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Best option for regular visits is to sign up for Med/Dental insurance through a local hospital. Both the "Italiano" and "Britanico" offer comprehensive coverage. Prices are about U$S 70-75 per month. This price includes full access to "Outpatient Clinics" which are conviently located throught BAires...
There was a posting on a simlar thread asking for Chiropractor info. If you know of one, pelase search for the thread and reply. =)
As background, I was a former resident and still have all of my immediate family living in the BAires area. We're on phone at least once a week. Can provide additional info if needed... And yes, I use VONAGE as my VoIP provider. 5 cents/minute from US to BAires!!! AT&T can't beat that!
Tengan cuidado! FormerGaucho
I'd rather go for the HMOs such as OSDE, TIM or such.
Even though the Italian and British Hospitals are good, they are located in somewhat cumbersome neighborhoods for visitors (British at Constitución and Italian at 4000 Mitre St, close to Abasto). HMOs have affiliated clinics thoughout the city, many of them in Recoleta / Barrio Norte.
I used to pay ar$240 at OSDE for a basic plan as a single 30something adult.
Hope this helps,
Andres
How does one go about researching and contacting these HMO type medical plans?
Thanks,
Stowe
No idea at all. Internet, perhaps?
I now a couple of them (OSDE, Medicus, Swiss Medical Group, TIM). It's just a matter of finding their websites and research a bit.
Hope this helps,
Andres
Yeah, this is something we all may face while living in BA, getting an implant
here rather than the USA. Today, I got a ballpark price of 3500-4000usd.
This is a calif. price and I would hope BA offers a better deal.
Has anyone had an implant pocedure in BA? Please pm me or give a post on this thread. Do they use anesthesia or other sedatives?
Jackpot
I also need some, anybody that's PM's jackpot about this please copy me in.
Dental work here is much cheaper than USA, but each dentist is different. Two years ago I used a high end guy in Belgrano. Gabriel Meschiany 4788-6545, @ Cuba 1940, 8B. New office, excellent equipment. About half price of USA. I never saw any dental techs - the dentist did all the work himself. It is the material that is expensive. Speaks basic english and will take you as patient for cash only as he works through health insurance for most of his patients. I got two overlay (underlay?) replacements (not crowns which are cheaper) Metal base with porcelin. Good quality. I think it was about 800 dollars total - about 4 visits for each tooth. One was purely cosmetic and I was very pleased with his skills. My girlfriend used a guy downtown, bare office, older equipment but much cheaper, to put a tooth on a metal implant. I also used Jackson's dentist office - Dr. Bolles, Callao 1016, #713 4814-3540 for a cleaning - 25 pesos for exam and 15 pesos for cleaning - how cheap is that!
PS: I was told by my dentist that they cannot use gas here.
Jackpot -
I am just finishing 4 implants, done in a modern office with the latest technologies (believe me, I was ALL over the Internet at first checking it out!)
The cost included bone grafts, which were required as these were upper-jaw implants (I had been advised of this in the US as well!), which stretched out the time frame by several months. One of the implants was a front tooth - a much more elaborate proceedure.
They do not use gas.
The total cost for the four, including crowns, was 9,000 pesos - a little less then the cost of 1 in the US!
David
I've nearly finished a course of 7 implants plus another crown. I was really impressed with the whole procedure and it cost me 7,500 pesos, but everything's much cheaper in Mar del Plata. I've been living here since september and the quality of life here is fine.
My implant candidate is an upper tooth next next to my front teeth. This is a real sensitive area of the mouth as you all know.
Dreading pain, my question is how do they sedate you?
If gas is forbidden, how do the deal with putting you out?
Local oral injections are awful and the after effects put a real damper on lip action. I assume pill sedatives are used but
would like to hear stories from you Argentina dental veterans
on how you dealt with the pain during the operation and post-op.
Thanks for your advice from a dental chicken,
Jackpot
Jackpot
They have these rubber bullets to bite on and soundproof rooms so you don't have to hear the screams of your fellow victims, I mean patients!
Seriously, they ALL only use injected aneasthetics, but the after effects were minimal. They prescribed some pain killers, but narcotics are almost never (perhaps never) given, so I brought some Vicodens from Florida. I didn't really need them, but I was glad to have them!
Really, the whole proceedure (including the bone graft which you will probably need too) was pretty pain free -I don't know what he used for a local but it was VERY effective without leaving me a drooling idiot afterwards.
David
[QUOTE=Capt Dave]I don't know what he used for a local but it was VERY effective without leaving me a drooling idiot afterwards.
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I wonder... If was a drooling idiot when I came in, would I be cured?
I've been impressed with much of the dental work I've gotten in Latin America. I got some crown work done in Costa Rica around Christmas, and was 20-25% of what it would cost in the states. Plus no waiting 30 minutes to get in the chair, and having the dentist do everything, even the cleanings is just great.
[QUOTE=Capt Dave]Jackpot -
I am just finishing 4 implants, done in a modern office with the latest technologies (believe me, I was ALL over the Internet at first checking it out!)
The cost included bone grafts, which were required as these were upper-jaw implants (I had been advised of this in the US as well!), which stretched out the time frame by several months. One of the implants was a front tooth - a much more elaborate proceedure.
They do not use gas.
The total cost for the four, including crowns, was 9,000 pesos - a little less then the cost of 1 in the US!
David[/QUOTE]Captain Dave:
Incredible prices on the implants.
I just had my final check up from my dentist before I commit to a plan of action.
The son of a ***** wants to pull all my upper molars out and install implants.
Broke my jaw along wih my teeth many years ago. Now the work is failing.
Your implant dentist still availble? Shit I have been all over the internet and decided BKK is best for dental work. Check out bangkoktonight.com.
First class dental spas! no shit.
Thing is I been wanting to go to EZE most of all.
You think I could have the implants done there and then have the teeth installed here in california. Gonna have to switch dentists here lol or maybe go back to eze for the final teeth installation.
Sorry for the rambling but dam it is such a big deal so I dont know if I am doing the right thing.
Thanks
Rick
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