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Jessica Nitardy, a Mexican dentist, says the majority of her clients are Americans who can't afford treatment in the U.S.
Every workday, Dr. Jessica Nitardy leaves her home near El Paso, Texas and drives for more than an hour to the Mexican border. She crosses immigration and heads to her dental practice in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which until recently was considered one of the most dangerous cities in the world.
ACA compatible plans require pediatric dental and encourage signing up for adult dental. If this dental insurance is so good that it became mandated/encouraged, why should people have to go to Mexico to get care?
ACA compatible plans require pediatric dental and encourage signing up for adult dental. If this dental insurance is so good that it became mandated/encouraged, why should people have to go to Mexico to get care?
That really has nothing to do with anything. Dental insurance is -not- mandated for adults, it is still an option, and the current plans are typically abysmal. That's the fact of what IS, currently.
Last edited by bande1102; 06-24-2014 at 11:18 AM..
Reason: Personal attack
A lot of Mexican dentists are US Citizens who work over the border, because they get lower overhead, and reap better profits, for charging less to those people whose insurance doesn't cover the work. I still don't think it's worth the effort unless you LIVE near the border, because getting in and out of customs alone is not something I'd ever want to do if I just got a bunch of teeth pulled or had dental surgery. And then, there's the risk of failure - which is probably no better or worse in Mexico than here, however you'd have to go through customs all over again, get a hotel room, deal with everything that goes with "getting medical help when you're away from home."
I'd much prefer to pay more for a decent dentist near where I live. If something goes wrong, he's right THERE. I don't have to go anywhere to get to him, I can recuperate in the comfort of my own home, I don't have to pay for airfare, deal with customs, worry about "oh god I have to do this all over AGAIN" if something goes wrong again...
Dental Tourism is a thing, it's not new, it's a fact of life, just like medical tourism is a thing that's not new and is a fact of life. It's not everyone's cup of tea. It definitely isn't mine. The term itself is misleading, because it gives the impression that you can go on your vacation on the sunny beaches of Mexico and get a set of dentures at the same time. There's nothing "Vacation" about getting implants, or dentures, or root canals, or extractions, or any kind of oral surgery." But it sounds good on the advertisements, which often include pictures of smiling happy people on the beach. Those are the people who don't need dental work .
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