Visitors at an exhibition on dental and travel services at a dental tourism fair held at the Independence Palace in HCM City on June 24 (Source: VNA) HCM City(VNA) - Dental tourism has been identified as one of Ho Chi Minh City’s five mainmedical tourism products, according to its Department of Tourism.
Every year Vietnam gets around 100,000 medical tourists from many countries,including the UK, France, Australia, the US, and Cambodia, Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Directorof the department, said.
Dental care, cosmetic surgery, traditional medicine and acupuncture, screeningfor diseases, and artificial insemination, which are keeping pace with regionalstandards, are promising medical tourism products, he said.
But dental care in Vietnam costs only half or a third of the cost inneighbouring countries, he said.
On June 24, the department in coordination with the Department of Healthorganised the first ever dental tourism fair at the Independence Palace.
“It is a great opportunity to introduce new dental tourism products to domesticand foreign visitors,” Vu said.
Nguyen Duc Minh, Director of the HCM City Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology, saidthe city has more than 3,000 highly skilled and experienced dentists, or morethan 50 per cent of the total number in the country.
With its potential, the city could attract more tourists who combine travelwith dental care as well as promote the Vietnamese dental brand to compete withcountries like Singapore and Thailand.
The fair also featured an exhibition on dental and travel services and dentaltechnologies.
At the event, the HCM City Odonto-Stomatology Association unveiled a dentaltourism club that will bring together Vietnamese and foreign experts in thefield.-VNA
Every year Vietnam gets around 100,000 medical tourists from many countries,including the UK, France, Australia, the US, and Cambodia, Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Directorof the department, said.
Dental care, cosmetic surgery, traditional medicine and acupuncture, screeningfor diseases, and artificial insemination, which are keeping pace with regionalstandards, are promising medical tourism products, he said.
But dental care in Vietnam costs only half or a third of the cost inneighbouring countries, he said.
On June 24, the department in coordination with the Department of Healthorganised the first ever dental tourism fair at the Independence Palace.
“It is a great opportunity to introduce new dental tourism products to domesticand foreign visitors,” Vu said.
Nguyen Duc Minh, Director of the HCM City Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology, saidthe city has more than 3,000 highly skilled and experienced dentists, or morethan 50 per cent of the total number in the country.
With its potential, the city could attract more tourists who combine travelwith dental care as well as promote the Vietnamese dental brand to compete withcountries like Singapore and Thailand.
The fair also featured an exhibition on dental and travel services and dentaltechnologies.
At the event, the HCM City Odonto-Stomatology Association unveiled a dentaltourism club that will bring together Vietnamese and foreign experts in thefield.-VNA
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