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Old 12-10-2008, 03:21 AM
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Default Dental Tourism to Mexico, Ciudad Juárez

Dental Tourism is indeed gaining popularity along the US-mexican border as well as to Mexico in general - Booming border cities with a unique advantage on the Mexican side: Medical Costs are way cheaper in Mexico compared to U.S. costs. Therefore U.S.-Americans travel just over the border to see a doctor or buy pharmaceuticals. But, some people may be apprehensive for various reasons about seeing a dentist in Mexico. Why is that? And on the other hand, what are the push- and pull-factors that make patients cross the border and receive dental treatment in Mexico? Each need of the patient has to be met, but what are those? “Mexican Dentists are not held to the same standards as in the U.S.”, but is that really true?

My name is Katja Schnee. I recently research on Medical Tourism to Mexico and especially concentrate on Dental Tourism. I am a graduate student presently writing my diploma thesis at the University of Trier, Germany.

I would like to ask U.S.-American patients on their last dental visits across the border in Mexico. A lot of online blogs and articles tell me that there is a huge forum for discussion and many left open questions. The answers are only used for statistical purposes and the information won’t be shared, sold or distributed to any third parties.

If you have visited Mexico for dental treatment before, I would be very grateful if you could share your opinions by taking about 10 minutes to fill out the following questionnaire. The data will be kept strictly confidential and your anonymity will be guaranteed. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Your answers are very important for my work and are only used for statistical purposes. Start by clicking on the following link or by copying and pasting it in your browser:

http://www.unipark.de/uc/dentaltourismpatients/

Share your opinion about dental treatments you already experienced in Mexico through my survey.

Thank you for your participation in advance.

Katja Schnee (dentaltourism@gmx.de)
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Old 12-13-2008, 05:27 PM
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Katja -

With the drug cartel violence spiralling into new dimensions over the past year in Juarez, tourism of ANY kind has dropped off drastically.
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Old 01-02-2009, 02:31 PM
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Yes, thanks skoro. I assume so too. When I started to think about writing about this subject crossing the border was safer than it is now. I really need to check more on local news and include the unfortunate development in my thesis. Any sources you recommend?
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Old 06-20-2009, 03:09 PM
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Maybe better to visit us in the philippines, we can offer you a very high standard of dental treatment here in the philippines. Just visit our website at Dentist Philippines-dental clinic manila for more informations.
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Maybe better to visit us in the philippines, we can offer you a very high standard of dental treatment here in the philippines. Just visit our website at Dentist Philippines-dental clinic manila for more informations.
Why go to the Phillipines when Mexico is closer..The flight over to Asia is high..I know..I go to Japan every year..I will keep going to my dentist in Juarez like I have been for the past 15 years
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Why go to the Phillipines when Mexico is closer..The flight over to Asia is high..I know..I go to Japan every year..I will keep going to my dentist in Juarez like I have been for the past 15 years
Doesn't the flight to El Paso off set any money you might save by going to Juarez?
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Have most people bothered to buy either the $100 passport (or $45 passport card version) necessary to return from Juarez now to make dental tourism viable?
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Why go to the Phillipines when Mexico is closer..The flight over to Asia is high..I know..I go to Japan every year..I will keep going to my dentist in Juarez like I have been for the past 15 years
I wouldnt change it also, but flights to asia are nat always expensive, i can get already flights to the philippines for around 600 us Dollars. It would be quite interesting what dental work was done in your case and how much you paid for it.

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My name is Katja Schnee. I recently research on Medical Tourism to Mexico and especially concentrate on Dental Tourism. I am a graduate student presently writing my diploma thesis at the University of Trier, Germany.
Hi Katja, quite funny to meet a german person in taht blog, im also from there-Ludwigshafen, you may know.
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Doesn't the flight to El Paso off set any money you might save by going to Juarez?
NOT Really since I go have to go home to see my elderly parents anyway..i just combine both and come here..I love ELP and always will!
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