SkiFanE
New member
That's why I'm sticking with my local dentist even if he's more expensive. If I have any problems he's a phone call and a few miles away. Not dealing with a foreign country for my dental or medical needs. Also not going to a dentist hundreds or thousands of miles away from home in the USA unless it's an emergency.
I've been going to the same dentist since I was 13yo...luckily for him my teeth have probably put at least one of his kids through an Ivy league college lol. NOTHING from him has ever failed. Was in a bind once when traveling alot and his hours wouldn't work for me and I needed a crown sorta quick, so went to my friend's brother, who is a dentist. This was about 6-7 years ago. Well..it's already starting to fail and I got a cavity underneath it...nothing "my" dentist has ever done has failed...so bummed...may have to get it re-crowned ($$) if his fix didn't work. Also told by some friends that I should start getting my metal fillings refilled with porcelein modern ones (or something)..approached him about it and he said every filling in my head is fine... he did them all , no need to do this. He's started slowing down and is on retirement track..boo hoo...my Dad found him right out of dental school, will miss him terribly (my kids and hubby go to him too). So..my point is..dentist quality varies. My FIL gets all his major dental work in Hungary. He even got his cataracts done there...the price was still cheaper than it would have been in the US after his insurance and deductibles were paid. There is actually a little industry of tourism healthcare, or something (I think Thailand is big for some things). Me...I don't know...I'd wanna be close to home if something every happened, no matter the $.