Eric Baber wrote:
>> I am not familiar with the health care system in your country, but I am
>> guessing, (hoping?), that the tooth that I need to have crowned soon
would
>> not cost you over USD $800.00 out of your pocket like it will with me.
>
> Here in the UK - where health services supposedly are free - gl***** and
> dental work are getting filthily expensive. There's a good reason why
> medical tourism is on the increase - from the UK, but especially from
> countries like the US. In case you're not familiar with the concept it's
> where you go to, say, Thailand or India for two weeks, get first-class
> medical treatment in top-notch hospitals for a day or two or however
long
> whatever it is you're having done takes, and then you hang around on the
> beach for a week or two to recover. The whole package often ends up
> significantly cheaper than the medical intervention alone back in the
home
> country.
>
> It's now a well-established business model and is acknowledged in
various
> countries - when I flew into India in August I had to fill in the
landing
> card, and the question asking about the purpose of the visit included
> "tourism", "business", and "medical tourism". Why not, say I... I
suspect
> that for $800 you'll be able to get your tooth crowned plus a week's
holiday
> in India. I can highly recommend it, it's a great place to visit :-)
>
> Eric
The overseas plane ticket would eat up most of the $800.00 for me, at
least $500.00 of it. :-)
A lot of Americans are doing the same thing in Mexico, especially dental
work, with mixed results. Mexico is only 4 hours away from here by car,
at least to the border town.
I would look at options in the bigger cities if I was going to have work
done there. I have also heard that one of the worlds top-rated lasik
doctors operates out of Mexico City, but have never verified that.
Pat
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