Bulgaria’s dental tourism flourishing thanks to Brits
November 14th, 2007
“Dental tourism” is an increasing trend with more and more Brits, who combine a holiday to Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast with a visit to the dentist. Bulgaria, Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Thailand are cashing in from a growing number of Brits who cannot get treatment on the NHS, or cannot afford to pay huge bills for going private, the Finance Market online edition reported.
The medical search engine, revahealthnetwork.com, has revealed that 35,000 Brits a year travel overseas for dental work and nearly 60,000 searched online for information on dentists. The company declared that the British can save up to 70% by travelling overseas for dental treatment - before accommodation and flights are taken into account.
Bulgaria is a preferred destination due to the low-cost, high-quality dental care. Prices that local dentists charge are about seven times lower than those in Great Britain.
