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yermasyada
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Topic: Dental Treatment Thailand? Posted: 18 August 2011 at 2:36pm |
Hi there,
Has anyone had or know someone who has specifically gone to Thailand to take advantage of cheap dental treatment?
Having just been handed a potentially $18k quote from the dentist, I'm looking at all my options
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JD
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 2:50pm |
I have What do you want to know?
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 2:55pm |
$18K! Ooowie...
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 3:05pm |
I was really sure that was a misstype on FB.
Now I'm deffinately not going to the dentist.
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 4:23pm |
I haven't... but I am going over to get a boob lift next year because it's just sooooo much cheaper. I discussed it with my GP and what he said to me makes perfect sense. If you go somehwere where they do a lot of it you'll be fine. Just do your research, look for recommendations
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 4:42pm |
My brother had to have treatment done when he happened to be in Thailand, he said it was cheap as chips, but when he got back to NZ (like 2-3 months later) the tooth fell apart and he had to pay huge money here to get it all repaired.
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 5:17pm |
Funny, my mom is in Thailand RIGHT NOW with a friend who is getting dental treatment. I don't know about the tooth side of things but she's been going in everyday for some work in the morning and out for shopping in the arvos. I can ask her specific questions when she gets home on sunday if you have any :)
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 6:19pm |
I was at a seminar last Saturday and there was a lady from a medical tourism agency speaking (it was a business seminar so was rather random), but the prices she was quoting for work were just insane, a 10 day holiday, plus hospital stay and medical work sometimes under half of what it costs just to get the surgery in nz. Anywho, not sure if you're interested in going through a company like that but from what she was saying they only use the best hospitals and surgeons etc in Thailand.. guess it might be a bit more piece of mind? They also have dentists/doctors in nz who do pre/post checkups with you if you want it.
Not sure if its your thing, but this is their website
here - just another option, better to be safe than sorry!
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:26pm |
I haven't had work done in Thailand, but have had some done in Egypt, China and Mauritius (now there is a great destination!). Just make sure you do your research about the dentist - check their qualification and ask to speak to other clients (preferably ones from NZ).
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:49pm |
I didn't have dental work as such but got my teeth whitened with no issues. Probably doesn't really help you though!
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 9:23pm |
WOW thanks for all the replies
JD... did you go through a company to organise it for you, or did you book it all yourself? Are you happy with the quality of work? Did you feel confident in the expertise of the dental practice you used? Which dental practice was it? How long did you spend out there?
I need 3 x crowns of my molars ASAP, and there's a chance I may also need 3 x root canals due to them being heavily filled and very close to the nerve.
I big bulk of the cost is having a plate and braces fitted. Not sure I'd be able to get this done overseas as it's ongoing treatment over a couple of years.
Bowie, I'd love to hear about her experince and whether she recommends it.
Meggls...thanks for the link. I'd heard a comany like this mentioned on TV, but couldn't remember their name. I like the fact they have dentists in NZ for follow care. Will have a closer look at that site.
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 9:44pm |
Stay away from getting any orthodontic work done overseas. You pay for it but any NZ dentists will still charge you for any follow up visits (which you will need heaps of)
Personally I'd stay away from any dental work overseas but I am possibly too biased working in the industry myself.
If you choose do go down that road, make sure you ask for copies of xrays and all treatment notes to take back to NZ so your local dentist has something to go by should you have problems at a later stage.
Can I also just say $18k for 3 crowns, root canal treatment and ortho is actually not too bad. Will your general dentist in NZ be doing the ortho work for you?
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 9:54pm |
sem wrote:
Can I also just say $18k for 3 crowns, root canal treatment and ortho is actually not too bad. Will your general dentist in NZ be doing the ortho work for you? |
My dentist said he'd refer me to some other dude, who he's thinks is one of the best. He said that he's had 2 x patients with similar overbites to mine (only my 4 x molars meet) and both decided not to have the surgery as they were happy with the results from the plate and braces.
Could I ask you to clarify your comment about treatment "overseas".
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 10:11pm |
We were discussing this a few weeks ago as I have quite bad teeth in terms of needing filling (about 17 teeth need fillings) and we were quoted about 2-3k depending. I had one tooth where the filling kept falling out... $500 each time so in the end we just pulled the tooth.
A holiday would be lovely though!
My mum also knows a couple of people who have gone and had it done as well as surgeries too. No complaints.
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Posted: 19 August 2011 at 8:55am |
Milliemoo wrote:
My dentist said he'd refer me to some other dude, who he's thinks is one of the best. He said that he's had 2 x patients with similar overbites to mine (only my 4 x molars meet) and both decided not to have the surgery as they were happy with the results from the plate and braces.
Could I ask you to clarify your comment about treatment "overseas". |
Oh definitley try to avoid having surgery to correct this. There is practice in Newmarket and they do very conservative/less invasive treatment and see a lot of adult patients for orthodontic work.
And sorry, by overseas I was refering to Thailand in this case.
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Posted: 19 August 2011 at 9:25am |
We just got back from Thailand 2 weeks ago & I had researched stuff to do over there on the Tripadvisor forums & found a dentist that got repeatedly good reviews. So I booked in there for a teeth clean & was happy with it. It's the dentist inside the Patong Merlin resrt in Phuket. Wish i'd seen them earlier in the holiday as they said I need to replace a crown which over there costs about half or 1/3 price of NZ. Think the dentist in Thailand quoted me $18,000Baht which is $700NZ or just under. My teeth cleaned & scaled over there came to NZ $60
Hubby & I have decided next time I need dental work we will just go back to Thailand. If you search the thailand forum's on Tripadvisor search for Dr Joy and Dentist Patong Merlin.
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Posted: 19 August 2011 at 9:26am |
Oh and if you searh Bangkok forums you are bound to find more dentists there, it's just not a very nice relaxing place to stay!
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Posted: 19 August 2011 at 9:45am |
I didn't go through a company, I just organised it myself. I went for about 2 weeks by myself. Because I was getting crowns, I need to be there for at least a week and I also wanted to have time at the end of the proceedures to go and check out Phuket. I needed two root canals, plus posts put in (something for the crown to attach to since my teeth were so filled with filling) and 2 crowns.
I was very happy with the quality of work I had. They had a different dentist for each of the different stages. The different dentist specialised in certain areas and some of them were lecturers at the university.
They were very kind and gental, but they did have some weird things...like the bib thing they put on you actually covers your whole face with just a circle for your mouth. I didn't like the feeling of that over my face so they were happy to adjust it for me. There were lots and lots of westeners there getting alsorts of work done. I had this done about 5 years ago and still no issues whatsoever with the work they did.
I went to Bangkok Smile Dental clinic. They have two branches and most of my work was done at Sukhumvit 21 which was not far from where I was staying. (one stop on the mrt or about 30 mins walk). I stayed at Classic Place which was cheap as chips (about $25-30 a night). Im not sure what condition the hotel is in now since I went about 5 years ago now. The rooms were very spacious and it was literally 2 mins walk to the mrt. There was also a nice massage place next door that I would go to after treatments to cheer myself up. You pay for the massage (cheap as) and you get free internet after. It was cheaper than getting 15 mins internet time at the hotel.
All up, the entire trip including flights, accom, food, dental treatment, sightseeing etc cost about the same as the dental treatment alone her in NZ. I also lost a bit of weight there since it was hot and I drank so much and ate so much fresh fruit. They have these little stands on the side of the road with fresh fruit. They would cut up a watermelon, pineaple or whatever right in front of you and it would cost about 10c. It was safe to eat because they were cutting it right in front of you...it wasn't just sitting there. They have the fruit sitting on ice and it is delicious!
Let me know if there is anything else you want to know :-)
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Posted: 19 August 2011 at 2:59pm |
Where in NZ are you? The dentists at the Wellington People's centre are relatively cheap - about $1000 for a root canal and $700 for a crown
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Posted: 19 August 2011 at 6:31pm |
I looked into it as I have had lower braces and 4 titanium implants plus the associated crowns but in the end decided against it. I have heard of people having great results but have also heard nightmare stories. I would probably get my crowns replaced there but I wouldn't have had the implants or get a root canal done.
I do need veneers on my front teeth now and would consider getting those done there if I managed to wing a holiday to Thailand anytime soon. Sadly with the cost of dental work here I can see that they just won't get done.
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