With dental implants increasing in popularity all the time,
many more people are starting to investigate them as a replacement for a lost
tooth or to replace their dentures. A lot though, only reach the point where
they discover the price which can come to more than a thousand pounds.
This is a lot to pay for a replacement tooth, there is no
doubt, and because of this, many people look to cheaper ways of getting an
implant and one of these ways of course, is to have them fitted abroad. Whilst
this can make a very significant reduction to the price of an implant, it is
important to be aware of a number of pitfalls.
The main potential pitfall is of course, the quality of the
dentistry there. In the UK ,
all dentists have to attain a certain, level of skill before they are certified
to perform procedures. Whilst there is no doubting the fact that there are many
highly qualified dentists abroad, indeed, many have come to the UK to work, different countries do have
different qualification levels which may be not be up to the standard of the UK . This
especially applies when travelling further to places such as Thailand for
example. Even if the dentist is highly skilled, it is very difficult to have
this confirmed before hand, especially if language is a barrier.
It may well be that all goes well and you are very happy
with your new dental implant, however, there have been problems with some implants
placed abroad and as you can imagine, this can be quite painful. If this
happens, a UK dentist may be reluctant to correct another dentist’s procedure and to travel
back to the dentist where the implant was placed is not only expensive but
perhaps you should seriously question whether you would want to return to a
dentist who had door a poor job.
Another factor to consider is that although an implant can
be quite expensive, they can last for well over twenty years and therefore in
the long run, it is probably worth that extra bit of investment for a long term
solution.
