Unlike residents of Europe or America, Russian people are not accustomed to carefully monitoring their health, undergoing preventive check-ups, let alone regularly visiting a dentist without a particular reason. A Russian runs to the dentist only when they are in terrible pain or simply have nothing left to chew. The reason is not always that they are afraid of dental treatment or resent the cost of treatment, but often a fear that the doctor might not only fix the tooth poorly, but completely ruin it so that only ruins remain where a small hole just appeared in an almost healthy tooth. Therefore, dental tourism is a very popular direction today.
A similar situation has developed not only among Russians. For example, American citizens, to save money on dental treatment, do it in Costa Rica or Mexico. The British prefer Hungary, and especially love Poland, where Warsaw hotel, apartments, mini-hotels are not too expensive for them. The Japanese and Chinese are not far behind. They go to Thailand for cheap dental services.
For residents of the Far Eastern region of Russia, Singapore has become a quite common place for dental treatment and other medical procedures. To transit through the country, if staying less than 96 hours, not even a visa is needed.
Overall, the most popular countries among Russian people where they like to get treatment are Israel and Germany. Of the total number of visitors to Israeli medical institutions, 45% are exactly Russians. Medical tourism brings significant income to both countries, so they value such tourists and try to offer new and more favorable conditions.
French dentistry is also well-regarded. In addition to qualified treatment, you can thoroughly travel through the wonderful country, book mini-hotels in Cannes, Lyon, Nice, Toulouse, and spend time on intriguing excursions, occasionally visiting the dentist's office.
Many tourists, having learned about dental tourism, try to combine their vacation with a visit to the dentist, but, as practice shows, return home disappointed. This is because simply arriving in another country, it is practically impossible to get inexpensive services; there, just like in Russia, without insurance you won't be treated at a clinic. But if a specialized dental tour is organized, then you can count on discounted prices and first-class services.
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