Brits choose overseas dental treatment

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A new survey has found that 1.29 million British people have had dental treatment abroad since 2003 because of the cost savings. Read more

Open wide for your next holiday

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Fifty thousand people in the UK travelled abroad for medical treatment last year and 20,000 of these did so for the sake of their teeth. Read more

Warning as dental tourism booms

Friday, August 10, 2007

Thousands are seeking cut-price dental work overseas because they cannot get an appointment on the Health Service, it has been claimed.

The most popular destinations are Hungary and Poland where treatment can be several thousand pounds cheaper than private work here. Read more

You don't need a tooth fairy to make the big bills vanish

Sunday, July 29, 2007

"Dental tourism" is a new growth industry as companies match British patients with dentists overseas. Some even offer all- inclusive packages, including dental work, flights and accommodation. Read more

Dental tourism could be a bridge too far

Saturday, April 14, 2007

With the high costs of treatment in the Republic, the route north used to be a well-travelled one for those clutching their jaws in pain.

Staying at home means the agony is doubled. When the drilling stops, the excavation of the wallet begins. Read more

The orthodontal tourist

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Travelling abroad for a nip and a tuck here, an implant or a Botox jab there - and combining the surgery with a recuperative spell on the beach - is now well established. Dental tourism, however, is the latest thing, with more and more travellers offsetting the misery of chair, drill and "open wide" by shopping, sunbathing and sightseeing while recovering feeling in Novocaine-numbed mouths. Read more