Danes join the growing mass of health tourists

The company operates tours, as part of which the Danes receive dental treatment in the Łódź institute and the costs of which are reimbursed by Danish health funds. "I wanted to take advantage of the opportunities created by our EU entry and bring patients here from Germany. I sent offers there, but surprisingly, I got the first response from Denmark," said Piotr Okoński, director of the Institute. "When I saw the Institute I was enchanted - great professionals, high-tech German equipment," said Marek Zajsman, from Arhus in Denmark. The Danish patients often buy dental services in wholesale amounts, thoroughly renovating their teeth. "They usually come to Łódź for a week and spend several hours a day in a dentist's chair," adds Okoński. Even taking into account the costs of transport and the intermediary's fee, prices of services in Poland are some 30%-60% cheaper than in Denmark. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 9) T.J.