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