As we’ve seen so far, the focus of the new world of medical tourism series has been to examine and understand the complex but vital role that medical tourism is beginning to play in the health and well-being of people from all across the globe. It literally has the capacity to have a life-changing impact on virtually every aspect of our health, from the way we look to the way we feel. It’s even how we cure diseases and live longer, healthier lives.

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Well, as we are about to learn, experts from across the industry are expressing accolades for the facility that we’ll be showcasing in our next medical tourism special profile: Oaks Dental Clinic. Oaks Dental is the number one dental office in Korea and all of Asia. It is located right at Gangnam Station in Seoul, South Korea. Having more than 50% of their patient base as foreign patients and dealing with thousands of international patients per year, they are experts in taking care of international patients.

Dr. Cho Ming BAE heads up Oaks Dental Clinic, and he has invested much of his time studying and experimenting with newer, more advanced technology to increase his precision, providing better service and reliability for his patients. So we asked Dr. BAE to tell us about his company, technology, and Oaks Dental Clinic’s advantages for medical tourists.

Actually, our clinic is using high-end technologies to provide the best quality dental service for patients. So, the latest mode in dentistry, it would be summarized in two keywords. The one is digital, the other one is CAD-CAM. By adopting a lot of time-saving procedures and the CAD-CAM system, you can provide a kind of best-quality treatment. In the past, digital price system—yeah, that is one thing we can provide to the patient. And we are also running in-house cleaning laboratories. And because we have a lot of English-speaking doctors and we have a lot of foreign-speaking staff, there’s no problem in providing service to foreign patients.

In fact, because Oaks Dental Clinic utilizes such state-of-the-art equipment that allows them to create ceramic prosthetics through precise dental CAD-CAM and through precise digital scanning, they can accurately find all tooth damage and restore teeth in their most original and fitting forms. It also analyzes teeth through the bio-genetic software, which is software finalized through over 1 million clinical data. So we asked Dr. BAE, how do the technologies at your clinic allow you to complete procedures quickly and effectively?

Yeah, to achieve that, CAD-CAM system efficiently, we are using three 3D scanners and three milling machines, and the 25 repetitions microscope. Without that kind of high-end technologies, it is really impossible to do work efficiently.

Why would someone from the US fly here to get a treatment? Most of our doctors trained abroad and studied abroad, and there is no problem to communicate in English. And, as I mentioned, we are using very high-end technology to utilize the CAD-CAM system. So, compared to other countries, we can give the patient the best-quality dental services.

From a detailed consultation to the post-surgical checkups, every step is customized for each patient in an honest and straightforward manner. Oaks Dental designs a smile that best fits the patient. Through smile design, you will have a smile that brings out the best of your beauty.

CNN Interview with The Oaks | The Best Dental Clinic In Asia