Albania has been characterized by a process of global growth and this argument has even more value if we are talking about the dental service, which has developed enormously in the last twenty years. In the mid-1990s, saliva aspirators did not even exist in Albanian dental clinics. Dentists devoted themselves exclusively to conservative dentistry. Looking back, it is incredible how today, only 20 years later, Tirana’s dental clinics are equipped with all the most modern services and are managed by doctors, many of whom graduated with honors in Italy or other European countries. The dentists in Tirana invest everything in their professional knowledge.

Until 2004, the only possibility to graduate in dentistry was to attend the Public University of Medicine in Tirana.Only later were private universities born, in which Albanian students could go to learn dentistry. Some of these universities have been closed by the government because they were not accredited. Today all dentists who decide to train in their country come out of two private universities and from the Faculty of Dental Medicine (public university), the pride of Albanian education, whose students, having completed their studies, are the most sought by dental clinics in Albania.

Although it has not yet officially joined the European Union, from the point of view of society, education, and quality of the dental services offered, Albania is on the same level as other European countries. The fact that Albanians can move freely in all European states has helped to increase their knowledge by participating in annual international courses and conferences. Albanian dentists are updated on all news in the dental field and carry out many scientific studies in their clinics.

Like in all races, high competition brings development. In Tirana today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of dental clinics, each of which offers: conservative dentistry, fixed metal-ceramic or zirconia dental prostheses, professional dental whitening, aesthetics, dental veneers, dental implants, immediate loading and computer-guided implantology. The question arises: “Can all these dental clinics really offer all the high quality and professional services, even if most of these clinics are managed by a single dentist?!”

Can only just one dentist offer highly professional services in all branches of dentistry?! Dentistry has many specializations and, normally, the dentists working in a dental office are each specialized in a different field, so they can offer excellence to their patients in every service they provide. However, dentists in Albania, like many other European colleagues, claim to be able to do everything, predictably ending up not being really good at anything.

So, to make the right choices, it is important to first know the type of dental service you need, for example, if you need a dental implant, you will have to look for a dental clinic with an oral and maxillo-facial surgeon; instead, if you need dental crowns, you will have to look for a dentist specialized in prosthetics. If you do your research scrupulously, you will find that in Tirana there are several clinics that have, in their staff, specialized doctors in dental implantology, fixed and mobile prostheses,
orthodontics, aesthetics, etc. These are the clinics that offer you a truly safe, healthy, and eternal guarantee service.

When people think of dental tourism in Albania, certainly one of the most important aspects regards low-cost prices. This is why the phrases “dentist in Albania prices” or “Albanian dentist prices” are the most searched phrases on the web by people interested in having their teeth treated abroad. All the clinics that offer dental tourism in Albania promise savings up to 50-60%, which is a considerable saving, especially when it comes to doing implantology services that would cost too much in other Europian countries. There are some dentists in these countries who say that Albania’s dentistry low prices are due to the use of low-quality materials. Is this true?! Perhaps some dental clinics in Albania use materials that are not excellent quality, but in most cases, the savings of 60% are due to many other reasons, different from that of the materials used.

Certainly, not because low-quality materials are used! There are clear factors that totally justify the low-cost price, capable of making you save up to 60%, which dental tourism in Albania offers. All these factors have nothing to do with the quality of the materials used, which are all with the CE marking and are absolutely the same as the European dentists use.

• Lower taxes
Certainly the taxes that the government takes from the dentists in Albania are much lower compared to those paid by dentists in the developed countries.

• Much lower staff salaries
Staff salaries in developed Europian countries are more than double compared to wages in Albania. So a dentist in Italy, who works in a dental polyclinic, is paid 2500-3000 Euro per month while instead, dentists in Albania take from 700 to 1000 Euro per month. A nurse in Italy takes around 1300-1400 Euro, while in Albania 300-400 Euros. The salaries of receptionists, hygienists, and dental technicians are also all lower so that the costs of the service are significantly reduced.

• Rents cost much less
To rent a shop of about 100 sq. meters in Milan, Italy, it takes at least 1500 Euro/month. The same shop in Tirana costs approximately 500 Euro/month.

• Electricity, Internet, and consumption cost less
For example, the price of electricity for companies in Italy costs 15-20 cents per kWh, while in Albania it costs only 10 cents per kWh.

• Dental materials are cheaper
This is true in the cases that dental clinics work a lot with dental tourism and they serve a large number of patients, so they buy from distributors a very high quantity of materials and this normally decreases costs.

• Low prices for dental laboratories
For all the above reasons, even dental laboratories offer Tirana dentists a price that will make it very easy to offer their patients dental services that will save up to 60%.

• Low-cost prices for accommodation, restaurants, and transportation
This gives dentists in Albania the opportunity to offer patients a well-organized service with accommodation and airport transport included in dental care.

• So in Albania, everything costless and this gives you the chance to treat your teeth with very low prices but at the same time keeping the high quality of dental services.

City Dental Clinic Tirana is a dental clinic that offers you everything you need, guaranteeing the highest European standards. They stand out for their great professionalism in the dental service, being able to count on doctors specialized in all the different fields of dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, implantology, and dental aesthetics. They work with the most advanced equipment, materials with the CE marking, ISO 9001 quality, in modern and always clean environments in which you can feel comfortable thanks to the friendly staff.

They guarantee results for all the treatments they offer as immediate loading implantology, fixed temporary teeth for 24 hours on dental implants, guided implantology, digital smile design, bone grafts, and bone augmentation, dental crowns, dental veneers, monitoring of vital functions and intravenous conscious sedation by a specialized anesthesiologist. City Dental Clinic has the best dentists in Albania, and, with dental tourism, it offers you prices for a saving up to 50%.

It is true that dental tourism has some cons. For example, if something is not right, you will have to go back to Albania, perhaps at an unexpected moment. To minimize the risk of these unpleasant complications, you need to find a clinic that offers you the best services with the maximum guarantee. A good way to do this is to go and check the reviews and feedbacks that dental clinics have received on socials or on their website. Usually, you will only find reviews from patients who are happy with the service they received.

Unfortunately, it may happen that these reviews are not sincere, but have been bartered in exchange for a discount for dental services. So it is not sufficient to read reviews, but the search for information must expand to staff, especially regarding the dentists, trying to know their background and their qualifications. Regarding the materials used, if you want to go on the safe side, choose a dental clinic that has the ISO 9001:2015 quality certification. If you make the right choices, you can be sure of it, Albanian dentists will know how to give you a wonderful smile for a lifetime.