Abstract
Á síðustu misserum hefur færst í vöxt að heilbrigðisþjónustu sé leitað erlendis. Eru tannlækningar þar ekki undanskildar. Óhjákvæmilega
vakna spurningar varðandi verðmismun á milli landa, en ýmis önnur atriði þarfnast einnig skýringa. Þessi grein leitast við að rýna
í þær fáu greinar sem hafa verið ritaðar um „dental tourism“ eða ferðatannlækningar. Skoðuð er svissnesk, blind rannsókn sem
skoðaði gaumgæfilega gæði á prótetískri vinnu tannlækna í Ungverjalandi annars vegar og Sviss hins vegar. Kom í ljós að marktækur
munur var á gæðum vinnunnar. Áhugavert var að ekki reyndist unnt að sjá tengsl á milli ánægju sjúklings og gæða vinnu í munni.
It has been become more popular to seek dental care in foreign countries. It raises the question why there is significant price difference between different countries, but various other issues should also be addressed. This article looks into the few studies published regarding dental tourism. In particular, a blind, swiss study on patients focusing on prosthetic dental work made in Hungary and Switzerland, showed significant difference regarding quality, cleansability and other important issues regarding dental work. Interestingly, there was no relationship between patient satisfaction and the quality of dental work.
It has been become more popular to seek dental care in foreign countries. It raises the question why there is significant price difference between different countries, but various other issues should also be addressed. This article looks into the few studies published regarding dental tourism. In particular, a blind, swiss study on patients focusing on prosthetic dental work made in Hungary and Switzerland, showed significant difference regarding quality, cleansability and other important issues regarding dental work. Interestingly, there was no relationship between patient satisfaction and the quality of dental work.
Original language | Icelandic |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-40 |
Journal | Tannlæknablaðið |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Other keywords
- Tannlækningar
- Utanlandsferðir
- Ferðatannlækningar
- Dental tourism