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More than 70000 Hospitals worldwide
Medical Tourism
Dental Care
Types of Dental Treatment
Popular dental treatment available overseas includes:- Bleaching
- Cosmetic dentistry
- Dental implant
- Gum treatment and grafts
- Metalfree ceramic crown
- Metalfree restoration
- Oral surgery
- Orthodontics
- Root canal
- Smile designing
- Veneers
When you travel for dental treatment, it is important to be as clear as possible about what you want and research the facility to make sure that they can provide it. The easiest way to do this is to email or call them. This is especially true if you want specialized treatment. In addition to general dentistry, there are nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association. Each of these requires two to six years of residency training after dental school.
The specialties are:
- Endodontics (root canal therapy)
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (diagnosis of diseases of the jaw, face, and mouth)
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (imaging of the mouth region by xray, CT, MRI, etc.)
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (extractions and facial surgery)
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics (straightening of teeth)
- Pedodontics (dentistry for children)
- Periodontics (treatment of gum disease)
- Prosthodontics (dentures, bridges, and implants)
- Dental Public Health (dental epidemiology and social health)
Content taken from the book MEDICAL TOURISM TRAVEL GUIDE
The Medical Tourism Travel Guide is the essential guide for anyone considering a medical trip overseas. It tells you everything you need to know to get top-notch medical care in world-class medical facilities at a cost far less than treatment in the United States. The author, Dr. Paul Gahlinger, has personally visited a great number of the facilities described in this book, and here he shares information on hundreds of clinics, hospitals, and spas in about 50 countries, as well as important tips on how to travel, how to pay, how to prepare, what to do, and what to avoid.
With kind permission of Paul Gahlinger. For more information visit Sunrise River Press