Vacation Dentistry

• Published in: Family health (Edmonton) Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 41
• Main Author: Cable, Cheryl E
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Edmonton Edmonton Journal 01.10.2005
• Subjects: Canadians in foreign countries; Dental care; Vacations
• ISSN: 0830-0305

* Make sure that your dentist is qualified by an internationally recognized organization before beginning treatment. What exactly are the qualifications? Where did the dentist receive training? If this dentist came to Canada to work, would he or she be able to perform this procedure legally? * Follow the guidelines mentioned previously regarding infection control. Before you travel, ask the dentist to outline infection control practices in detail, either in an e-mail or a letter. If you do not see the same precautions in place when you arrive, leave. Never begin elective treatment in an unsafe environment. The bottom line is that you are personally responsible for paying for any repairs or revisions resulting from treatment you received out of country. When you have the ability to establish a relationship with and easily return to a particular clinician, the situation is very different. In other countries, different dental governing bodies monitor the dentist's work. Ignorance of the law will not protect you from fraud or shoddy work. It is both your right and your responsibility as a consumer to be fully aware of local governing bodies and guidelines.