Why it matters who holds the drill
You would not let “the hospital” operate on you without knowing the surgeon. Dental tourism works the same way. The badge on the building is not the licence.
The clinic name is not the dentist
A licence belongs to a person. If you cannot name who will hold the drill, you cannot check them.
Stars are not a licence
Reviews can be bought, copied, or deleted. A registry entry cannot.
“U.S.-trained” is a slogan until it is a school and a year
The Academy of General Dentistry has reported dentists advertised as U.S.-trained after a short course. Ask for the programme, not the adjective.
Infection control is not a brochure
CDC dental infection-control guidance applies wherever dentistry is done. A video of the actual process is how we look — not a lobby photo.
Follow-up happens at home
If an implant fails in Toronto, the dentist in Cancún is hard to reach. A written warranty is the document. Not a WhatsApp promise.
CDC infection-control guidance for dental settings exists because blood-borne infection is not theoretical. The Yellow Book notes that among medical tourists, the most common complications are infection-related, including hepatitis B and C, HIV, and drug-resistant organisms.
RatedDocs checks licence, sterilization, training, original photos, material brands, and a written aftercare. All six, or the dentist is not Verified. That is our editorial file — not a star rating, and not a Canadian licence.