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been to a dentist for my crowns in Mex and also to labs in NYC to cut out the middle man. you can try finding a lab that does workk for other dentists. thats what I did in NYC but, Mex will still be your cheapest alternative as is Hungary.
I’ve heard about many good dentists in San Luis Mex just across the border from Yuma. I’ve never used them however I understand there are many clinics there that treat Americans all the time. Strangely I’ve not heard much about Nogales dentists over the years.
If you do go to Mexico for dental work, be sure to have your passport and other papers in order before leaving this country. Passports only are now required for all Americans crossing the borders.
I wouldn’t worry about your present dentist, simply telling him you can’t effort his services for this work. YOU can get your dental records xrays etc to take with you, so don’t forget to ask about them. If he’s a good doctor he will understand and you can return to him for other simpler services, if not then you don’t want him anyway.
now you can order a passport ID card that you can carry in your wallet the size of a Drivers Lic. You can use it when you visit Canada and Mex. I just picked up a form to renew my passport an noticed this new card.
now you can order a passport ID card that you can carry in your wallet the size of a Drivers Lic. You can use it when you visit Canada and Mex. I just picked up a form to renew my passport an noticed this new card.
When I went to Tijuana for dental work back in November, I asked no less than 6 customs guards about the necessity of Americans possessing passports. I had my passport, but I asked them: What would happen if I didn't have this with me (brandishing my passport at them)?
One of the guards just laughed, slapped his wrist a few times, and said: There's your answer!
Canada may be different, but I don't see them ever being able to enforce it, crossing to and from Mexico. One guard told me, no passport, just show them your driver's license.
News, Would you go to Mexico for Cheap Dental Work?
I wouldn't go because I have dental insurance.
A sleepy border village in Mexico, just one-square mile and steps from the dusty deserts of Arizona, has slowly become one of the dental capitals of the world.
Los Algodones, nicknamed Molar City, has a population of 4,000, yet has about 350 dentists, some with so many patients the line swings out the door.
I've just had one implant inserted that cost me $2,300 including the extras. I've got one more implant to do, so another $2,300 spent. Four months after each of the implants I'm going to have two crowns @ $1,100 fitted, plus I'm going to replace a broken crown at about $1,000.
By the time this has all finished I'm going to be spending well over $7,500. This is getting out of control. After speaking to friends I've been recomended by an acquaintence to try a dentist they have used in Nogales. So I'm going down there next month for a consultation.
How will my dentist in the USA react to the new work he will discover in my mouth next time I visit him?
Anyone ever tried this and what were the results?
Any recommendations who to see?
Or take a 1200$ round trip to India. You're sure to obtain less 1000$ dental treatment or at best 1500$, with some of the BEST dentists on the planet, in a country where medical profession is considered up there.
Lot of Americans are doing this right now. They call it medical tourism. It's also the sole non-western country where English is like the official professional language.
Of course, I'm preaching this coz I trust them. My mother still lives in India and she goes to Chennai (as mentioned in the wiki article) to get her top notch treatment.
Now she visited me and she got some minor chest pain and the like. I took her to the hospitals here in America, and after several procedures my bills were like close to 5000 bucks. Despite the fact that I had her on visitor insurance It took a fair chunk of money away, the same would have cost me 200 bucks back home.
Having had top-quality dental work in various parts of Latin America, it's even cheaper if you go to Central America. But don't be penny-wise-and-dollar-foolish to go there just for dental work. Make a vacation out of it!
I had dental work done in El Salvador, one time, which was half the price of Mexico.
Why does Mexico charge more? Because they know, inherently, they're closer to the U.S., and most Americans are fearful enough to go to Mexico for dental work, let alone go to El Salvador.
Last edited by tijlover; 01-22-2011 at 10:05 PM..
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Having had top-quality dental work in various parts of Latin America, it's even cheaper if you go to Central America. But don't be penny-wise-and-dollar-foolish to go there just for dental work. Make a vacation out of it!
I had dental work done in El Salvador, one time, which was half the price of Mexico.
Why does Mexico charge more? Because they know, inherently, they're closer to the U.S., and most Americans are fearful enough to go to Mexico for dental work, let alone go to El Salvador.
I hope these countries bring up better infrastructure soon so Americans can travel and get their needs taken care of at a fraction of the cost.
That would break the backbone of the greedy American medical mafia eventually.
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News, Would you go to Mexico for Cheap Dental Work?
It took a fair chunk of money away, the same would have cost me 200 bucks back home.
