Comments on: Dental Tourism Now Covered by US Dental Insurance Plans!

By: Gdar

Gdar — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:32:00 +0000

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By: thousand oaks dentist

thousand oaks dentist — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:38:01 +0000

I agree with Richard. A very informative article. Thanks for taking the time to write it.
June Juberson
El Rio, California

By: Metro Ethernet

Metro Ethernet — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:47:52 +0000

Great news! About time. This is one of the best blogs I’ve read. I would like to use U.S. dentists but why don’t they work harder to cut costs? They are forcing us to go overseas. And I don’t want them to cut their staff costs. I want them to cut material and fixed costs? Why can’t they live on more modest salaries themselves? Most dentists I know aren’t greedy. They’re wonderful and generous.

All the best,
Sierra Busher

By: Hank Kozola

Hank Kozola — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:39:43 +0000

Thankyou lots, I have found this extremely nice!

By: hb

hb — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:23:26 +0000

ps: just wanted to mention that the clinics that companion global dental recommends in costa rica – and the patient they feature, received metal restorations – PFM. i, specifically, wanted all of the old amalgam & metal removed from my mouth and brand name german zirconium.
the fact that those clinics featured mostly patients who received PFM restorations, helped me decide to look elsewhere in costa rica for my dental work; but i did find useful information from them. also, i like making my own travel arrangements & since Spirit Air frequently offers $9 fares to San Jose from Fort Lauderdale, i chose that route.

By: hb

hb — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:05:50 +0000

Thankfully, we are being reimbursed by our dental insurance company for much of the dental work we needed to have done – and we did it in a brand new clinic in Costa Rica, smile90210costarica.com.
While that clinic is not one of the three clinics recommended by Companion Global Dental, we are all very pleased with our dental work. This clinic is brand new – as of 11/09 and is affiliated with a very large american owned lab in costa rica & does amazing work at a price that is affordable. THANKS TO THEM, MY MOUTH IS COMPLETELY METAL FREE AND MY TEETH ARE FAKE DIAMONDS!
Because of poor dental work I received here, in the United States, my entire mouth needed to be reconstructed – and was. I received 9 laser root canals, 12 zirconium posts and 29 zirconium (brand name) crowns & bridges. My husband had his necessary dental work done, as well as a little cosmetic dentistry; as did my mother-in-law.
We all receieved state-of-the-art world-class dental care at smile90210costarica.com. They arranged our airport transportation and we had a private concierge that drove us where we needed to go.
If you are considering dental tourism to Costa Rica, be sure to contact Mike, the owner, and find out what they offer you. You will be pleasantly surprised.
The government of Costa Rica sets minimum prices for most dental procedures done by their licensed dentists – and so it is affordable for costa ricans and for americans or others traveling to costa rica for good dental work.
i hope that in the near future, companion global dental, will recommend smile90210costarica.com.

By: Steve the oral surgeon

Steve the oral surgeon — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:09:14 +0000

Credentialed facility? by whose standard? I’m sure it’s just like looking at some HMO’s list of providers, many of whom I wouldn’t send my family to. Some may be good but you’ll never know until after the treatment has been performed and by then if it’s substandard, it’s too late. Let the buyer beware!

By: Dental Blogs: The Week in Review (November 9-13, 2009)

Dental Blogs: The Week in Review (November 9-13, 2009) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:03:54 +0000

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By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:40:18 +0000

A few weeks ago a young man in his forties got serious space infection and died in a local hospital. He went across the border to get his dental work done. He saved some money, at the cost of his life. I called the local dental society, hoping to have a reporter do some investigation and write a report, but they could not help. I hope ADA can do something to stop the trend.

By: Robert Mokbel

Robert Mokbel — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:32:02 +0000

This is outsourcing at it’s best, Big corporation are using it with great success to their share holders,(unemployment is not 10.2, it is much higher) and that’s why we are in a recession to start with, the jobs are all sent outside in the name of open market, unions don’t get it and companies must survive, This is coming to dentistry as well unless we do something about it, lucky we have no union yet!

I had a patient who went to .. , got her implants done, then went back a second time and got her crowns, needless to say I refused to service the treatment,I refuse even to clean her teeth because I don’t want to own her potential problems and subsequent liability. What will happen when things start going bad, let them go back and deal with it. I guess her insurance paid for part of the treatment, Cigna. I bet all insurance companies pay when they receive the bill.
When enough dentists refuse to service and maintain the substandard jobs we will find out if these insurance companies will fly their customers every 6 month to Costa Rica for maintenance.!
It will be the day when the ADA and/or the state board start mandating that insurance companies must contract only with a certified billing dentist approved by the board.