Mexican Town Is a Destination for Dental Tourism Ted Robbins - NPR.org
go to original June 11, 2014

Mexico's 2010 census counted fewer than 5,500 residents in Los Algodones, but more than 350 dentists ply their trade here, serving U.S. and Canadian patients seeking affordable procedures. (Ted Robbins/NPR)

Sitting in a dentist's chair hardly rates as a vacation. But every year, tens of thousands of people go to a tiny border town south of Yuma, Ariz., that has proclaimed itself the dental capital of Mexico.

Los Algodones is a virtual dental factory. Some 350 dentists work within a few blocks of downtown Algodones. With low prices and fast service, most patients come for major work.

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