My first trip to Colombia has been delayed almost a year due to my travel buddy’s serious medical issues. I remain hopeful he’ll recover sufficiently to make the trip one day, but, depending upon answers I receive here, I may opt to soon go alone.
My long-time family dentist died some years ago. After foolishly managing to ignore reality until last week, my new dentist told me that multiple very old crowns all need replacing, as well as do some old-style fillings which have been deteriorating.
In SoCal, this translates into ~$15,000 worth of work, which was verified by another dentist from whom I’d sought a second opinion.
I’d read on the Forum that a number of people have used dental services in Colombia, and some seemed to have been very satisfied with certain dentists, which include--
In Bogota
Dr. Diego Perez, Dr. Marlon Becerrá, Dr Jose Luis Novoa and Dra. Rafaela Pacheco
In Medellin
Dr. Carlos Vega, Dr. Juan Restrepo, Dr. Jorge Franco, Dr. Rendon, and Dr. Juan Carlos Escalante at Clínica Ártica
With the dollar so strong right now, cash savings from Dental Tourism would be great. But, I’m equally wanting high-quality work and materials (Zirconia is the state of the art for crowns in the U.S. now) used in a clean and professional setting. I’m hoping everything done might last for (most of) the duration of my life.
Were those who’ve used any of the above dentists still completely satisfied with all of the work done, or were there any problems which surfaced down the road?
For that matter, has anyone had great experience with another Colombian dentist they’d recommend? For me, the location is unimportant—the quality of the work is what’s crucial.
Any opinions, experience and advice from personal experience would be appreciated.
My long-time family dentist died some years ago. After foolishly managing to ignore reality until last week, my new dentist told me that multiple very old crowns all need replacing, as well as do some old-style fillings which have been deteriorating.
In SoCal, this translates into ~$15,000 worth of work, which was verified by another dentist from whom I’d sought a second opinion.
I’d read on the Forum that a number of people have used dental services in Colombia, and some seemed to have been very satisfied with certain dentists, which include--
In Bogota
Dr. Diego Perez, Dr. Marlon Becerrá, Dr Jose Luis Novoa and Dra. Rafaela Pacheco
In Medellin
Dr. Carlos Vega, Dr. Juan Restrepo, Dr. Jorge Franco, Dr. Rendon, and Dr. Juan Carlos Escalante at Clínica Ártica
With the dollar so strong right now, cash savings from Dental Tourism would be great. But, I’m equally wanting high-quality work and materials (Zirconia is the state of the art for crowns in the U.S. now) used in a clean and professional setting. I’m hoping everything done might last for (most of) the duration of my life.
Were those who’ve used any of the above dentists still completely satisfied with all of the work done, or were there any problems which surfaced down the road?
For that matter, has anyone had great experience with another Colombian dentist they’d recommend? For me, the location is unimportant—the quality of the work is what’s crucial.
Any opinions, experience and advice from personal experience would be appreciated.
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