Sun, sand and root canal: Medical tourism booms in Costa Rica

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Sun, sand and root canal: Medical tourism booms in Costa Rica

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sun-sand-root-canal-medical-tourism-booms-costa-221910527.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/THjWHzaBUR2pXPJjupBhog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-11-26T232304Z_1_CBRE8AP1SYJ00_RTROPTP_2_COSTARICA-TOURISM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Two dentists work on a U.S. patient at a dental clinic in San Jose" align="left" title="Two dentists work on a U.S. patient at a dental clinic in San Jose" border="0" /></a>SAN JOSE (Reuters) - When Canadian house cleaner Marlene Trithardt needed a tooth replaced, she drove past her local dentist's office in Alberta and flew to the beach paradise of Costa Rica - to save money. Trithardt is one of a growing number of North Americans who turn south for medical care lured by lower prices, contributing close to 0.8 percent of Costa Rica's gross domestic product. &quot;I chose to come here because I find in Alberta the prices are about 80 percent higher than in Costa Rica,&quot; says Trithardt, 57, who makes $30,000 a year. Her treatment will cost $4,000. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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