Re: Cosmetic Dentistry -- Choice of country

From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/01/04 

Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 10:10:29 -0400

On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 12:39:45 GMT, Mac <mac@invalid.net> wrote:

>Hi, I'm thinking about having some cosmetic dentry done, perhaps whitening,
>maybe a vaneer, etc...
>
>Anyway I was considering the reputations us Brits have for our teeth and
>thought that maybe the root ('scuse the pun) of the problem was with our
>dentists

REPLY

Nah, the root of the problem is the system. Americans are willing to
spend an appropriate amount of their hard-earned money on dental care.
The profession follows through by developing sundry high tech
alternatives.

Joel

> (this isnt intended as a flame bait post) and that maybe I should
>look towards the US or elsewhere in preference of their experiece in
>cosmetic dentistry, and perhaps there may be benefits in price reductions
>too?
>
>Does anyone have any opinions on this?

YUP, either U.S. or Thailand ,,, but that's another story!

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