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Here’s some news that may turn out to be a black eye for the dental tourism sector. According to a report, dental implants made in China, Mexico, and India may have harmful levels of lead in them. The American Dental Association wants everyone who has seen a dentist outside of the U.S. to see a local dentist and have their reworked teeth checked.

For dentists who outsource their work to other countries, it’s advisable that they check the product before using them on patients. Currently the A.D.A. Is investigating a report of an Ohio woman becoming ill from a product with high levels of lead coming from China.

For patients, please confirm with your dentist if they are using locally produced teeth implants.

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Brits are advised to get their dental implants back home.

Leigh Greenwood of the British dental Health Foundation said: “”Not all dentists are as highly trained as those in the UK, where extensive training and strict examinations are undertaken to ensure they meet the high standards required.” In short, she’s saying that British dentists are far more superior than other nationalities. There is a good possibility that their insurance might not cover such treatments.

However not everyone listened. According to a survey made last 2007, 100,000 UK residents went abroad for their dental appointment and its expected to rise further this year to 126,000. Most of these patients underwent crowns, dental implants, bridges, and veneers.

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Once you have decided to go for a dental implant, the next step would be finding a reliable dental implant specialist. A dental implant procedure requires the services of several dentists: an oral surgeon or periodontist who puts the dental implant post in the jawbone, and a restorative dentist, either a general dentist or a prosthodontist, who prepares and places the crown on the dental implant post.

A periodontist specializes in the treatment of diseases and other conditions of the supporting tissues and structures around the teeth, known as periodontium. They work on treatment and management of patients with periodontitis, gum recession and surgical placement of dental implants.

On the other hand, a prosthodontist specializes in the restoration of oral function through the creation of prostheses and restorations such as dentures, crowns and implants. Cosmetic dentistry is included in a prosthodontist’s specialization. An additional three-year specialty training is required for dentists to become prosthodontists.

We’ve heard of medical tourism before, but dental tourism seem to be picking up steam as well. What is it? It’s when one goes to another country to undergo some sort of dental procedure. One of the obvious advantage is that it’s more inexpensive to do the treatment there rather than in their own country.

The prices draw in the tourists. For example, one person went to Costa Rica to have 27 crowns, 9 tooth implants, and jaw bone surgery. In the US, it would’ve cost him $40,000 and up but he just paid half of that, $10,200.

It seems that this is the next phase of tourism. We will discuss the risks involved in dental surgery next post.

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