I could never have imagined that toothache could give you a ticket to travel. I would assume that a rotten tooth would mean being strapped to the chair in my nearest dentist clinic. Now I know different.
There is something called dental tourism (how mental is that?), which is actually a type of medical tourism. It is all about looking for dental care outside your local healthcare service. One of the main driving factors of dental tourism is the cost factor – as with any other service people travel to cheaper destinations. The most common form of travel is between countries that share borders, for example, between Germany and Switzerland or England and Scotland.
One of the very attractive destinations for dental tourism is Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Hungarian dentists are renowned for their international accreditations as well as membership of international organizations. This is mainly due to the fact that dentistry programs offered by the Hungarian universities are top of the class.
Some of the treatments available in dental clinics in Budapest are: aesthetic dental prosthesis, diagnosis, implantation, oral hygiene, tooth rehabilitation treatment, dental cosmetics, periodontics, orthodontics, aesthetic dentistry, oral surgery, and child-and preventive dentistry. With regard to cosmetic dentistry, the most commonly offered services are ultrasonic scaling, polishing, dental cleaning, tooth whitening, gingival pocket and gum disease treatment, intraoral sandblasting, and tooth jewellery.
The duration of a dental procedure and cosmetic dental treatment is usually between 3 to 7 days. This treatment is organized in such a manner that you will have time to tour Budapest and enjoy its scenic beauty. This most comfortable arrangement is coupled with (the somewhat less comfortable) dental treatments like dental implants, bridges, crowns, root canal and veneers. The cheapest treatment usually starts at 10 Euros for one root canal to 800 Euros for chrome cobalt dentures and sinus lifting treatments. This is usually a saving of close to 7,000 Euros for a similar treatment in the United Kingdom. The reason dental treatment is this affordable is that the cost of living in Budapest is much lower than in many other European countries. This means that dental equipment is not very expensive. Renting or buying space for a clinic is also affordable, as is labour. All these factors translate into cheaper service. Dental tourism is so advanced in Budapest that most clinics offer a free shuttle service to their patients to and from the airport. The airport is about 28 kilometres from the city. Budapest is particularly accessible from the United Kingdom as it takes only a two hour flight to get here. British Airways, Hungarian Airlines Malév, Easyjet and many other budget airlines such as Sky Europe, Aer Lingus, WizzAir, Jet2, Air Berlin, Ryanair, etc. operate in this region.
Clinics involved in dental tourism usually form partnerships with hotels in order to offer discounts to their patients. Some hotels have formed alliances with certain dental clinics in Budapest and provide a 10% discount to the patients of those clinics. If you want to stay on your own, a three-star hotel would charge anything between 50 Euros to 100 Euros for a single night. While you are in the city you can use the most affordable public transport to get to different tourist attractions such as the museums – Roman Ruins and Aquincum Museum, the Buda castle, and the numerous thermal baths in the city that are formed thanks to natural hot springs that are endowed with medicinal properties. Budapest is truly a place to have fun, even with a bad tooth!
Photo of tooth radiography originally posted by radiant guy
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Grace lives in India. She loves to travel, not as a tourist, but to soak in the secrets of the nooks and crannies of this amazing planet. She also loves words, expressed through the medium of writing. She firmly believes that a well crafted piece of writing can accomplish ANYTHING!
15 responses to “Dental Tourism in Budapest, Hungary”
Report an inappropriate commentOctober 24th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Thanks for sharing this information with us.
November 21st, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Thanks for sharing this information about Dental Tourism with us.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Thanks for sharing information about dental treatment with us.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Thanks for sharing information about dental treatment with us.
November 27th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Thanks Grace for sharing wonderful information with us with us.But following questions must remember to ask dentist before You undergo any Treatment in Abroad.
.What are your qualifications and specialisations?
.With my medical history, am I suitable for this procedure?
.What are the normal treatment and recovery times recommended?
.What happens if something goes wrong?
.How much is it going to cost?
November 27th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Dental Tourism means travelling abroad for affordable dental care , treatment, surgery or detal procedures which includes implant,Cosmetic Dentistry and orthodontics. Dental Tourism is an emerging trend among most tarvellers. Following are the benefits of Dentall Tourism:
1.Low cost
2.High quality
3.Instant service
4.Convenience
5.Travel opportunities
December 9th, 2008 at 4:42 am
great tips. I enjoyed reading this
February 18th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Hi!
I was in Hungary and I’ve found a lovely city. The name is Sopron. There is a highy quality dentistry and implant clinic. I can offer to you. I’m statsified with the treatment, costs, and my smile
http://www.rosengarten.hu
Bye
April 24th, 2009 at 9:04 am
hi, great post..ur really consistent with medical tourism.
June 19th, 2009 at 10:53 am
We are also involved in dental tourism. Our dental clinic is located in Manila/Philippines. Our dental lab which provides us the dentures is under the supervision of a german dental technician. Manila is a world class tourism country with probably the best beaches world-wide…
June 19th, 2009 at 10:55 am
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July 14th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Before you’re going somewhere for dental tourism, you should find as much as information about price and quality first. For me I will suggest Bangkok, Thailand for dental tourism because of much cheaper price to have a good dental work and good quality.
September 30th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Great post about dental tourism. Another aspect that makes Hungary a very good destination for dental tourism from other European Union countries is the free movement of goods and services. If you are an EU citizen and you have an insurance which will foot part of the bill, then it must provide the same refund for a dental bill from any other EU country – including Hungary.
My company ( http://www.dacadia.eu ) takes the tourism part of dental tourism literally, so we do not just pick up our clients from the aiport and accompany them to the dentist; they are also given personal tours of the city by their contact person.
October 21st, 2009 at 3:41 am
Dental Tourism, oh, this is nice.Let’s promote this even more for everyone to have a brighter smiles all the time.
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:27 am
I also recommend for every dental tourist to check out price and quality, meaning especially in dental tourism the cheapes price is not always the best option. You have to find out in what clinic you get the best quality and an affordable price, it will not help you to pay very little and after a short time all work has to be repeated. Our dental clinic offers 10 years warranty on all crown and bridge work, ww.dentist-philippines.com .
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