[Reprinted: The Tico Times, 4-16-2020] Every year, hundreds of thousands of dental tourists leave the United States as they search for affordable, high-quality dental care. While Mexico is a top destination for patients along the southern U.S.. border, an increasing number of patients from across the United States and Canada have discovered that Costa Rica is unequivocally the best dental … [Read more...]

[Reprinted: KHN, 9-3-2019] “Do you want numbing gel?” the dental technician asked me as she prepared to plunge into my mouth. In the entire history of dentistry, from caveman days to now, who has ever said no to more painkiller? Smear that gel around like spackle! She did. And then ground and scraped. And scraped and ground, for a full hour and a half. Ninety minutes later, I was writhing … [Read more...]