Comments on: The "Inci-Dental" Tourist. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/22/the-inci-dental-tourist/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:45:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jimbo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/22/the-inci-dental-tourist/comment-page-1/#comment-90457 jimbo Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:20:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/22/the-inci-dental-tourist/#comment-90457 As an American living in China I know many people who come from the US to get dental work done here. One of my American friends got a full set of veneers on his top teeth for about US$300, and while I do not know how much it costs exactly in the US, I do know that it is several thousand dollars. When I go in for basic work, such as filling cavaties and the like, the consultation costs about US$2, and each procedure is around US$5. I have never spent more that US$20 at the dentist here. Hell, my wife had her wisdom teeth taken out for less than US$50... As an American living in China I know many people who come from the US to get dental work done here. One of my American friends got a full set of veneers on his top teeth for about US$300, and while I do not know how much it costs exactly in the US, I do know that it is several thousand dollars.

When I go in for basic work, such as filling cavaties and the like, the consultation costs about US$2, and each procedure is around US$5. I have never spent more that US$20 at the dentist here. Hell, my wife had her wisdom teeth taken out for less than US$50...

]]> By: Joel Haas http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/22/the-inci-dental-tourist/comment-page-1/#comment-90434 Joel Haas Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:47:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/22/the-inci-dental-tourist/#comment-90434 Dental tourism was quite common in Taiwan when I was there in 2005. Evidently, dental work is expensive in Japan -- a two hour flight from Taiwan -- and quite inexpensive in Taiwan. Moreover Taiwan is a former Japanese colony, so Japanese is still widely spoken. Most Taiwan dentists, if not trained in the USA, are trained to our standards. Dental tourism was quite common in Taiwan when I was there in 2005. Evidently, dental work is expensive in Japan -- a two hour flight from Taiwan -- and quite inexpensive in Taiwan. Moreover Taiwan is a former Japanese colony, so Japanese is still widely spoken. Most Taiwan dentists, if not trained in the USA, are trained to our standards.

]]> By: liz http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/22/the-inci-dental-tourist/comment-page-1/#comment-90337 liz Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:42:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/22/the-inci-dental-tourist/#comment-90337 When I was in bangkok last year, an older woman from hawaii was checking in at the hotel at the same time I was. As she was signing her forms, she asked the clerk for the yellow pages so she could get the number of the dentist she used last year. She said it was cheaper than back home. When I was in bangkok last year, an older woman from hawaii was checking in at the hotel at the same time I was.

As she was signing her forms, she asked the clerk for the yellow pages so she could get the number of the dentist she used last year. She said it was cheaper than back home.

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