Final Blog Post (Updated)
A pricing analysis was done on three local dental markets. Two cities (Nogales & Hermosillo) are in the state of Sonora, Mexico, which is the state that borders Arizona just to the South. The 3rd city city was Tucson, whose pricing can be seen as representative of the entire U.S. dental care market. The analysis was based on data that I collected for all 3 markets concerning five different dental procedures: titanium implant, laser whitening, a root canal, a crown, and a veneer. I first wanted to physically see that the dental clinics in Mexico would meet the standards of most U.S. citizens. I found 8 different dental clinics that seemed to fit U.S. customer standards in each of Nogales and Hermosillo. Nogales pricing ranged at a 40 - 60% average discount from Tucson. Hermosillo resulted in a 60 - 90% savings. For example, 1 veneer in Tucson cost, on average, $1196, where in Hermosillo it only cost $136. Such a difference can be explained by the custom lab work done