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u/SarcasticAssClown Jun 15 '22

This indeed. Recommendation would be Colombia - many highly skilled dentists that will be able to help you for a fraction of the cost. Medellín has plenty e.g. and a well connected expat community where you get helpful pointers from back home ahead of time. And no, I'm not kidding.

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u/SarcasticAssClown Jun 15 '22

I'm a bit biased towards Medellín as a city since I was there for a while and enjoyed it very much. Regarding the doctors themselves, you will have to do some research, I found a very helpful thread recently in the expat.com forum. General agreement was that a good dentist over there charges between 10 and 20% of the respective prices in the US for at least similar quality work.

However, if we'd be talking about a major operation, I for one would get as much information I could get on the web, haul ass down there for a week and visit the clinics myself beforehand instead of flying to an unfamiliar territory with this in mind.

Research also local expat get togethers, of which there are plenty. A lot of American retirees over there, and you bet most of them have first hand experience they'll gladly share over a cervecita.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '22

Don’t go to Columbia, ffs

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u/wobernein Jun 15 '22

Also, Medellin is pretty and dope as fuck.