Dental Tourism in Mexico
Mexico is the closest option for most patients in the United States. Border cities such as Tijuana and Los Algodones can be reached by land, and resort areas such as Cancun and Playa del Carmen let patients combine treatment with a trip.
Advantages
- +Border cities can be reached by car or on foot from the United States
- +Many clinics are set up for English-speaking patients
- +Every Mexican dentist's cédula profesional (license) can be checked in the national registry of the Secretaría de Educación Pública
- +Short travel makes follow-up visits easier than for long-haul destinations
Things to Consider
- -Standards and training vary from clinic to clinic, so each clinic has to be checked on its own
- -Complex treatment can need more than one trip
- -Follow-up care and any fixes happen far from home
- -Most home-country insurance plans treat care abroad as out of network
Travel Tips
- 1.Look up the treating dentist's cédula profesional before you book
- 2.Check the current U.S. State Department travel advisory for the state you are visiting
- 3.Ask for an itemized written quote and the implant or material brand before you travel
- 4.Bring recent X-rays and your dental records
- 5.Plan how you will get back across the border after treatment and allow for wait times
Quick Facts
Currency
Mexican peso (MXN)
Language
Spanish; many clinics serving international patients also work in English
Entry rules
Depend on your passport and change over time. Check the official government site before you book (for U.S. travelers, travel.state.gov).
Popular Cities
Tijuana, Los Algodones, Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta
Top Procedures
Dental Implants, Crowns, Veneers, Full-arch implants
Clinics in Mexico
We list clinics only after they apply and we verify their licenses. The Mexico directory is open to applications now.