Bioethics journalBioethics journal2070-15862782-6589Volgograd State Medical University5537010.19163/2070-1586-2020-1(25)-43-48Research ArticleEthics of dental tourism as a subject of scientific interestShchekinG. YuDoctor of Sociology, Professor of the Philosophy, Bioethics and Law Department, with the course of sociology of medicineAlfa-001@yandex.ruOsykoA. NPost-graduate student of the Philosophy, Bioethics and Law Department with the course of sociology of medicineosyko.anna@mail.ruBakhtinV. APost-graduate studentlarmin1@mail.ruKozhevnikovL. LPhD in Law, Associate Professor, Director of the Center for Higher Professional Educationbiosoc@yandex.ruVolgodrad State Medical UniversityDon State Technical UniversitySochi State University15062020131434817122020Copyright © 2020, Shchekin G.Y., Osyko A.N., Bakhtin V.A., Kozhevnikov L.L.2020The theme of the paper is defined by the relevance and insufficient scientific elaboration of the concept of dental tourism in Russia on the basis of deep, comprehensive and conceptually oriented research. The article presents the analytical review of foreign literature in the field of dental tourism. The authors consider various approaches to the definition of the concept of dental tourism. Scientific developments which are devoted to the dental tourism have not been conducted in our country yet. Mainly, the scientific developments in the sphere of dental tourism are conducted for advertising purposes. The authors points to the possibility and necessity of this study within the framework of sociology of medicine which has the methodological and operational basis for achieving the planned result.healthpatientattending doctormedical helpdental tourismmedical tourismздоровьепациентлечащий врачмедицинская помощьстоматологическая помощьстоматологический туризммедицинский туризм[Думцева Ю.В. Развитие стоматологического туризма в России / Ю.В. Думцева, В.В. Думцев / Современный туризм в лечебной и здравоохранительной деятельности: научные материалы III Всероссийской научно-практической конференции с международным участием / под ред. В.И. Петрова. - Волгоград: Изд-во ВолгГМУ, 2017. - 172 с.][Седова Н.Н. Медицинский туризм: история, теория, практика: монография / Н.Н. Седова, Г.Ю. Щекин; науч. ред. В.В. Деларю. - М.: Юрист, 2014. - 276 с.][Щекин Г.Ю. Стоматологический туризм в современном здравоохранении: международная практика и отечественные возможности / Г.Ю. Щекин // Размышления о человеке: сборник научных статей / под ред. Н.Н. Седовой. - Волгоград: Изд-во ВолгГМУ, 2018. - 188 с.][Щекин Г.Ю. Международный опыт стоматологического туризма / Г.Ю. Щекин, М.В. Реймер // Современный туризм в лечебной и здравоохранительной деятельности: научные материалы III Всероссийской научнопрактической конференции с международным участием / под ред. В.И. Петрова. - Волгоград: Изд-во ВолгГМУ, 2017. - 138 с.][The business and pleasure of teeth: Dental tourism / Komal Kamath, Shivayogi Hugar, Vaibhav Kumar [et al.] // International Journal of Contemporary Dental and Medical Reviews. - 2015. - Article ID: 010715.][Global Tourist Guide to Oral Care - A Systematic Review / Kuldeep Dhama, Basavaraj Patthi, Ashish Singla [et al.] // Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Reviews. -2016. - № 10 (9). ZE01.][Turner L. Cross-border dental care: 'dental tourism' and patient mobility / L. Turner // British Dental Journal. -2008. - Vol. 204. - Р. 553-554.][Österle A. Travelling for teeth: characteristics and perspectives of dental care tourism in Hungary / A. Österle, P. Balàzs, J. Delgado // British Dental Journal. - 2009. -Vol. 206, № 8. - Р. 425-428.][Ethical and legal implications of the risks of medical tourism for patients: a qualitative study of Canadian health and safety representatives’ perspectives / V.A. Crooks, L. Turner, I.G. Cohen [et al.] // Br. Med. J. Open. - 2013. -№ 3. - Р. 1-8.][Turner L. Dental tourism: Issues surrounding crossborder travel for dental care / L. Turner // J. Canad. Dent. Assoc. - 2009. - № 75. - Р. 117-119.][Dental tourism: Examining tourist profiles, motivation and satisfaction / Mustaffa Jaapar, Ghazali Musa, Sedigheh Moghavvemi, Roslan Saub // Tourism Management. - 2017. -Vol. 61. - Р. 538-552.][Barrowman R.A. Dental implant tourism / R.A. Barrowman, D. Grubor, A. Chandu // Australian Dental Journal. -2010. - № 55 (4). - Р. 441-445.][Eva Jurisic. Dental tourism - an opportunity for croatian tourism / Eva Jurisic, Tihana Cegur Radovic // Междисциплинарная научная конференция XIII в Опатии, Хорватия, май 2017.][Judit Zoltan and Rico Maggi. What is Tourism in Dental Tourism? / Judit Zoltan and Rico Maggi // Faculty of Economics, University of Lugano, Switzerland. - 2010.]