Dental Tourism

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Dental Tourism involves Tourists seeking dental care in a foreign country,while on a leisure tour of that country. Dental Tourism happens for a lot of reasons.But most of the time the choices are made on price considerations .Most often toursim in the dental healthcare sector happens from developed countries to low cost developing economies.It could also be due to the differences in funding of dental healthcare or ease of accessability to it.

 

Kolkata has become a favoured destination,for tourists, not just for its esthetic topography and mystical Arts & culture but also for Dental /Medical Tourism.The Cost of Treatment and Dental Insurance being the major contributing factors.In most developed/Western countries, dental insurance coverage are low where as the cost of treatment remains exorbitant,thus remaining very expensive and inaccessible to the public at large.In comparison, the cost of Dental Treatment in a country like India ,is comparatively much lesser,and at the same time provides the same quality of Care.

Approximate Cost Comparison
ProcedureUnited StatesMexicoHungaryPolandIndiaThailandRomania
Single Implant$2990 to $5,000$990 $1000 $900 $525 to $1012 $1700 $950
Veneers At least $800 to $1200 $369 $360 $450 $220 $240 $240
Root canal $699 to $1300 $299 to $329 $60 $150 to $200 $80 $90 to $200 $90 to $200
Crowns $750 to $1,000 $299 $285 $280 to $ 800 $80 $210 to $390 $240 to $600
Bonding $150 to $300 $70 $70 $60 $25 to $30 $80 $75
Wisdom Tooth Removal $250 to $500 $120 $180 $190 $90 $144