In recent years the German households’ expenditures on dental procedures have increased. For this reason holidays in Poland aiming at having new teeth have become more and more attractive. A journalist have decided to check if the treatment in Poland is as good as the one performed in Germany and why the prices are more profitable. The German insurance companies are not advising against the dental treatment abroad. A representative for a German insurance company confirms that foreign dentists are as reliable as the German ones.

Looking for information about dental treatment abroad, The German television channel ZDF has visited HAHS Dental Implantology Clinic. The documentary presents issues that should be considered while planning treatment in a foreign country e.g. if the chosen clinic cooperates with foreign health insurance companies, the quality of materials, if the staff communicates in foreign languages. Mr. Walter Papentin, a patient of the HAHS Clinic, relates his experience with the treatment performed in Poland i.e. the course of his treatment.

Prosthetic treatment in Germany is very expensive. For this reason, there are a lot of people who decide to have prosthetic treatment in Poland. The HAHS Clinic in Szczecin treat a large number of international patients in addition to their many Polish clients.

When there is a need to start high quality prosthetic dental treatment, high fees have to be taken into account by patients.
The subsidy provided by the German health fund for the dental treatment doesn’t cover the costs of the whole treatment.
Many patients have to obtain a credit aid, or resign from carrying out the treatment.
Implants placed in Poland, e.g. in the HAHS Clinic are an attractive alternative for them.

The editorial staff of the dentistry magazine acknowledged the high quality service, state-of-the-art solutions and good reputation, which the Clinic has earned for itself in the international field.
The daughter of the Clinic's founder, Implantologist dr. Joanna Hahs-Gaborska, revealed in the lengthy interview about the history of the Clinic and the plans for the future.

Our dentists, four treatment alternatives. The HAHS dental clinic was the only clinic from Poland in the comparative ranking of Polish and German clinics. The article contains experiences and opinions of the patients. The conclusions show that the HAHS clinic in Szczecin, provides the highest level of quality for teeth and under more affordable conditions than in Germany.

A lot of German patients treat their teeth in Poland, where they are offered the best prosthetic solutions. Dental treatment in Poland is more affordable than in Germany. Some of the dental clinics have even contracts with German Local Health Authorities. Mr Wolfgang Krause, the patient of HAHS dental clinic boasts, that he is very satisfied with the treatment that he received in Szczecin.

Other than medical treatments, patients plan the rest, use hotel services, catering and cultural offers during the stay in Poland. It leads to the development of services in cities, which are visited by foreigners. One of the represented cities in the report is Szczecin, where patients are treated in HAHS clinic..

Patients from the whole world are looking for possibilities of treatment outside their countries. They choose clinics and hospitals, which help them with health problems and let them save money. The TVN team showed the phenomenon of medical tourism in Poland using the HAHS clinic in Szczecin as an example.