Why ORCA Medical Travel Cover?
Insurance Designed Around the International Dental Patient
Orca Medical Travel Cover was created to deliver exactly what its name suggests – meaningful protection for people travelling overseas for dental treatment. But we wanted to explain that protection in a way that patients can actually understand.
No pages of complicated language. No unnecessary jargon. Just clear information about what support may be available to you before you travel, while you are abroad and, importantly, when you return home to the United Kingdom.
Think about the decision you are making.
You may be travelling to a country you have never visited before, meeting a dentist you know very little about and undergoing dental treatment that could represent a significant investment in both your health and your confidence.
That can naturally feel like a big step.
And while the overwhelming majority of patients hope their treatment journey will be completely straightforward, sometimes the unexpected happens.
That is where the right protection becomes so important.
Protection That Doesn’t End When You Land Back in the UK
One of the biggest concerns for patients travelling overseas for dental treatment has traditionally been what happens if they experience a problem after returning home. Who do you contact? Where do you go? Who will assess you? And who will help if remedial treatment is required?
Orca Medical Travel Cover has been developed to help address precisely those concerns.Through our relationship with the UKODA platform – the United Kingdom Overseas Dental Alliance – patients can access a growing network of GDC-registered dental professionals within the United Kingdom who may be able to provide assessment and appropriate minor remedial treatment when required.
Yes – that means support when you are back home in the UK.
Our aim is to provide access to assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, giving international dental patients a level of reassurance that has previously been extremely difficult to obtain.
Bringing UK and Overseas Dentistry Together
UKODA has spent considerable time developing working relationships between overseas dental providers and dental professionals in the United Kingdom.
This means that, where appropriate and with the necessary patient consent, important dental information can be shared between the treating overseas clinic and the UK dental professional assisting the patient.
Modern digital dentistry makes this easier than ever.
CBCT and other dental imaging, treatment plans and relevant clinical information can be transferred securely between professionals thousands of miles apart, helping the receiving dentist better understand the treatment that has already been carried out.
Instead of starting from the beginning, the UK dental professional can have access to valuable information that may help them assess the patient more quickly and determine the most appropriate next step. For a patient experiencing discomfort or concern, that communication can make an enormous difference.
A New Level of Reassurance for Dental Travels and eligibility criteria
Orca Medical Travel Cover has been developed alongside one of the world’s major healthcare insurance providers to create a level of protection specifically designed around the needs of international dental patients. It recognises that travelling abroad for dentistry is different from taking an ordinary holiday.
You are travelling for healthcare.
That means the protection surrounding your journey should reflect the reason you are travelling in the first place.
As dental treatment costs within the United Kingdom continue to rise, more patients are considering treatment overseas. For many people, international dentistry can provide access to treatment at a considerably different cost.
But lower treatment costs should never mean lower expectations when it comes to patient care.
The responsibility to support the patient remains important regardless of where in the world the original treatment was carried out.
At Orca and UKODA, we believe that aftercare should never be an afterthought. International dentistry should be built around communication, transparency and cooperation between dental professionals.
Our objective is therefore simple:
To give patients greater confidence before they travel, greater protection while they are abroad and greater reassurance when they return home.
Travel for treatment with greater confidence. Return home knowing support is there.
Important: Insurance cover is subject to the final policy wording, terms, conditions, exclusions and eligibility criteria