Dental Tourism Growth and Prospect
‘The Medical Tourism Climate Survey’ conducted on 77 countries in 2013, suggests that dental work is the second biggest growth area after cosmetic surgery within the sector. Anecdotal data suggests that this will be consistent over the next five years (Mintel Group Limited). Many developing countries in Eastern Europe, South America, Middle East and Asia are tapping into this lucrative market attracting patients from developed countries from Europe and the UK, North America and Australasia ensuring costs savings and holiday experiences to boost tourism revenues in their countries (Scholten-Castillo 2015).
Dental Tourism is emerging as a niche market in the medical tourism sector. Previous studies suggest that the entire sector is expected to grow as the globalisation of healthcare continues to manifest. International travel for the consumption of affordable high quality dental procedures, as well as ease and affordability of travel, suggests that dental tourism is a new market for developing Asian countries and the main source market will be tourists from developed countries (Scholten-Castillo 2015).
Dental Tourism is an emerging market where the flow of patients is coming from the developed countries in search of high quality and affordable dental care in the developing. The provision of dental care services and the integration of tourism experiences create value added proposition for tourists to engage in such activities. Dental tourists’ are driven by increasing dental care services costs in own home and out-of-pocket expenses under insurance policy. From tourists’ perspectives, the value added elements of undergoing dental work in Asia consist of cost savings, along with the opportunity to have a holiday for a fraction of the cost, as opposed to accessing such services in own home (Scholten-Castillo 2015).
Dental Tourism is emerging as a niche market in the medical tourism sector. Previous studies suggest that the entire sector is expected to grow as the globalisation of healthcare continues to manifest. International travel for the consumption of affordable high quality dental procedures, as well as ease and affordability of travel, suggests that dental tourism is a new market for developing Asian countries and the main source market will be tourists from developed countries (Scholten-Castillo 2015).
Dental Tourism is an emerging market where the flow of patients is coming from the developed countries in search of high quality and affordable dental care in the developing. The provision of dental care services and the integration of tourism experiences create value added proposition for tourists to engage in such activities. Dental tourists’ are driven by increasing dental care services costs in own home and out-of-pocket expenses under insurance policy. From tourists’ perspectives, the value added elements of undergoing dental work in Asia consist of cost savings, along with the opportunity to have a holiday for a fraction of the cost, as opposed to accessing such services in own home (Scholten-Castillo 2015).