We do not do dental tourism!
Dental Polyclinic Apolonija does not operate dental tourism. This is a strategic guideline for this clinic. institutions because we want to provide top-notch dentistry and we want to respect the rules of the profession and biology. We believe that it is not possible to provide top-notch dentistry and dental tourism. Therefore, patients who come from outside Croatia and want to be treated with us will not have any accelerated procedures or processes, and the preparation of all dental work will take the same time as if the patient lived in Zagreb.
Dental tourism has a number of serious negative consequences for Croatian dentistry. Although attracts patients due to lower prices and short deadlines, such practice often compromises the quality of services and long-term oral health, which damages both patients and reputation Croatian dentists. One of the main problems is the rapid pace of work in such offices, where patients often undergo major procedures without enough time for natural healing. Biological processes take time, but in dental tourism the pressure to speed up results often leads to complications. Professional guidelines and ethical principles are often neglected, which increases the risk of procedure failure and the need for later interventions. X-rays are often used without prior clinical examination, which is contrary to professional guidelines. Estimates for complex procedures are often based only on photographs or panoramic X-ray images of questionable quality, without a real medical examination, which is insufficient for a correct treatment plan. Procedures that must be carried out exclusively Qualified doctors are left to auxiliary staff who do not have sufficient and adequate education. This has become almost the rule in practices that conduct so-called dental tourism.
Prosthetic works, bridges and crowns are made quickly, without the necessary test phases in order to ensure that they are accurate and precise. Technicians give examples of how they must shorten the time for sintering zirconia materials in order for the patient to arrive on the scheduled flight, which reduces the strength of such bridges. Adaptation to time and money often results in inadequate prosthetic works of lower quality and frequent, completely failed The situation is so bad that some prosthetic works break before the patient can also arrives at Zagreb airport. Such clinics often advertise themselves as more modern and more efficiently, while in reality they cause long-term damage to patients and the profession as a whole. That in particular harms young dentists who are taught incorrectly what is right and how to do it. Instead of quality and precision are the goal, such surgeries have imposed completely opposite principles.
This is the data that everyone turns a blind eye to in favor of something that is promoted as useful. economic activity for the overall economy. However, economists ignore the fact that dentistry should not be an economy but rather, first and foremost, it is about medicine. Some doctors, dental practices and limited liability companies in the field of dental medicine are, unfortunately, tarnishing the reputation of Croatian medicine. Biology has its own time requirements that even the most modern technology cannot accelerate without consequences. Ignoring these biological limitations in favor of quick profits endangers not only the health of patients but also the professional integrity of the dental profession.
Tomislav Lauc