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Anyone have 90210 do veneers for them lately...please share your opinion...

Can't commnet on veneers at 90210. But Cavellini's office did great for my novia and is the bomb for the Ticos. Problem: Overbooking: solution: work that out with them beforehand. We did and it worked. Great price and great loctaion, been around for decades.

http://www.aestheticdentistrycr.com/cos ... _rica.html

Here are 2 listings of perio specialists in CR: one is the Am. Assoc.of Perio members; the other, an unofficial list w/reviews:
http://www.perio.org/locator-advanced << scroll down and enter country name
http://www.whatclinic.com/periodontists ... a/san-jose << this site covers the whole country--I zoomed in on SJ

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This gent was interested in veneers, cosmetic dentistry.

But, if you need perio work done, use the first link provided by Jazz. That's the Board that certifies periodontists internationally. A two year residency in an accredited school/hospital is required after getting a Dental Doctorate (DDS) in order to sit for their oral and written certification exam. There are no accredited periodontal schools/programs in Central America.

I was surprised to see that there were five Board Certified Perio's in SJ. They are in high demand in N America. That narrowed my search last year and she wasn't much more expensive then what the non board certified dentist doing perio wanted for what I needed done--what they call "deep cleaning" to clean the gum disease below my gum line. No fun, tedious and time consuming oral surgery. I highly recommend getting a doc from the first link. Lucky to have 5 in SJ I'd say. About 75% cheaper then my Perio wanted in the states.

Pain control is an issue to discuss with him or her. Mine gave me as much novocaine as I needed when I needed it. In the states, they charge you extra for each pain injection. Not in CR--she shot me up every time I said "ouch" and the set price was the set price.

And in the states, they only want to do one quarter of your teeth per surgery "because of the stress" which means four bad days and not two bad days. I say screw that, I can take it, let's get er done. I got it done in SJ in 2 bad days, about 6 hours each.

The second list Jazz cites includes dental offices in CR that offer perio work. Formal training/board certification in perio is not required for a dentist to do perio work in CR and so that's what you are getting at those places. In the states or Canada, they are required to refer you to a board certified periodontist. That is not the "standard of care" in CR.

In CR, they'll bring in a perio doc for you but he won't be board certified, though he may be good? That includes Smile Clinic 90210 Dental Team who advertises very heavily on this board, who for perio uses Dr Mauricio Bricenio who trained at a perio's office for a few months in Florida according to his resume on line; and at the office I recommended for cosmetic/veneers, Dr Cavellini's office--they also bring in a doc but I forgot who once I canned that idea of using them for perio.

If perio is what you need, go to one of the board certified doc's in SJ linked in Jazz' post. A no brainer--it's a specialized field of dental surgery--and in SJ roughly the same cost. And all the board certified perio's in SJ were trained in the US or Canada, mine at Stanford, so English is not an issue.

Thxs for the info...still trying to find someone who has had veneers placed on their teeth and their thoughts on the overall quality of the dentist - experience....

Cavellini's office as I posted--she is very happy now a year later.

Well, my experience with dentist Manhattan Beach was awesome. Before meeting newsmiles dentists I really had have bad thinking about dentists. I lost my front teeth. It was really a bad time. Then someone suggest me to consult newsmilesdentistry. They provided bridges and it perfectly matched with my original teeth. I am glad to find them. I really suggest everyone to visit them once for dental treatment.

Let's see if I got this right--in his second Post this unpaid newbie is recommending a dentist in California. Happy as he is about his treatment, this is a site and a Forum and a Thread about Costa Rica...which has a big bunch of fine dental practices and one of which (Smile 90210) supplies dental artisanship to many, many US dental practices. Did I miss something? Except of course--"Why bother to respond and give credence?"

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I did a lot of research on getting implants and settled on Dr. Arnoldo Anglada. His website is costaricaimplants.com. I was met at the airport by his driver who took me to my hotel. I've been in dentist offices all my life and without a doubt the finest equipped I've seen. Staff was wonderful, Dr. took his time with me. I had 5 implants. He does his work in a sterile room, important to me. I had no problems and return in Feb for the crowns. Couldn't have been happier.

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For a direct link: http://www.costaricaimplants.com/index.php << quite impressive, this Dr. For more on his credentials and accomplishments, click the "C. Vitae " box.

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"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED

Hey, There are many good dentists in Manhattan beach where you get your dental problems treated. You can try newsmilesdentistry. This dentist is experienced and uses some new techniques which will surely help you a lot in keeping your teeth upright. You can view his website here http://newsmilesdentistry.com/.

Here we go again with a Pimpin' Post by an unpaid newbie. Where will it end? Isn't "beach" sometimes pronounced "Bee-atch"? And "Manhattan", "Muhn-huh-ton"? Say what?

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"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED

I had an implant done there, Dr Anglada was 1st rate but the problems happened with the other dentist that fitted and color matched the implant. I was fully paid with receipts in hand but the older dentist that fitted the implant charged me $360 for the fitting? and the driver that took me from the office in SJ didn't bother to tell me that he would be taking the others back to SJ but I was on my own to get back because my appointment was after noon. The extra $360 really ruined any deal I thought I was getting and the $30 cab ride was the icing on a very bad experience. I was promised a receipt and explanation of the charges to be sent to my email and Guess What? I am still waiting for it 2 years later.