeans you meet over here seems to be dentally challenged? Or is the cost too high for them to avail themselves of these brilliant dentists in their own country. If so, how did those dentists make a living at all before the recent medical tourism?

missbargain

To answer a couple of questions:

I went to the Harley Street Dentist because he is my husband's family dentist of many years and had agreed to check my teeth for free because he has been treating my husband's family for years. I couldn't go back to Serbia for a year because I was busy, so I got them to give me a check. I don't go to expensive dentists like that, that's why I go to Serbia.

How they (dentists) made money before?

They didn't. Don't forget that the country was a socialist country, so private practices didn't exist. Dentists (doctors, etc) worked for state funded hospitals, medical centres, schools, etc. They were paid state set wages, like everyone else.
But since about 10 years ago (the fall of communism/socialism), private practices got allowed by law, so all of these dentists with tones of experience, set up their private practices and are now making much more money because they can charge private fees.

As for why do people from Eastern E. countries have bad teeth?

For the same reason why lots of English people have bad teeth: lack of personal care and the way they were brought up. I remember when I was a kid, my mother dragged me to a dentist screaming, while lots of my friends never, ever went, even though dentists were free! But if your parents don't instill in you that you must go to dentist/gyno/etc. regularly, there is no point of these dentist being there if someone doesn't go. And if you don't go regularly from an early age, there will be lots of damage by the time you decide to pay dentists a visit.

I had experience in Serbia of many dentists because I lived there for many years before I moved elsewhere. The country is not well know for their economic policies and what not, but they have an extemely high educational standards in medicine, dentistry, bio-chemistry and similar type of professions. I don't know why it is, but it is similar to how India has high standards in IT industry, there is probably the natural affinity od people plus high standards of training. They are strict b.....ds there at the Unis!

I am not advocating making a huge trip just to find a dentist for one or two fillings, that's crazy. But if someone needs huge works done, the price difference is so enormous that would easily pay for accommodation, treatment and a spot of shopping, too. I know some of my neighbours who go to Spain to have their work done, still works out cheaper.
As everywhere in the world, there are good dentists and bad dentists. Therefore it is important to do research well, eg. go by trusted recommendation. As for the follow up treatment, assuming the work has been done well, it would be much cheaper to find the follow up dentist here. That's what I do: have my expensive work done there, but go here for the hygiene, check ups, little fillings etc. Works out much cheaper.

As for the regulations, of course it is not covered the same way as here. Sure, certain amount of risk is involved, that's why it is important to go to someone with a proven track record, personal reccommendation, well established, experienced practice. I am not talking here just about Serbia, it applies for everywhere else.
Obviously, Eastern European dentists are much cheaper than the British dentists because they operate in much cheaper country (the average wage of is circa 300 Euros a month!). However, I don't know many of Serb. dentists driving Ferraris and having houses in the South of France, and I know of several dentist here who have that. Considering how much they are charging, not a surprise!

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businesswoman_2

Murtle wrote: »

I haven't used Poland for dental treatment but have booked treatment in both Mauritius and South Africa, both were booked through friends or family dentists. Top quality treatment, I'd be sure to book through a regulated group if going to Poland as I don't know what their standards of learning are like. Good luck

I was in Poland to get my teeth done and I can recommend a really good clinic - dentalpoland. Top quality service, really kind dentists and affordable prices.