| Singapore is a major medical tourism | | | | for a broad range of specialist care |
| destination and one of the five hottest spots | | | | including Cardiology, Gynaecology, |
| for medical treatments in Asia. | | | | Orthopaedic Surgery, Oncology, |
| | | | Otorhinolaryngology, Urology, Neurosurgery |
| Visitors can select from a wide range of | | | | and Opthalmology, besides General Surgery and |
| services to enhance their health and well | | | | General Medicine. |
| being. These include health screening, | | | | |
| medical wellness, dental, aesthetic and | | | | The country specializes in services for |
| anti-ageing programmes. | | | | cardiology, ophthalmology, and oncology. |
| | | | Singapore is also a thriving dental hub. |
| This island city boast a growing list of | | | | |
| number 1 spots under its belt. No. 1 port, | | | | Singapore's Dental Care |
| airport, mathematical geniuses... and the | | | | |
| list goes on. Medical treatments' standard is | | | | Some of the most advanced dental care in Asia |
| top notch, and service is uniformly | | | | can be found in Singapore. The island has one |
| excellent. | | | | of the highest dentist-population ratio of |
| | | | 1:5,000, and almost half of the population |
| It is therefore no surprise that Singapore is | | | | here adhere to the twice a year visit to the |
| a popular destination for medical tourism as | | | | dentist. |
| well as medical evacuations in the region. | | | | |
| Prices are also generally lower than the | | | | Here, the dental infrastructure is of the |
| West, although may be more expensive compared | | | | highest quality, with most of the equipment |
| to its neighbors in the region. Three key | | | | and dental products manufactured abroad. The |
| agencies, the Economic Development Board, the | | | | equipment are also well maintained according |
| Singapore Tourism Board and the International | | | | to stringent criteria, ensuring that dental |
| Enterprise Singapore have come together under | | | | care is prompt and professional, and of |
| the Singapore Medicine Banner to develop the | | | | course, safe. |
| Republic in one of Asias leading health care | | | | |
| destinations. | | | | With the high standard of dental care, |
| | | | Singapore is Southeast Asias dentistry center |
| Statistics in 2003 showed that 230,000 | | | | and you would come here for the best dental |
| foreigners sought medical treatments here. | | | | treatment available. Patients seeking |
| Singapore Medicine is aiming to serve one | | | | treatment come from western countries, but |
| million foreign patients a year by 2012 and | | | | dentists here also see to many patients from |
| generate $3 billion in revenues and create at | | | | neighboring countries like Indonesia, |
| least 13,000 jobs in the medical tourism | | | | Thailand and Malaysia. |
| industry. | | | | |
| | | | So if you are looking to brighten that smile |
| Singapore provides the complete spectrum of | | | | of yours, straighten the wry tooth gone |
| healthcare services from primary care such as | | | | crooked or perhaps even to change your whole |
| health screening, to quaternary care services | | | | set of smilies altogether, Singapore may just |
| such as organ transplants. Tourists coming | | | | be the country to make you smile once more. |
| for medical treatments also come to Singapore | | | | |