17 Feb 2012 21:53:These things always lose their track. It is a rip-off because if you are confined to a region or country; or service provider, which many are, the client has no choice. Pay up or go without. It is what is called a captive audience; every businessman, others too, know that much.
There is such a thing as a price cartel; unspoken agreement in trades not to compete on price - too much. I thought that was common knowledge too; it affects many trades; the fuel and banking industries for instance. That constitutes a rip-off; it is what governments call it.
To presume Latvian, Baltic or Polish dentists are inferior is ludicrous and shows a level of ignorance. They speak better English than many native born Britons. Those clients in a position to pay for the best, such as wealthy Russians and others who can go anywhere including the U.S. prefer them.
Those dentists are highly trained, to international standards... and their surgeries are light years ahead of two I saw in a Spanish town. Indeed theirs are far more modern than was my wonderful dentist, Geoff Samson in Liverpool.
All I wanted to know is why is it that in Latvia, where the cost of living is similar to Spain’s (but economy in far better shape) are dental charges about one-third of what they are in Spain... or the UK. Could it be the reasons I have outlined that suggest why so many (like me) holiday there and take the opportunity to grab a bonus? The Scandinavians pour into Latvia for its superior health service.
If you’re happy with Spanish dentists and their prices then fine; I don’t have a problem with it. Enjoy.
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