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Welcome to Medical Departures’ Media Room


As the world’s #1 online dental tourism agency with more than 130,000 bookings to date, Dental Departures has become a trusted resource for journalists, editors, and other members of the media seeking up-to-the-minute data on global healthcare travel, trends and developments.
Working with thousands of patients every month, we can provide accurate pricing and cost comparison data broken down by country, city, procedure and region, as well as patient numbers, flow and demographics.
With more than 12 years of facilitating cross-border dental travel, our on-the-ground perspective gives us unique insights into: 

  • Market size and growth
  • Most-traveled destinations
  • Most popular dental procedures
  • Quality assurance and patient safety data
  • Comparative treatment costs
  • Patient expenditures by age, gender, nationality, etc.
  • Patient satisfaction ratings
  • Post-pandemic travel trends
  • Current international travel advisories and restrictions

What are the most popular destinations for dental travel?


The majority of dental tourists come from the United States, Canada, and Western Europe–where even basic treatments are becoming prohibitively expensive for millions of people.
For Americans and Canadians, the most popular countries for dental tourism are Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia.
For Europeans, particularly those in the United Kingdom currently facing record-high waiting lists, the most popular dental travel destinations are Turkey, Hungary, Croatia, Spain, Albania and Poland.
Other countries known for offering high-quality, more affordable dental care include Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.


How Much Can Dental Travellers Save on Different Procedures


Patients booking through Dental Departures can expect to save:
Approximately 50% on light treatments, such as general/preventative dentistry or non-invasive cosmetic work. Such procedures include: professional cleaning, scaling & polishing, teeth whitening, simple root canals, extractions, and fillings.
Between 50–75% on more complex, specialty care–typically involving the application of fixed prosthetics to restore missing, damaged, or discolored teeth. 
Such procedures include: All-on-4s, implant-retained overdentures, full-mouth restorations with multiple dental crowns, and Hollywood smile makeovers with a full set of dental veneers.


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Why Do Patients Use Dental Departures


Dental Departures works with a network of some 2100 doctors and 5500 dental practitioners in 39 countries. Before any facility is listed on our site, it is thoroughly vetted to ensure it meets the necessary high standards of quality, safety and professionalism.

Our background checks include:

  • Verifying specialists’ credentials, clinic accreditation and certifications
  • Assessing patient outcomes and satisfaction scores
  • Confirming legal compliances
  • Screening for potential malpractice records
  • Authenticating professional licenses


How Is the Quality of Dental Care the Same?

  • Global dentists are now subject to greater regulatory oversight from Western organizations, such as the American Dental Association (ADA) and the General Dental Council (GDC). 
  • More clinics than ever have also received ISO 9001 accreditation, which helps ensure that best practices and guidelines on infection control, sterilization and safety protocols are consistently followed.
  • Clinics use the same trusted brands, such as Straumann®, Zimmer Biomet® and Nobel Biocare®, and adopt advanced dental technology, such as 3D cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), intraoral scanners and computer-aided design/manufacture (CAD/CAM).

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How Can Global Dental Clinics Charge So Much Less

  • Lower labor costs for dentists, hygienists, lab technicians and other support staff.
  • More affordable dental education; for example, a dental degree in the US can cost up to 90% more than the same education in Mexico or Costa Rica.
  • Less restrictive business overheads, including more affordable rent, insurance, utilities and construction costs.
  • Dental materials for implants, crowns and other prosthetics cost far less–even though they are supplied by the same world-renowned brands used by dentists in the West.
  • Government subsidies: Countries eager to stimulate their medical travel sector offer financial incentives for doctors, as well as grants for new clinics and private hospitals.

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Feel free to contact us at mediainquiry@medicaldepartures.com for more detailed information.

In addition, our design team can visually enhance your story with fully credited hi-resolution, web-ready images, infographics, charts and graphs using authoritative data we collect.

For more ways to connect, head over to Dental Departures’ main contact page.

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Latest review

Dennis

01 2023


Excellent work. Creamic Zironia single implant and tooth extraction. Picked me up at airport, setup over night stay, drove me to the clinic. Jean (office manager) speakes excellent english and the Doctor. Jean contacted and was texting every step of my trip. Top line name brand materials. Dr. took the time to explain everything and showed my bone density scan,xrays, the implant in the sterile package. No pain. Medication brought right to the clinic. Used pain meds for only same day and next morning for flight home. Excellent communiction from planning to completion. Call them direct for any concerns. I had this same proceedure in Wisconsin 2 years ago on a different molar (never was told the name brand used) This clinic provided more clarity, visiblity and doctor time. Dennis

Johanna

30 2023


From the first to the last treatment for a complete denture, everything was perfect. The doctors are friendly and sensitive, as are the receptionists. Deadlines were strictly adhered to. Questions and information, including those requested by the Austrian Health Insurance Fund, were provided free of charge. And the costs are very cheap compared to Austria. I can definitely recommend Hillside Dental Clinic.

Faride

28 2023


The convenience of getting to the dental office. The driver was always on time. I also like the friendly staff. The doctors explained everything in detail and I enjoyed the clean and beautiful office.

Daniel

28 2023


Friendly staff/dentist and very efficient service

Merl

28 2023


Dra.Rosario was super

Matilde

28 2023


I like everything






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