The price of dental care can be costly, even for people who have insurance.Experts say more and more people are heading to places like Mexico, Turkey, Brazil, Thailand and South Korea to get dental work done for much less. It’s an industry phenomenon called dental tourism. Sheilia Liner had broken and damaged teeth for years. [...]

It’s health care meets international tourism as Asian hospitals compete to treat you in style.
A long-term resident of Norfolk Island, Anne Howe used to travel to Sydney once a year for her annual dental check-up. A fe years ago, however, she got more than the scale and clean she bargained for: her dentist said her [...]

With only half the U.S. population covered by dental insurance, Americans are flocking overseas for high-quality, low-cost dental care. The U.S. is facing a dental crisis. Only about 50% of the population has dental insurance, compared with the 85% who have medical benefits. Medicare doesn’t cover dental procedures, despite the fact that aging teeth are just like aging bodies—vulnerable and brittle. That means more and more patients will be traveling abroad to take care of their pearly whites.