Americans seek cheaper dentistry in Mexico's 'Molar City'

A tout holds a sign advertising dental services as he waits for American medical tourists to arrive from the border crossing checkpoint, in Los Algodones, Mexico. Photos: Robyn Beck/AFP

Hundreds of thousands of Americans travel across the Mexican border every year to the tiny town of Los Algodones, in search not of sun and sand, but root canals and veneers.

Around 600 dentists cram the four main streets of the town, offering procedures at just a fraction of the cost in the United States.