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Dental tourism claims facing UK dentists post-Brexit

BDJ In Practice volume 35, page 23 (2022)Cite this article

The subject of dental tourism could easily fill many pages of this entire publication. Indeed, it was the cover feature for a recent issue of the BDJ In Practice this summer.1

Patients seek treatment abroad for a wide spectrum of healthcare problems and for a variety of reasons including cost, availability, access, and convenience. Similarly, patients from abroad come to the UK for the same reasons or may be here on vacation when they seek dental care from you.

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  1. Westgarth D. Dental tourism: No holiday delight. BDJ In Pract 2022; 35: 14-17.

  2. Blower N. Legal support when facing a civil clinical negligence claim. BDJ In Pract 2022; 35: 36-37.

  3. General Dental Council. Going abroad for your dental care? Available online at: www.gdc-uk.org/standards-guidance/information-for-patients-public/going-abroad-for-dental-treatment (Accessed October 2022).

  4. NHS. Going abroad for medical treatment. Available online at: www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/going-abroad-for-treatment/going-abroad-for-medical-treatment/ (Accessed October 2022).

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Blower, N. Dental tourism claims facing UK dentists post-Brexit. BDJ In Pract 35, 23 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-022-1780-1

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