Pramod Goel, CEO and founder of PlacidWay, an international medical resource and provider based in Denver, Colorado, is an expert in the medical tourism industry. His company has become one of the most popular, and leading, medical tourism providers in the country. Despite border fears, consumers from North America as well as Canadian provinces continue to flock south of the border for a variety of medical and dental care options.
“Some of the most popular fields in medical and dental care, including cosmetic surgery, dental care, obesity programs, stem cell research, and fertility treatments, continue to provoke a high demand for affordable and accessible care in Mexico,” states Goel.
Mexico as a Destination
Mexico continues to be one of the top destinations for dental care, with travelers visiting easily accessible cities just south of border crossings to meet their needs. No doubt about it, dental tourism is on the rise. According to the Toronto Sun, a growing number of inhabitants of Alberta, Canada head south every year, seeking affordable dental care. Prime south of the border destinations such as Cancun continue to attract not only vacationers, but vacationers with dental needs. States one Albertan, “I needed four implants and I was looking at $16,000-$20,000 for them, which just really turned me off.”
After engaging in in-depth research, he became what is known as a growing number of “Alberta dental tourists”, who enjoy beach vacations on the Mayan Riviera. It turns out that the Canadian received all four implants, perfectly executed, for under $6,000. Even after figuring in travel costs, he literally cut in half the costs of the dental implants in his native Alberta alone.
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