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> OT: any dentists on the board?
SirAndy
post Jan 5 2005, 03:25 PM
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do we have any dentists on the board?

i just got back from mine and the estimate for removing one old amalgan (sp?) filling, cleaning the tooth up and close it again plus one bridge (using that tooth) spanning one missing tooth is:

$3000

my insurance was so kind to pick up $400 of the total, that leaves me with $2600 to get it all fixed.

does that sound about right or am i getting drilled (aehm, i mean screwed) ???
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post Jan 6 2005, 12:35 PM
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QUOTE (bernbomb914 @ Jan 5 2005, 05:59 PM)
I have an appointment with my dentist in TJ tomorrow along with my wife.I have been going to him for about 5 years and his prices are about one forth that would have to pay. His son just joined his practice last year. He was a Loma Linda grad and it doesn't get much better than that. I have been very happy with him. most of his business is from the US

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The Mexico alternative can be viable when you know who you are dealing with, such as in your Dentist. Yes, Loma Linda grad says a lot; great dental school. There are quite a good number of US educated Dentists practicing in Mexico, a lot of which are in the boarder towns to service US patients. They pruchase a lot of their supplies from US distributors/manufacturers (like from my company). Implants, howerver, may be a different story. Not real popular Mexico, so the experience/knowlege base may be questionable. Personally, I've only met a hand full of Mexican Dentists that specialized in placing implants, and I seem to recall they were primarily in the DF and Aguas Calientes areas. Perhaps a quick check with the ICOI (Int'l Congress of Oral Implantologists), or The Academy of Osseointegration, might identify the more highly regarded implant Dentists that practice in one of the boarder towns in Mexico. FWIW. As an aside, my wife paid $40 for two fillings on one of her trips.

Quick story: Just prior to leaving on a trip to Guadalajara, I injured the joint in one of my toe's. Two days later, the jonit was swollen and real painful, so my sister-in-law took me to her sports medicine doctor at a neighborhood clinic. I asked my wife to interpret, rather than try to struggle with my poor Spanish. Doctor entered the room and asked "what can I help you with today?" Three x-rays, a prescription, and a second office visit, all for $60, I asked "where did you learn to speak English so well?". "I graduated from U of Oklahoma."

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SirAndy   OT: any dentists on the board?   Jan 5 2005, 03:25 PM
Bleyseng   Dave Hunt   Jan 5 2005, 03:27 PM
dheinz   Check the Pelican 911 BBS. I know of at least two ...   Jan 5 2005, 04:13 PM
Porsche Rescue   Based on my experience (as a patient) the big buck...   Jan 5 2005, 04:18 PM
rick 918-S   City of Gold... Can't live and practice Dentis...   Jan 5 2005, 04:37 PM
Lou W   I just talked to my wife, she use to be a Register...   Jan 5 2005, 04:43 PM
skline   Yeah, Dave Hunt is a dentist. There is one down he...   Jan 5 2005, 04:45 PM
Lou W     Jan 5 2005, 04:46 PM
SirAndy     Jan 5 2005, 04:48 PM
736conver   Is the bridge really needed. About five years ago...   Jan 5 2005, 04:48 PM
SirAndy   ...   Jan 5 2005, 04:51 PM
Headrage   Chew on a piece of aluminum foil then look at the ...   Jan 5 2005, 04:57 PM
Lou W   Well now that the value of 914's have gone up,...   Jan 5 2005, 04:57 PM
Cloudbuster   What about an implant? A friend chose an implant ...   Jan 5 2005, 05:10 PM
DNHunt   Andy Ask about the alternatives. Implants were m...   Jan 5 2005, 05:24 PM
andys   I'd ask your insurance company what is necessa...   Jan 5 2005, 06:10 PM
SirAndy     Jan 5 2005, 06:42 PM
!   Brush up on yer Spanish, bring cash and plan a tri...   Jan 5 2005, 06:44 PM
Porsche Rescue   If the price is close, go for the implants. Dentis...   Jan 5 2005, 07:03 PM
SirAndy  
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!   Saline or silicone implants?   Jan 5 2005, 07:12 PM
anthony   Andy, if you have the time you can save a lot of m...   Jan 5 2005, 07:26 PM
d7n7master   Does this hit home!!! http://www.914worl...   Jan 6 2005, 07:59 AM
Eric_Shea   Move to WV and forget about it... (toothless smile...   Jan 6 2005, 09:22 AM
rhodyguy   what do you call 5 people having coffee in shelton...   Jan 6 2005, 11:49 AM
Howard   Personal experience here. As explained to me (apo...   Jan 6 2005, 12:29 PM
andys     Jan 6 2005, 12:44 PM
Dr Evil   Damn MattR, I can't believe that you would tel...   Jan 6 2005, 01:05 PM
SirAndy     Jan 6 2005, 01:20 PM
TimT   Try Costa Rica!! Last year my mom,my aunt...   Jan 6 2005, 01:40 PM


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