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Chinese complain about the high cost of dental implants

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Installation of dental implants cost Chinese tens of thousands of yuan. According to the agency, this segment of the market only began to develop in China, and the cost of such services varies from a few thousand to tens of thousands of yuan, depending on the materials used. "Despite the fact that the prevalence of dental implants in China is low, they are already making a profit is very good, many clinics now specially engaged in the development of this part of the market", - said the representative of the Shanghai dental clinic by the name of Mao. Also, according to the speaker, the cost of the implant cost 30,000 yuan ($ 4,900) is about 3,000 yuan ($ 491). His colleague from the hospital in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, Mao confirmed the price tag, saying that the cost of the implant is about 10%. At the same time stressed that the profitability of some consumable parts is very high, and sometimes reaches 600%, the speaker also said that investing in dentistry, it i...

The State of Dentistry in India Today

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Dentists in India If you follow dental news or you happen to be interested in dentistry in India you may have come across articles on the subject of the number of dentists in India. The Dental Council of India has recently appealed to ministers to prevent the opening of new dental colleges in some states. The number of graduates is increasing year on year and more and more graduate dentists are struggling to find a job. According to the World Health Organisation, the recommended ratio of dentists to patients should be 1:7500, but in some areas of India, including Maharashtra, the ration has dropped to 1:5000 and there are not enough jobs to go round for newly qualified dentists. In the state alone, there are 35 dental collages, producing 3000 new dentists every year. A graduate dentist who qualified recently said that a decade ago there was a huge amount of prestige attached to being a dentist, but there are now so many dentists and clinics on every corner that there is little ...

The advantages of dental implants

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Dental implants are becoming popular because they look and feel just like natural teeth. No one will know you have artificial teeth as long as you keep the secret to yourself. You will be able to eat better and speak naturally, and your facial contour will also improve. The only thing that deters people from receiving them is the high cost. A single implant can cost as much as £1,200 in the UK. The good news is that the prices are coming down. Dental implants have several advantages over traditional teeth restoration techniques like bridge and denture. Here are some of them. Look and feel like natural teeth: Dental implants look and feel like so natural that you won't feel the difference most of the time. Not only will you be able to eat better (than with bridges and dentures), but you will also be able to speak without any difficulty. Last much longer: Dental implants last at least ten years, which is much longer than bridges and dentures. They also do not need much repai...