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It’s a new world out there in 2011. Previously you bought your car only locally and on top of that medical or dental care was in your city or at the worst a specialist’s referral to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota or perhaps Phoenix. The case was solidly that that “foreigners” would travel to high tech America or Britain for advanced, modern and hygienic medical care. Not so today. Now it’s often the case of reverse. Americans, Canadians and Europeans are going offshore for medical care.

Perhaps the rationale for this “Medical Tourism” it’s to “jump the queue”, perhaps it for a cost savings. Or sometimes it’s just to get a vacation. Effectively for the cost of medical and dental care back at home you can also have the procedures and get a restive vacation in Asia or Mexico to boot. Recently its not only regular doctor’s medical care that people/patients are seeking, but also dental care. It’s known in the dental trade as “Dental Tourism”.

The “hospitality” & tourism industries at the present is constantly growing and branching out. Dental tourism is an emerging new growth area and trend in the tourism and travel industries nowadays. It would surprise you that “ordinary people “are seriously contemplating one of the “dental vacations” where this would not of even been a consideration what so ever 10 years ago. Again apart from getting the dental care they need, dental tourism also gives them the opportunity to visit a new place, meet new people, be exposed to new culture and customs and have a great vacation while taking a trip for their dental care appointment. For the most part, due to the reduced costs of the medical or dental procedures the far away trip or vacation is “free”.

In Cancun Mexico,for example, competent, well trained and hygienic dentists openly advertise that the professional fees for their services are 70 % less than American or Canadian dental association tariff rates. Voila consider your vacation or recuperative time in paradise is more than subsidized and offset by the cost of air travel, ground transport and reasonable lodgings. While there are a myriad of places around the world to obtain competent and safe medical and dental procedures it often boils down to proximity to reduce travel and time off work costs. For Europeans India is often the first pick. Others in more eastern European countries or Israel and the Middle East choose Turkey or Cyprus. For North Americans – both Canadians and Americans – it can be South or Central America or close by to home, and a short vacation flight – standard holiday vacation charter discount vacation flights.

Despite the low cost oral care, there can also be complications when it comes to traveling abroad for dental care for some facilities and clinics may be uneducated about the different policies including basic hygiene in the workplace. With this, it is the responsibility of the traveler to first know the information about their selected clinic before traveling so that they can avoid having a trip to a un-hygienic clinic that may offer low cost oral work but totally unsafe. Also make allowances both in terms of time and money if complications arise. If you have chosen your medical practitioner, clinic or hospital wisely and with care, this need not be a major issue. Still just like at home complications can occur no matter the care and attention to detail as well as hygiene. Hence make allowances in your mind, both in terms of funding and costs should this unfortunately arise. If your medical insurance plan is funding the trip – ensure that extra stays and costs due to complicating events are covered as part of the coverage. It might surprise many that established medical insurers are recommending to their clients offshore medical procedures as a means of controlling costs and outlays on their end.

Planned well and done wisely, medical / dental tourism offers a myriad of benefits of those who partake in its opportunity. Obviously it’s not for life threatening medical care which must be done on the spot and as well not for those who for reasons of poor health are unable to travel what so ever. Yet with some foresight, thought and planning those needing medical procedures and care can have their cake and eat it too, in terms of having the medical procedures done and enjoying a well beautiful vacation.

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An interesting case in point regarding the concerns of the trending towards “Socialized Medicine” in America.   One of the major points of medicine in the United States it that it is still profit driven to a great degree.  This is true , however on the other hand there is feedback in the system leading to better care.  If I do not like the level of care – many patients can reason – I can go to another doctor / hospital / care provider.  The system is rewarded or punished for good or poor service levels or good or poor value.  There is a feedback system in check. Poor performers or poor providers are punished.

It is true that many patients who are in dire straights are not  given a choice.  They are deathly ill or without other access and must take what they are given.

In spite of its apparent costs the beauty of the American system is that is available.  Costs are what they are , however when oil sheiks need treatment – and money is no object – where do they run – its to the US.  Its not even to “private British hospitals ” nowadays.

Hence the American medical system remains an escape valve .  If a patient in dire straights in behind the ques in a country with socialized or limited medical care he or she can always go to the States for treatment.  Money has limited value if you are dead or in no shape to enjoy its mettle.

The interesting thing is that although Canada is held up as a model of available medical care with a socialized medical care system that when major political figures – not even the wealthy , have serious illness , its to the US that they run in a snap.  This is so widely reported and so common , Canadians ( who may well be in a treatment ques for an extended period for serious or debilitating medical illness )  do not even bat an eye towards this and question it.  Nothing much that can be done when it comes to the slowness of the medical system and all its bureaucracies .

Thus in spite of its failing , high costs etc the value of the American medical system , among other paradoxes is that it remains a good safety valve – available always when needed and in addition providing pressure as a good example in point to other less available or efficient medical systems of the world.

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It used to be that “medical tourism” was only for the wealthy rich who wanted or felt they needed “Cosmetic Surgery”

In addition you had the benefit of being far away from home , where hopefully nobody would spot you, in your recuperative phase after your cosmetic surgery. Things have changed now. Perhaps its the high cost or long wait lines – even in places where medical care is “free” such as Canada. Canadians themselves have finally come to the conclusion that medical care is limited. If you want service you well have to go out of the country. Previously it was the USA only. Now that medical tourism has become more readily available and trusted medical tourists will travel across the world to get major – even life threatening surgery. Major operations such as hip replacement , cardiac surgery and even transplants – heart etc are not out of the question.

It used to be that once a student from the so called “third world” went to the west for his or her medical education – they were now a doctor in the USA or Canada never to return home- ever , except for holidays and vacations. Now with modern communication and transportation this is not necessarily so. On top of that equipment and such things as reliable electric power are available in these places overseas. Hospitals indeed may be close to state of the art – but certainly new. Equipment may be brand new and indeed better than that found in the USA and certainly in most cases in Canada. On top of that the hospitals are almost like 4 star hotels – staff is cheap , they love their high tech jobs . To them these are the best jobs in the world. On top of that union labor strife is not an issue . Staff at even these new mega , almost factory, hospitals have staff that are used to a slower pace of life. To most patients they are amazingly friendly and concerned as well for patient welfare. Most patients are very satisfied with their medical tourism adventure and exercise and will gladly recommend it to other potential patients as well – be they family , friend or people at work.

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