The renowned Irish independent health website, www.irishhealth.com, reports that the world’s first dental tourism survey has shown high levels of satisfaction among the thousands of dental tourists around the world with the treatment they received in other countries. The survey was conducted by RevaHealth.com, a medical and dental tourism search engine which provides information, including prices, to consumers from around the world seeking medical and dental treatment abroad. 8% of enquiries about dental tourism made to this search engine come from Ireland. Results from the survey showed that worldwide, patients who had travelled abroad to receive treatment gave an average satisfaction rating of 84%, along with an average cost saving of €4,800, or 60% of the cost of dental treatment locally. More than 95% of the respondents stated that cost was the main reason why they considered going abroad for dental treatment, but when it came to choosing which clinic to visit, quality was the deciding factor. Patient satisfaction levels were highest for clinics in Hungary, Poland and Thailand, although the survey reported considerable variations in satisfaction between treatment countries visited as a whole. Patients from Ireland and the UK who use the search engine mostly travel to central and eastern European destinations. The survey showed that worldwide, implants, crowns and veneers were the main treatments the consumer was interested in when making an enquiry to RevaHealth.com.