Costa Rica News – With the prices of medical and dental work seeming to go up each day in the USA flying south to Costa Rica is becoming more and more popular to save money on dental work. Prices can be up to 70% off the prices in the United States. Taking these savings and including a outpatient procedure during a nice vacation to Costa Rica can be worth the trip. The savings alone is sometimes more than the value of your vacation.
The boom of medical tourism continues in Costa Rica with Americans preferring to spend their money on Costa Rican dentists and doctors plus the airfare and hotel bill rather than having to cough up for private healthcare and dentistry bills in the USA.
So when it comes to dentistry what kind of margin of savings are we talking about (before the airfare has been paid and the hotel and cocktails have been ordered)?
Here is a standard 2012 list of Costa Rica dental prices you’d expect to be paying for minor treatments:
General cleaning $50
X rays (panoramic) $30
X rays (periapical) $15 each
Study die Cast models $25 each
Consultation $55
What about Costa Rica dental implants?
One stage (immediate load implants) $500
Two stage ( delayed load implants ) $600
Sinus Grafting costs $1500 each.
Costa Rica Cosmetic dentistry and prosthetics?
Cosmetic Recontouring of teeth $ 50
Gingival Cosmetic recontouring $50 ( simple elimination of “gummy smile”)
Crowns ( metal porcelain) $250
Crowns Zirconium (non metal) $400 each
Crowns (Gold Alloy) $450 each
Pure porcelain crowns $260
So, in other words, unless you have teeth like the Swamp People you’ll be fine. You can spend what you save on hotels, a brilliant vacation and your wife will totally understand why you’re away for two weeks.
There are only 1 or 2 clinics that The Costa Rican Times recommends due to personal experiences there. One is The Costa Rican Dental Team which is the only American run clinic in Costa Rica with the highest standards in service and modern facilities. Saving $2500 or more on dental procedures like dental implants with a short flight to paradise is becoming more and more popular.
There are only 1 or 2 clinics that The Costa Rican Times recommends due to personal experiences there. One is Costa Rica Dental Team which is the only American run clinic in Costa Rica with the highest standards in service and modern facilities. Saving $2500 or more on dental procedures like dental implants with a short flight to paradise is becoming more and more popular.
For a Free Quote on Dental Care from the Costa Rica Dental Team, click here.
