IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jtourh/v6y2025i2p64-d1629936.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Dental Service in European Airports: An Analysis on Dental Care Provided by Airports Accommodating More than 20 Million Passengers

Author

Listed:
  • Edoardo Bianco

    (Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Dental Clinic, 20900 Monza, Italy)

Abstract

Airports are critical global transit points, yet their medical services often overlook emergency dental care—a vital component of comprehensive passenger assistance. This study examines the availability of dental services at 28 European airports accommodating over 20 million passengers annually. Using content analysis of official airport websites, the presence of terms like “dental” and “dentist” was documented. Results reveal that only six airports provide dental services, with Istanbul Airport being the sole facility offering 24/7 emergency care airside. Other airports limit services to landside and operate within standard hours. The lack of widespread dental care in airports highlights a significant gap in passenger health services, with implications for traveler satisfaction, operational efficiency, and overall public health. This analysis underscores the need for broader integration of dental facilities into airport infrastructures to meet the diverse and urgent needs of global travelers and staff.

Suggested Citation

  • Edoardo Bianco, 2025. "Dental Service in European Airports: An Analysis on Dental Care Provided by Airports Accommodating More than 20 Million Passengers," Tourism and Hospitality, MDPI, vol. 6(2), pages 1-8, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jtourh:v:6:y:2025:i:2:p:64-:d:1629936
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/6/2/64/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/6/2/64/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Jaapar, Mustaffa & Musa, Ghazali & Moghavvemi, Sedigheh & Saub, Roslan, 2017. "Dental tourism: Examining tourist profiles, motivation and satisfaction," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 538-552.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Pham Ngoc Thuy & Le Nguyen Hau & Nguyen Kim Ngoc Duyen, 2019. "A value perspective of service interaction quality: the case of immigrants returning to native countries as medical tourists," International Journal of Quality Innovation, Springer, vol. 5(1), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Salman Majeed & Changbao Lu & Mahwash Majeed & Muahmmad Naeem Shahid, 2018. "Health Resorts and Multi-Textured Perceptions of International Health Tourists," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-26, April.
    3. Prentice, Catherine & Hsiao, Aaron, 2021. "Travel deterrents to regional destinations," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).
    4. Suseela Devi Chandran & Fadilah Puteh & Nur Alia Azmi & Norazah Mohd Suki, 2020. "Exploring the development of medical tourism industry in Southeast Asia region," International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy (2687-2293), Bussecon International Academy, vol. 2(3), pages 28-32, July.
    5. Fernandez-Abila, Cheryl Joy & Tan, Reynold & Dumpit, Duvince Zhalimar & Gelvezon, Rowena Paz & Arcala Hall, Rosalie & Lizada, Joy & Monteclaro, Harold & Ricopuerto, Junavy & Salvador-Amores, Analyn, 2024. "Characterizing the sustainable tourism development of small islands in the Visayas, Philippines," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
    6. Yongrok Choi & Zamira Ashurova & Hyoungsuk Lee, 2021. "Sustainable Governance on the Intention of Medical Tourism in Uzbekistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-18, June.
    7. Israel Ayenigbara & Andrew Fadoju, 2020. "Determinants of Eatery Choice," Journal of Tourismology, Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 6(2), pages 249-268, December.
    8. J. Nijland & T. L. M. Verdoes & M. P. Lycklama Nijeholt & N. T. Pham, 2022. "Hostile Takeovers: Desirable or Dangerous? A Survey Study into the Circumstances Under Which Hostile Takeovers in the Netherlands Are (Un)Permissible," European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Articles, Revistia Research and Publishing, vol. 8, ejis_v8_i.
    9. Damir Demonja & Nebojša Uglješiæ, 2020. "Dental tourism and business risks: the example of the Republic of Croatia," Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems - scientific journal, Croatian Interdisciplinary Society Provider Homepage: http://indecs.eu, vol. 18(4), pages 425-445.
    10. Flavia Dana Oltean & Manuela Rozalia Gabor & Aurélia-Felicia Stăncioiu & Mihaela Kardos & Marta Kiss & Roxana Cristina Marinescu, 2020. "Aspects of Marketing in Dental Tourism—Factor of Sustainable Development in Romania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-13, May.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jtourh:v:6:y:2025:i:2:p:64-:d:1629936. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.