Nuevo Progreso dentist recommendation (Laredo, Roma: insurance, costs, safe)

[goat1of2]

I'm thinking of combining a trip to South Padre Island (birdwatching) with a new crown for my back molar. Would someone please recommend a Nuevo Progreso dentist? I've looked at their websites--so many!--and am ready to hear actual experiences.

Also, where would I park so that I can walk across the border? No point in messing with the whole Mexican insurance boondoggle. I understand that I'll probably be hassled, but I've been to enough Caribbean countries to handle it.

[texxmatty]

Originally Posted by goat1of2

I'm thinking of combining a trip to South Padre Island (birdwatching) with a new crown for my back molar. Would someone please recommend a Nuevo Progreso dentist? I've looked at their websites--so many!--and am ready to hear actual experiences.

Also, where would I park so that I can walk across the border? No point in messing with the whole Mexican insurance boondoggle. I understand that I'll probably be hassled, but I've been to enough Caribbean countries to handle it.

I had exstensive dental work done in Nuevo Progreso by a Dr. Guerro.
He does excellent work with good prices. He speaks English(was trained in the States I believe). I highly recommend him. He's located about a block or so down from the bridge(on the right if coming from the bridge). His address is Juarez 220,phone # is 01152-899-937-0234. As far as parking goes there's a pay parking lot right before you get to the bridge(on the right)...park there and walk across,take some change with you because it costs a small fee at a turnstile to cross...I think it was a 25 cents to go across and 30 cents to come back.

Good Luck!
Matty:-)

[jmdraft]

[SIZE=6]I don’t know why all this idiot gibberish was included in my last post…………I certainly didn’t out it there. What a mess![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=6]John Martin[/SIZE]

[Bo]

Originally Posted by jmdraft

[SIZE=6]I don’t know why all this idiot gibberish was included in my last post…………I certainly didn’t out it there. What a mess![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=6]John Martin[/SIZE]

I do. You appear to have copied the text of your messages from somewhere that supports text in different sizes. City-Data doesn't support multiple sizes, so the tags specifying size show up in the message.

[BeachKitty]

Thank you for the information. Our main concern right now is whether or not Nuevo Progresso is still a safe place to go in light of the recent gunfire that broke out. My husband and I are considering seeing a dentist there and are worried that the druglord violence has now found its way into Progresso. Thanks for any info you can give us. Beach Kitty

[elmariachi]

Progreso is still safe. It's not like it's Matamoros, Reynosa, or N. Laredo.

[SanAntonianByChoice]

Does anyone know if we need a passport if you plan on crossing over to Nuevo Progreso and not traveling any further? Just visting for a couple of hours....

Thanks!

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by SanAntonianByChoice

Does anyone know if we need a passport if you plan on crossing over to Nuevo Progreso and not traveling any further? Just visting for a couple of hours....

Thanks!

I'm almost 100% sure that you do.
You can also get "passport cards" that is a passport ID that can be used in Mexico and other places,
comes out cheaper than an actual passport.

[LindaGrace]

Yes, you need a passport.

ETA: You can also get a passport card, which is the size of a driver's license and is cheaper, I believe. But you can't use it for air travel - it's basically a convenience for people who walk or drive across the border to either Mexico or Canada.

[SanAntonianByChoice]

Thank you LindaGrace..Can a person get these passport cards at the post office?