General Info

[X Man]

I used this place for a crown when they were at the old location. They did a great job and the Doc gave me a ride home in her car. THe prices have gone up. SC doesn't tell us if he has actually used the Smile place. Thanks for the URL, I'm sure some members will find this useful. I found them thru H Horse.

I would suggest you check out this place:

http://smilemakeoverdental.net/

In addition, if you are on a budget you can stay at the Pacific Breeze Hotel.

[Gangles]

In my opinion, the best place to get dental work done is at the Chiang Mai dental hospital. In Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Everything is done on site, so crowns are made overnight and are ready next day.

Price is very low, and the standard of work is excellent.

Phone them and ask for a price.

However, keep in mind that implants require long periods between each phase, so that gums can heal etc. So wherever you get implants done, you will need to revisit over a period of time.

G

Hi guys.

I have been traveling / mongering around the Caribbean and South America for many years. I have recently moved to the West Coast and want to make a foray into SE Asia again after many years.

So here's the story: I need to get 3 implants with crowns. The dentists here in the US are out of their minds and want $30, 000. I have done some research and I have read that Thailand medicine is excellent and 1/3 the price (if not less). I actually have contacts there and it would be easy to do. However, I think I'd rather go to PI if I can make this into (sort of) a vacation also. I have contacts there too. Plus, tickets from LA to MNL in March are hovering at $850 R / T. Not bad.

Does anyone have experience getting major dental work done there? Are their skills and sanitary conditions up to par? I'd be interested in what you have to say.

Thanks

[Fast Eddie 48]

Hi guys.

I have been traveling / mongering around the Caribbean and South America for many years. I have recently moved to the West Coast and want to make a foray into SE Asia again after many years.

So here's the story: I need to get 3 implants with crowns. The dentists here in the US are out of their minds and want $30, 000. I have done some research and I have read that Thailand medicine is excellent and 1/3 the price (if not less). I actually have contacts there and it would be easy to do. However, I think I'd rather go to PI if I can make this into (sort of) a vacation also. I have contacts there too. Plus, tickets from LA to MNL in March are hovering at $850 R / T. Not bad.

Does anyone have experience getting major dental work done there? Are their skills and sanitary conditions up to par? I'd be interested in what you have to say.

Thanks

To LA Isla.

I got a crown done in manila about 8 yr ago with root channel cost only 90 USD they didn't do a good job left a large crack between tooth and I need to have it redone in Hong kong I have dental work done at hostipal in Bangkok and Hong kong they do a much better job it only cost about 50 % more and I have a crown done last yr in Bangkok for 150 USD no problem they do a good job.

Fast Eddie 48

[Screaming Beaver]

So here's the story: I need to get 3 implants with crowns.

Thanks

I would suggest you check out this place:

http://smilemakeoverdental.net/

In addition, if you are on a budget you can stay at the Pacific Breeze Hotel.

[Red Kilt]

So here's the story: I need to get 3 implants with crowns. The dentists here in the US are out of their minds and want $30, 000. I have done some research and I have read that Thailand medicine is excellent and 1/3 the price (if not less). I actually have contacts there and it would be easy to do. However, I think I'd rather go to PI if I can make this into (sort of) a vacation also. I have contacts there too. Plus, tickets from LA to MNL in March are hovering at $850 R / T. Not bad.

Does anyone have experience getting major dental work done there? Are their skills and sanitary conditions up to par? I'd be interested in what you have to say.

Dentistry in Philippines is as good as it gets anywhere, and for 1/4 of the price (in Australia anyway).

All of my family come here to get all manner of work completed.

GE has agreed with his experience being Davao.

One place in Manila that I can recommend is the Clinica Manila Dental Service inside Clinica Manila on the 2nd floor of SM Megamall Building A in Ortigas Center.

Go there and get an assessment and a price quote.

Most of the dentistas are younger women, and they have a much softer "touch" than the male dentists that I remember.

I just walk in every 6 months for a clean and de-scale, and always a place for me. Rarely do I need to wait.

[GoodEnough]

Does anyone have experience getting major dental work done there? Are their skills and sanitary conditions up to par? I'd be interested in what you have to say.

I've never had implants done, but I have had several crowns put in. The work was excellent, and probably cost about 10-15% of what I would have paid in the states. All of my work has been done in Davao. It's somewhat strange here that the standard of medical care is quite low, and I wouldn't trust a local doctor with anything more serious than a cold, but the standard of dentistry seems to be quite high. If you need some names in Davao I'd be happy to help.

GE

[Nice Guy 99]

Hi guys.

I have recently moved to the West Coast and want to make a foray into SE Asia again after many years.

So here's the story: I need to get 3 implants with crowns. The dentists here in the US are out of their minds and want $30, 000. I have done some research and I have read that Thailand medicine is excellent and 1/3 the price (if not less). I actually have contacts there and it would be easy to do. However, I think I'd rather go to PI if I can make this into (sort of) a vacation also. I have contacts there too.

Does anyone have experience getting major dental work done there? Are their skills and sanitary conditions up to par? I'd be interested in what you have to say.

Not in the Phils but I do in China. Excellent work if you go to the higher end clinics, and very inexpensive. The thing to watch out for is that the post and crown hardware are of a common type for the US. Your dentist in the US can advise. You don't want to be stuck with something that cannot be adjusted / fixed down the road in the US. This was an issue in PRC, IDK about Phils. Worth a check though.

[La Isla]

Hi guys.

I have been traveling / mongering around the Caribbean and South America for many years. I have recently moved to the West Coast and want to make a foray into SE Asia again after many years.

So here's the story: I need to get 3 implants with crowns. The dentists here in the US are out of their minds and want $30, 000. I have done some research and I have read that Thailand medicine is excellent and 1/3 the price (if not less). I actually have contacts there and it would be easy to do. However, I think I'd rather go to PI if I can make this into (sort of) a vacation also. I have contacts there too. Plus, tickets from LA to MNL in March are hovering at $850 R/T. Not bad....

Does anyone have experience getting major dental work done there? Are their skills and sanitary conditions up to par? I'd be interested in what you have to say.

Thanks

[Wicked Roger]

Errr. Only if your ticket allows date change or endorsement, you can do that. Most LCC fares don't allow that.

Doesn't work that way. I am sorry to say that. Unless your partner has been flying full fare.

Based on the experience of a few girls I know that have been off loaded when flying LCC there is no refund of the outbound (as she had checked in according to the LCC staff). As for other portion (ie the return leg of the ticket) , that is lost to a degree (maybe 50% or more depending on who the carrier is) as LCC don't allow change of date unless there is a penalty as ET says

[BionicMan]

Refund of the airport tax?

Refund of airport tax and relevant fees should be possible but to do so LCC have a procedure that will cost you money. Maybe same as the refund! Consider that money lost

[Mc Don]

Errr. Only if your ticket allows date change or endorsement, you can do that. Most LCC fares don't allow that.

Doesn't work that way. I am sorry to say that. Unless your partner has been flying full fare.

Refund of the airport tax?

[Econo Tech]

From my personal experience from Manila airport, when a girl was delayed for so long as to miss her a departure, or rejected by the passport control they obtained a stamp from the officer concerned, on there boarding pass, which either allowed for a refund or a re-issue of ticket so I was informed by my partner.

Errr. Only if your ticket allows date change or endorsement, you can do that. Most LCC fares don't allow that.

Doesn't work that way. I am sorry to say that. Unless your partner has been flying full fare.

[Col Law]

Do I need to think about travel insurance for the lady I'm inviting from Phils to join me in Hong Kong? Maybe I'm over engineering this.

From my personal experience from Manila airport, when a girl was delayed for so long as to miss her a departure, or rejected by the passport control they obtained a stamp from the officer concerned, on there boarding pass, which either allowed for a refund or a re-issue of ticket so I was informed by my partner.

[GuyLuvsParty]

You are correct RK but am not sure if you can that type as insurance for late flights etc, for flights that are cancelled is available but insurance because Philippine iimgration just refuse her on some spurious reasons. Think not

Insurance in general would cover in the event of serious illness before the flight, accidents, medical / dental emergencies, flight delays, lost baggage. Etc.

Immigration and Customs issues will not be covered unfortunately. Nice try tho by the person that started it. LOL

[BrainDrain]

Unless you plan on getting her injured. Or hoping her to get sick. I guess not.

I don't know the medical costs in HK. But, at a minor amount, Travel Insurance does go a long way, like in the case of a girl I invited to Singapore, who's Wisdom tooth decided to act up and it had become festered. Seems she had been keeping quite. And it cost me just over 400 S$ to fix it. Before asking her to suck me.

And another, a friend invited a girl, and she decided it was great to get drunk and roll down a flight of stairs. Just over 300 $ to fix.

I don't know how far Travel insurance covers the above, but. Be safe. You never know what the girl is NOT telling you. (like appendicitis on the way. For example.)

Cool, thanks for this. I found a website where they appear to sell travel insurance for Filipina for about USD20 for 4 days. For that amount I might just do it and avoid the worries of her getting run over etc in Hong Kong. For the price of the airfare, it is almost just as cheap to put her on the next flight back to Pi.

Red Kilt has done an excellent job of following my ramblings. As an update I decided to swing by Manila and pick her up. I can get in and out for not too much $$ and this will make sure she get through on both counts hopefully.

My concern now is trying not to seem like an ATM. I'm thinking of giving her a daily stipend to cover her foods and travels, plus a nice tip at the end to go home. To the tip or from the tip I'll deduct any additional expenses.