CAN YOU TRUST DENTISTS ABROAD?
Dentists of yesterday followed a “drill, fill and bill” model. Over the past two generations, cavities have decreased by 50%, yet more dentists are graduating every year.
Changing profit centers and evolving insurance payouts for dental procedures, have influenced a pattern of widely divergent diagnoses from dentist to dentist.
Searching for new profit centers, dentists compete more aggressively, upselling treatments and sometimes questionable solutions.
Newsletters such as The Profitable Dentist, along with numerous seminars and courses, teach dentists how to increase profits; but greater profits for dentists translates into more expensive treatment for you.
Hundreds of thousands of people cross the U.S. into Mexico yearly, searching of quality, affordable dentists.
Finding a trustworthy U.S. referral partner to guide you to a top dentist across the border, is key.
Families U.S.A., a Washington advocacy group for Healthcare issues, reports on U.S. customer reviews:
“90 percent perceive dental care received in Mexico is good or excellent.”
Knowing which dentists are qualified and safe is essential.
“With HebeDoc, you have a trusted partner, sought out by tens of thousands of Americans, looking for dental work abroad, each month.”
Dental Tourism Potential Pitfalls
While dental care costs less abroad, traveling for care is not necessarily for everyone. This is what to watch out for.
Standards: Infection control standards vary widely. The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) provides valuable information and a checklist to consult before traveling. HebeDoc referred dentists adhere to the highest of safety standards. Expect to enter clean, sanitized offices incorporating strict hygiene practices.
Language Barriers: If dental professionals in other countries speak little or no English, and you don’t speak the country’s language, misunderstandings can and do occur; communication barriers could be problematic. Check on the languages spoken at your dental destination office.
Care Continuity: Foreign dentists won’t know your dental history. Upon return, your local dentist won’t know what treatment you received, or why it was performed. HebeDoc recommends forwarding dental records to your foreign dental office and your foreign records to your own dentist.’s dental practices have English-speaking staff available for you.
What if something goes wrong? Complications may arise, which is why it is important to only work with the best dentist. If something goes wrong, returning to your dentist to repair and redo the work will be necessary. This is why HebeDoc’s guarantee plays an important role.
Through a HebeDoc-approved dentist, the dental clinic cannot be expected to pay for additional airfare and lodging expense incurred for you to return. No dental practice could afford to cover travel.
HebeDoc is the first and only company offering a one-of-a-kind guarantee.
For the nominal fee of $199, paid prior to initial treatment, you’re covered in the event of an emergency. HebeDoc will pay for your travel and accommodation for any required return visit, if certain requirements are met.
With this assurance, combined with the high quality of care from HebeDoc doctors, we’ve got you covered!