Comments on: The Myth of Medical Tourism – The Truth about the Globalisation of the Healthcare Market http://blog.whatclinic.com/2009/08/the-myth-of-medical-tourism-the-truth-about-the-globalisation-of-the-healthcare-market.html Sharing Tech, Marketing & Health 2.0 information Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:37:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Caelen King http://blog.whatclinic.com/2009/08/the-myth-of-medical-tourism-the-truth-about-the-globalisation-of-the-healthcare-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-585 Caelen King Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:15:42 +0000 http://ibehealth.com/?p=18#comment-585 Hi Adam Thanks for dropping by and for your comment. I think there is a legitimate concern about over treatments. This is not something that we've seen ourselves, however it has been reported previously by Irish dentists and we have no reason to doubt them. I think making people aware of this possibility leads to a more informed consumer, which is a good thing. I'm not sure how to interpret that actual statistics or how meaningful they are. If the figure they quote include all the foreign workers in the country then the fact that 75% of Dentist have seen complications would seem to be normal. However, if it only includes native Irish people then it would suggest that dental tourism is a much bigger market than all estimates to date and we see no evidence of that. Hi Adam

Thanks for dropping by and for your comment. I think there is a legitimate concern about over treatments. This is not something that we’ve seen ourselves, however it has been reported previously by Irish dentists and we have no reason to doubt them. I think making people aware of this possibility leads to a more informed consumer, which is a good thing.

I’m not sure how to interpret that actual statistics or how meaningful they are. If the figure they quote include all the foreign workers in the country then the fact that 75% of Dentist have seen complications would seem to be normal. However, if it only includes native Irish people then it would suggest that dental tourism is a much bigger market than all estimates to date and we see no evidence of that.

]]> By: Adam O'Brien http://blog.whatclinic.com/2009/08/the-myth-of-medical-tourism-the-truth-about-the-globalisation-of-the-healthcare-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-584 Adam O'Brien Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:59:39 +0000 http://ibehealth.com/?p=18#comment-584 What are your thoughts on the IDA study? http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0828/dentists.html What are your thoughts on the IDA study?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0828/dentists.html

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