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08-02-2011, 09:18 AM
I'm replanning a long weekend trip to Colombia or ??? Im thinking about having some Dental work done while i'm there.
Any tips?
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08-02-2011, 11:19 AM
Yeah I had laser whitening done in Medellin by a good guy.
Local guy but speaks English and did his dentistry studies in New York.
Laser whitening was about $100 even though all the equipment was brand new and his surgery was spotless.
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08-02-2011, 06:10 PM
Still working on it. It will cost more for the transport than the actual dental work so Im working out the best method. Im thinking greyhound transpo since I dont trust my car to drive that far lol
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08-02-2011, 09:29 PM
I was reading a thread here about Jamiacans being crazy about teeth and I like black chicks so that may be the place?
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08-02-2011, 09:57 PM
Good Dentists in MX are really good but bad ones are hell, lot of gringos go to MX for dental tourism and LASIK.
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08-02-2011, 10:03 PM
i actually heard of a family friend going to Costa Rica and having work done much cheaper, said the dentist was as good as any he'd been to in the US and the equipment was top notch
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08-04-2011, 10:23 AM
Costa Rica has awesome healthcare! They beat the US by 1 place on the World Heath Organizations rankings I posted above.
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08-05-2011, 11:19 AM
What's up with everyone in Medellin having colored braces? I never could figure that one out while I was there.
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08-09-2011, 08:47 PM
Medical tourism, what a great opportunity. A friend of mine in Mexico is looking at setting something up with Colombia, which apparently is becoming a hub for plastic surgery.
Thailand, Singapore, and S. Korea are popular destinations in Asia.
I wonder if there is a biz opp here?
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08-14-2011, 11:09 AM
Got a molar surgically removed (had to drill, break it in two, and tug it out) for $80 in Nicaragua. Wasn't too bad.
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10-08-2012, 02:31 PM
IMO, the level of care is on a whole better in the US than mexico. How much depends on the dentist. Personally have seen horrible dental work that was done in Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala that all had to be replaced in <5 years. But it really depends on the dentist.
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10-08-2012, 02:47 PM
The bigger issue is that you CANNOT generalize. Dentistry is a hand-profession, there is a large variability in skill and aptitude. The liability in the USA scares incompetent dentists from performing shitty work. 3rd world countries-????
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10-08-2012, 02:48 PM
I recently had a root canal and a crown in Mexico. One dentist did the root canal and the other the crown. It was about $250 for each so it came out to about $500. They both had modern equipment and the dentists were good.
There are some things I like about Mexican healthcare. One is that when you have lab reports you go to the lab yourself and bring the reports to the doctor. After the consultation the doctor gives you the reports to keep. I have my own reports and ultrasounds stored at my home. They are mine to keep. In America, you just see the bills. The battery of blood tests have been really useful to look at for my diet. Also, I like being able to walk into a pharmacy and buy Viagra without a prescription. Also, Mexico has a pharmacy chain called “Farmacia Similares” which has a resident doctor, so you can always get a prescription for anything for about 5 dollars.
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10-08-2012, 04:41 PM
ive had dental work in mexico its maybe 15% of the cost than in the US. i had my teeth cleaned a month ago i paid $17. best of all no waiting time
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