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    DENTAL TOURISM

    PRESENTED BY
    dr shabeel pn
    What is Dental Tourism???

    It is the traveling of people from a country having


    comparatively high cost for dental treatment, in to a
    country having low cost for dental treatment.
    Dental tourism=dental treatment + tour.
    • Developed countries seeking dental treatment in emerging health
    markets outside of their territories.
    • Americans are traveling to Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El
    Salvador,
    India, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey,
    and
    South Korea for various health services.
    • Third world countries consider it as a unique opportunity for them
    to promote their tourism packages along with cost effective
    health care

    POTENTIAL OF DENTAL TOURISM


    Healthcare Indicators
    • Global healthcare revenue US$ 2.8 trillion
    • India’s healthcare industry worth US$ 17 billion; to grow by 13%
    per annum for next 6 years
    • Tertiary care to earn addnl. revenue of Rs. 5-10,000 crores
    • Health insurance business estimated to swell to US$ 4 billion by
    2010
    • Health procedures across world show 200-800% cost difference
    World Tourism Indicators
    • International tourist at 700 million mark in 2008.
    • International tourism receipts at US$ 474 billion.
    • International tourist arrivals to Asia and the
    Pacific at 18.7%.
    • Europe saw highest number of tourists.
    • India’s share in Asia & Pacific region stands at a
    mere 1.8%
    ADVANTAGES OF DENTAL TOURISM (IN
    INDIA)

    “First World Treatment at Third World Cost”

    1)Quality of treatment
    Large pool of doctors, nurses &
    paramedics , World class dental clinics
    Strength: - Over 6000 professional
    dental surgeons
    - Highly skilled experts, and
    - Possess English speaking skills.
    2)Comfort Level
    - NRI doctors recognized as amongst best in adopted countries
    (First World)
    - Usage of English.
    - Indian Nurses increasingly getting international exposure.
    3)Value Proposition
    Quality medical services at 1/10th costs:

    - Complicated surgical procedures


    possible at 1/10th the cost.
    - Increase in use of Computerized
    Hospital Information Systems.
    - Software technologists facilitating
    tech revolution in healthcare.
    - State-of-the-art medical establishments
    of great repute.
    For example:
    Dental Filling =$300 to $400(USA& Europe).$20 to $40
    (India).
    A Root Canal treatment $3,000(USA)$100 to $200
    (India).
    Dentures can cost $1000 overseas but only $200 in
    India.
    4)Lower Medication cost:
    - Strong Pharma Sector and gaining world recognition.
    - Strong Generic drugs business.

    - Low cost of drug development in India with Software


    support.
    5) Improved sterilization technique
    6)Low labour cost.
    7)Tourist Interest:
    - 5000 year old civilization.
    - Renowned for Historical,
    Cultural and Religious diversity.
    - Diverse geographical landmarks;
    vast coastline
    - Traditional arts and crafts.
    - Vibrant democracy .
    8)Alternative Medical proposition:
    - Ancient Ayurvedic stream of medicines.
    - Rejuvenation alternatives: Kerala’s health
    retreats.
    - Naturopathy and Yoga.
    -Accupuncture etc…
    How can we implement the dental
    tourism????

    1.Consumer-foreigner

    2.Promoter-A man who promotes dental treatment


    along with tourist package.
    Concerns by the consumer
    Medical Insurance
    Negative Perceptions Inadequate Coverage
    Hygiene/Unsanitary Underdeveloped policy system
    Pollution Insurance Frauds
    Backward &Bureaucratic Very few Global Players
    system in some state Overseas Companies refuse
    Accreditation
    No Uniformity in reimbursements for treatment
    standardization (ISO, CRISIL, outside their territories
    ICRA)
    WEST: JCAHO (uniform Instability (security)
    system of standardization) Terrorism Prone areas
    Connectivity Communal Unrest in some
    Lack of accurate number of regions
    Flights
    Bad Roads
    Concerns by the promoter
    1) No regulation for ensuring Ethics.
    2) No coordinated Systemic Supports.
    3) Infrastructure Deficiencies for
    Electricity
    Power Supply
    Water
    4) Implementation problems.
    5) Taxation Anomalies.
    6) Inadequate Land Reforms.
    7) Funding Constraints.
    8) Bureaucratic Bottlenecks .
    PROBLEMS IN UTILIZING AVAILABLE
    RESOURCES
    Service
     Hygiene awareness in medical attenders are not uniformly professionalized
     Unhygienic Food handling in many hotels available in the localities
     Lack of good Hospitality Services
     Heterogeneous Pricing of services (not standardized)
    Doctors
     no standardized education system to follow in Medical Institutions
     no strong regulatory mechanism to curb quacks
     lack of adequate communication and inter-personal level teaching
    Nurses &Paramedical
     “Spinal” level not “Cerebral” level thinkers
     Deficient Language skills
     Lack of Standardization
     (above mentioned points may happened while an inefficient man took up the
    project)
    How to Promote:
    OUR POTENTIAL + IMPROVEMENTS
    =SUCCESS OF TREAMENT BASED TOURISM

    GOVERNMENT(TOURISM) & INDUSTRY(DENTAL


    TREATMENT FIELD) HAND-HOLDING IS A MUST
    Improvements that we need: (focus to
    future)
    • Govt. sell India as Health Tourism Destination.
    • Seamless Single-Window Facility to Tourists.
    • More Medical, Nursing collages and Hospitals.
    • Greater Industry & Govt. Interaction.
    • Medical Insurance Reforms.
    • Apex Industry body under Union List.
    • Industry Accredit ion Standards.
    • Tax Holiday & Further Duty Roll Back.
    • Government soft loan to Private Players.
    • Regulatory Bodies
    • Target-oriented Infrastructure Investment.
    • Mandatory Accreditation of all Collages & Hospitals..
    • Uniform Medical Education Standards.
    Real outcome of the project
    INDIA WILL EMERGE AS MAJOR HEALTH TOURISM
    DESTINATION.
    Catalyzes India to the Club of Global Leaders.
    Better DENTAL TREATMENT facilities .
     Growth in Insurance Industry.
     Employment in Healthcare Sector.
     Stimulus to Pharmaceuticals Industry.
     Reversal & Arrest of Brain Drain.
     Overall Growth in Commerce.
     Percolation effect in dental Healthcare in India.
     Employment in Tourism Industry.
    Conclusion
    Dental tourism is an emerging new method for marketing
    our dental field in the real sense so as to promote
    dentistry as well as our tourism.
    THANK YOU

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