Dental Tourism Pays Off

on Sep 11, 2014 in Vietnam | 1 comment

As part of my consulting plan here, I decided to look at my clients processes to see if we can do some redesign.   Tooth whitening has always had an allure to me, for some reason I really don’t want to get into here, so I signed up to get my choppers whitened as a way to learn the process.  The idea of Medical Tourism has also intrigued me too. What did I...

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