US patients seek cheaper dentistry in Mexico's 'Molar City'

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Hundreds of thousands of Americans every year go to Mexico's Los Algodones city for cheaper dental care, getting treatment at just a fraction of cost in the US.



During its November to April high season, Molar City's 7,000 population almost doubles with day-tripping Americans. (AFP)


Hundreds of thousands of Americans travel across the Mexican border every year to the tiny town of Los Algodones, in search not of sun and sand, but root canals and veneers.

Around 600 dentists cram the four main streets of the town, offering procedures at just a fraction of the cost in the United States.

"It's the highest concentration of dentists per square kilometre in the world," jokes one of the men jostling for customers near the border checkpoint.

Los Algodones is better known to Americans as "Molar City," a nickname that spread by word of mouth long before the internet made shopping around for healthcare easier.

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