After medical tourism, its dental tourism in India

After medical tourism, its dental tourism in India
May 17, 2005
Silicon India
NEW DELHI: After yoga and meditation, it is now designer smiles, fresh crowns and teeth implants which promise a refashioned nirvana for an increasing number of foreigners visiting India.
As dentistry gets a new edge with state-of-the-art equipment and sophisticated technology, a large number of foreigners are thronging India for specialized dental treatments at affordable costs.
"There is great potential of dental tourism in India. Patients from Middle East, Europe, US, Canada and Africa are visiting India for various dental treatments, even though such procedures are available in west," says Dr Arun P Setia of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
Foreigners trust Indian doctors as they are English speaking, widely traveled and also these patients at one time or other have been exposed to treatment given by Indian doctors in their own countries," says Dr Setia.
The most sought after treatments involve root canal, crown replacement and even for those fixing their teeth for a better smile, a doctor said.
"Such dental treatments were till some time back popular only with Indians based abroad but now foreigners in transit, MNCs and those working in foreign missions regularly go in for such treatments," he added.