Are you “Hungary” for a new smile?

Medical tourism is a growing trend among Americans, Canadians, and Europeans who are looking for medical procedures that cost less money and can be scheduled right away.  However, have you heard of dental tourism?  Dental Tourism involves traveling to another location to seek affordable dental care, dental treatment, surgery or dental procedures, which are normally expensive in one’s own country.  Flat world, disappearing borders, and the ease of travel today make dental tourism easily accessible and attractive from anywhere. 

While the exact statistics on dental tourism aren’t available, it is estimated that over one million people from around the world travel to get dental treatment such as cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, crowns, and root canals abroad.  There are a number of countries such as India, Thailand, Costa Rica, Hungary, Panama, South Africa, and Mexico that are marketing low cost, high quality dental services to medical tourists.  

Dental tourism is rapidly growing in the United States due to the fact that over 108 million Americans and 25 million American children lack dental insurance.  As children grow to be adults they may have a number of serious dental problems that need significant dental attention.  Poor dental care can lead to serious health problems.  The lack of dental insurance compels us to pay outrageously high dental bills from our pocket for even the simplest of procedures.  To address cost, availability, and quality, dental tourism is gaining momentum as low cost, high quality alternative. 

Even if you have medical or dental insurance and want a dental implant or any cosmetic dental procedure, you may find that your dental insurance at work does not cover high-priced dental implant or dental cosmetic services.  If you look at the fine print, you will find that most employers offer dental insurance that only offers routine dental coverage as part of a package of health benefits.

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Panama, the Land of Butterflies, Offers New Medical Tourism Options

Medical tourism is on the rise.  Many people from industrialized countries, where the cost of health care is almost prohibitive, are opting to visit other countries for medical attention.  These nations offer excellent medical services, at a fraction of the cost.  More and more, the Republic of Panama is the country that “medical tourists” are choosing to visit.  

Many of doctors in Panama not only speak English, but were trained in the United States or European countries.  Panama’s doctors are very experienced and hospitals and clinics here follow American standards when it comes to medical procedures.  In fact, the Punta Pacífica Hospital located in Panama City–is affiliated with the world-renowned John Hopkins Medicine International and has state-of-the-art medical equipment and facilities.  At the same time, the cost of medical care in Panama is very affordable. 

Receiving world-class medical services while enjoying vacation in a luxury setting is affordable in Panama.  You will find a wide range of health services and experienced specialist physicians in all areas and specialties, such as dental implants, cosmetic or plastic surgery, assisted reproduction, cardiology, cosmetic dentistry, orthopedics, and many, many more.  You can even have an “extreme makeover” done and return home not only feeling great but looking like a new person.  After your surgery or procedure, you can recuperate in beautiful hotel-spas on the beach, in the rainforest, or in the mountains.  You can have everything arranged for you in advance.

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PlacidWay Partners with Sahara Medical to Offer Complete Guided Medical Tourism in India

Denver, December 1, 2007 – With increasing number of medical consumers seeking better pricing, better treatment, and a better experience, PlacidWay, a leading health and wellness tourism company, has announced its alliance with India’s leading medical tourism company, Sahara Medical.  The agreement will provide access to world’s top medical centers in India combined with rejuvenation tours to patients from across the globe. 

Sahara Medical offers healthcare treatments such as heart care, orthopedics – knee & hip replacement surgery, plastic & cosmetic surgery, cancer treatment, dental surgery, neurosurgery, eye surgery among others.  Sahara works closely with India’s top accredited hospitals including Apollo Hospitals, Fortis, Wockhardt, KIMS, along with renowned and certified surgeons all across India.  In addition, the company arranges complete medical travel services e.g., visas, language interpretation, sightseeing tours, and local transportation.   

“The PlacidWay alliance will allow us to promote our full service medical holidays in India.  We have a professional team who is dedicated to provide best experience to our clients from any part of the world.  Our services are geared towards people seeking complete medical solution from finding best health care providers to arranging all travel details,” says Mrs. Madhuruchi Lamba, Head Sahara Medical.

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PlacidWay Partners with Jiva Ayurveda to Offer Alternative Medical Treatments in India

Denver, October 26, 2007 — PlacidWay, a leading health and wellness tourism company, has announced a strategic alliance with New Delhi-based Jiva Ayurveda to provide holistic and herbal Ayurvedic treatments. 

Distressed by the increasing cost of health-care in the United States, patients are traveling abroad to seek high-quality, low cost medical alternatives.  According to the National Center for Policy Analysis, in 2005 more the 500,000 Americans traveled to foreign destinations to seek medical treatment.  While patients seek traditional medicine alternatives, the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine has also noted that one out of three Americans were seeking out complementary and alternative medicine to supplement traditional care. 

In response, Jiva Ayurveda is attracting international patients each year to its Faridabad, India clinic.  According to Dr. Partap Chauhan, Director of Jiva, “Many people arrive here with chronic problems such as arthritis, migraines, diabetes, heart problems, and obesity.  We provide them with fully-customized solutions comprising herbal medicines, special meals, panchkarma therapies, yoga, meditation, and pranayam to maintain optimum health and prevent illness.”

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