Went to my Mexican dentist in Algdones, BC today. For $320 I

[Bobbieo]

got seven fillings and one extraction. How much would that cost in the US without dental insurance?

[msongs]

1. did u get some nice stainless steel teeth? nt

[Bobbieo]

2. Is that a racist response? Actually Dr. Cortes does better work than

my US dentist ever did.

[Richard D]

3. I'd guess

between 1500 and 2K.

I've had nothing but good luck with Mexican dentists.

[grantcart]

4. Algadones is well known for quality dental care

many government workers in Yuma go to Algadones rather than use Yuma dentists.

[Diane R]

5. Good luck with that. Knowing how hard my son worked to pass his Dental Boards....

....I would prefer a dentist who is board qualified.

But that's me.

[LeftyMom]

6. One extraction ran me $250, not counting the x ray and the referral from my dentist.

The x ray was $100, the visit with my regular dentist was $45.

[Bobbieo]

7. Wow!!! Almost $400 for one extraction. Half of my 7 fillings consisted of

repair work on the fillings my Yuma dentist had done a few years ago.

One minor drawback in having dental work done in Mexico - you have to have a passport card to get back in the USA. Also something new - just before we got to the Mexican border we were stopped by two uniformed officers searching for guns and they meant business. Guns are illegal in Mexico.

[LeftyMom]

8. That was after calling around.

The first quote was $950 for one tooth, mostly because absolutely insisted on putting me under. For a lot of different reasons, cost fairly low on the list, I wanted no part of that if it wasn't absolutely necessary.

Once I finally found somebody to do it under a local, apparently my wisdom tooth came right out with no trouble. I thought my oral surgeon was still injecting me with numbing agent until I saw the tooth, the whole thing was so fast. I was back in the waiting room and ready to get my prescription and go in less than ten minutes.