Bad news for dental tourism: care is getting more expensive in Hungary

Dental care is becoming more expensive, and dentists are forced to pass on the cost increases to patients. By raising prices, they risk a significant drop in solvent demand, but dental practitioners have no choice.

Dental care is getting more expensive

Although dental tourism has bounced back, few doctors are affected, while Hungarians are neglecting treatment at an even more spectacular rate than before, 24.hu reports. As a result of the continued state of emergency and the rise in the euro exchange rate, dental treatments have become significantly more expensive in Hungary, said Dr. Mercedes Linninger, President of the Regional Organisation of Dentists of the Hungarian Medical Chamber, in response to an inquiry from 24.hu.

She said that the surge in energy prices is just the tip of the iceberg, as the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 has already caused a significant increase in dental costs.

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“Supply costs have risen, and the global shortage of raw materials has pushed up the market prices of materials and equipment. In addition, current global sustainability efforts have phased out or changed many of our single-use assets, and the cost of producing and purchasing new assets with a more positive global impact is significantly higher. On top of this, rising energy prices have made it more difficult to sustain healthcare businesses,” she explained.