Mexico Dental Tourism Can Be Your Worst Nightmare - By David Mandich, Cabo San Lucas Health Care Writer

Most Dental Tourism Patients Go Abroad To Save on Dentistry.  But they don't know when to stop shopping prices. Which can lead to starring in your own dental horror story.

Dental Tourists don't travel to Los Algodones Mexico to take a vacation. They don't go on dental holidays to ride elephants in a Thai jungle or to dive for pearls in the Philippines. The primary motivating factor involved in dental tourism is price.  

Once a patient  decides to go abroad for treatments - the price shopping

should cease at the border.

The patient is already getting 50% - 70% off for the same treatments back home and any more price shopping becomes redundant and detrimental to quality.

Only the Rich Can Afford Dental Care in the US - The New York Times on Affordable Dentistry

NY Times article by Reed Abelson

Reposted by Certified Dentists Internationale’

Dental care in the US is increasingly becoming something that only the upscale segment of society can afford causing many to leave the US on “Dental Vacations” to Mexico and Asia to find affordable dental care. -ed

With dental costs rising and employers cutting dental coverage, an increasing number of working Americans cannot afford to see a dentist even for chronic problems. If you need a full-mouth restoration, several root canals, 27 crowns or dental implants - most dental insurance won’t cover you.

During the Iraq war, some reservists and Guard members chose to have their teeth pulled so that they could be deployed, said Maj. Gen. Robert A. McIntosh, in testimony before Congress.

"Although promised restorative dental work, their reward for their loyalty and patriotism will be dentures," he said. Dental implants, a better alternative to dentures, are not covered because they are more expensive.