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Guide to medical tourism: Checking out the surgeon/dentist

Making sure that you have chosen the right surgeon or dentist begins with finding out about the qualifications and accreditations the dentists, doctors and surgeons should have in order to be practising in their country, and secondly checking that the professionals you will be seeing have these in place.  Often surgeons and dentists working abroad train and qualify in the UK and if that is the case then practising doctors will be listed on the General Medical Council’s (GMC) register. Cosmetic surgeons will be members of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and cosmetic dentists will be listed on the General Dental Council’s (GDC) register and may be members of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD).
 
Many countries have similar associations which regulate the qualification and accreditation of surgeons and dentists. For example, the Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery is equivalent to the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and the Philippine Dental Association equivalent to our General Dental Council.  You can find out what associations and accreditations exist within the specific country sections on this site. 
 
You can also expect surgeons to have international memberships such as with the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) or the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS) and ask whether those based in Europe are ‘Board Certified’.  Surgeons trained in the US will be members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
 

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What does it cost?

We run an independent survey of medical tourism prices, compiled from price information from 108 clinics, hospitals and healthcare providers in 30 countries. You can compare prices for cosmetic surgery, elective surgery (such as hip, knee and eye) and dental treatment abroad.