Would you get mecical/surgery/dental work done out foreign if it was cheaper?

Depends on the country

Any developed western country sure

Eastern europe / russia - i dont know, id want to do a lot of research on the facility, it would have to have phenomenal reviews

africa/middle east/south east easia - you'd gotta be crazy to consider 80% of countries in those areas. you'd end up with a kidney on the black market and only realize years later

SV wrote: »

What risk? Having your bank account stay significantly higher?

Would do it and plan on doing it!

There is significant risk when receiving treatment in other jurisdictions. I'm not saying that our providers are better, some are, some aren't. But there there are significant legal and professional procedures and requirements between different jurisdictions.

Dental work is often touted as being relatively risk free and can generate significant savings. With regards to the savings, I don't think they are as significant any more, although of course, you would have to compare that yourself, and you won't get the opportunity to relax in those heated outdoor baths in Budapest (worth the trip on its own). The main risks with dental are that they do too much work in too short a time, this is almost certainly going to happen. There is only such much you can do in terms of oral surgery, or orthodontic procedures at a time, if too much is attempted, serious long term damage can result and it's highly likely that the treatment will not achieve the desired results. The other big risk is in after care, often after major work, complications will arise, if the person who performed the procedure is immediately available then fast and effective treatment should ensure that complications are dealt with efficiently and of course, it's likely that the provider will not charge for these visits (not quite as simple when the provider is a 3 hour flight away).
Other things to bear in mind are what comeback and legal rights you have in foreign jurisdictions if you are not happy with the treatment (and the ease of navigating foreign legal systems if required).

I think taking the potential issues into account, it's certainly worth pricing things up with irish providers initially and after you add in the travel expenses and possibly factor in after care visits to Irish care providers, there may not be much in it. I know for example, that it's no longer cheaper to go north for most dental treatments (and I'm a nordie).

the groutch wrote: »

UK? Maybe
Eastern Europe? No chance

Where do you think Eastern Europeans get their dental/medical work done?
America?

my dad got quoted 25k to get all his top teeth replaced with implants in ireland

he went to moldovia and got the lot done for 6k plus flights and hotel. was gone 1 week. came back with a full set of teeth. has had no problems whatsoever.

but tbh there are alot of good dentists abroad

on the otherhand there is a lot of dodgy plastic surgeons abroad.

would go abroad for dental work but not plastic surgery

What if something goes wrong ? Are u going to fly back and forth? Are they regulated? Are their training based on verifiable standards?

biko wrote: »

Hello tooth doc. Trying to keep the money in Ireland yeah?
I see you've set your homepage to lakeshoredentalpractice.ie

Every little helps am I allowed to keep that as my homepage?

FizzleSticks wrote: »

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Exactly, and in many cases here the dentists will have a payment plan or budgeting help for larger plans , health is one thing that one shouldnt take short cuts on IMHO

pillphil wrote: »

I'm not criticising the surgery or the NHS, but you can't compare the price of the NHS treatment to that of a private Irish dentist. They're not the same thing.
I don't know what you would compare it against, either health insurance or the medical card, I guess.

NHS and private cannot be compared in Ireland or the UK , the medical card is less generous than the NHS

from somebody who has worked in other countries, I can say some of the regulation that is in place here in Ireland/UK in protecting the patients is not available elsewhere.if something goes wrong abroad there isnt any comeback. Granted Ireland may not be the best out there but on a scale it is much safer to get invasive procedures done here than in most other countries. Of course nobody is perfect and if you do your research and find a good professional then you will be fine. When somebody is in pain all the intention of doing research goes out the window mind you :-).
three questions my customers asks me

1) does it hurt
2)how long does it take
3) how much does it cost

not necessarily in that order :-) but these are the most common three questions

I would under the right circumstances.
A friend of mine has recently contacted Access Dental, A practice that have by all accounts, clinics both here and in Budapest.
She has arranged an appointment for an assessment and is fairly confident so far.
I on the other hand am not so sure. It is much much cheaper alright, Tho I'm still not convinced about the after-care.
Does anyone have personal experience, or any further information on this practice that i could pass on to her?

solarflare wrote: »

hi,have no fears if this company is called access smile. I WENT TO BUDAPEST IN 2004 , i had 15 root canals and 15 crowns plus two bridges.the cost was 11000 euro .i have not had any problems and have only positive things to say .it changed my life and gave me back my confidence.i also was able to claim back at the top rate of tax for this however i think you can only claim at bottom rate now.

Thanks for that. I'll be sure to advise him on what you've said.