Dental Departures

By Paul McTaggart

Learn about the wonderful world of global and local dental care.... more

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The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.

Dental Departures episodes:

August 20, 20215 tips to find a high quality local or global dentist
FIRST.. why me?...I’ve met with +1k dentists around the globe...Canada, US, Australia, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic. Croatia, Hungary, Turkey
Check dentist reviews: Google Maps, FaceBook, Yelp, RealSelf, ZocDoc, TripAdvisor, Dental Departures. Look for high review numbers and review scores

Check dentist education and graduating schools

Check accreditations ADA, CDA, BDA, JCI, ISO, insurance coverage and validate that the dentist is registered and in good standing with the local regulatory authorities

Compare different dentists- multiple dentists, multiple quotes. Never select the first dentist you find...compare at least 3X dentists against each other

Ask dentist for their quality metrics: # procedures, error rate, infection rate, revision rate. You want a high number of annual procedures and low single digit error percentages
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August 17, 2021How much can Brits save on their All-on-Four® treatment concept abroad?
How much can Brits save on their All-on-Four® treatment concept abroad?
Brits can save up to 70% if they travel abroad for their All-on-Four® treatment concept from Nobel Biocare

Hungary, Spain, Turkey offer great savings

Even Bali, Thailand offer a discount vs. local dentists in the UK

Pro tip = you need to add in travel costs!

Add in the cost of 2X flights, 2X 7 day hotel stays

Even with travel costs you can save a-lot vs. the UK
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August 14, 20215 things you need to know about the global dental marketplace
Here are the five things you need to know about the current state of the global dental marketplace:
This is our generational event: Cuban missile crisis, fall Berlin wall, 9/11 defined previous generations... Covid-19 will define global dentists for years to come

20-30% of global dental clinics will sadly go out of business

The 70% of remaining global dental clinics have only survived by shifted business to domestic/local patients (from a focus on international patients)

Projection for the EU/MENA - this dental market will open up in Q4 2021

Projection for APAC - this dental open up in Q2 2022
*BONUS*. LATAM - specifically Mexico, Costa Rica are already open, +20% pre-covid bookings & sales numbers (based on our survey of Mexico dental clinics), the only ‘green’ in the market in the world as it Mexico never truly closed as dental care was deemed an essential service', Americans have $$$ to spend, they're eager to travel, and finally dental doesn’t get better the longer you leave it.
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3min
August 10, 2021Three tips to save up to 70% on your next visit to the dentist in San Diego
Learn three tips to save yourself up to 70% on your next visit to the dentist in San Diego.
Visit a dentist in Tijuana, Mexico by a) trolly b) car in just 30 minutes.

Drive to a dentist in Mexicali, Mexico by car in just 2.5 hours via the I-8

Jump in your car and drive to a dentist in Los Algodones, Mexico in just 3 hours
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FAQs about Dental Departures:

How many episodes does Dental Departures have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.