Gypsies in Thailand....part 4

 
Well, it's time to tally up the dental costs in between lapsing into happy reveries of Thailand.
It just all goes together!  Our time was too short but we accomplished so much.
Not only did we get our dental work done in far fewer appointments and for a much lower cost,
we had time to sight-see, get a lot of good Thai massage and eat our way around the world!
Everything had gone so well with the dentist, that I decided to indulge my curiousity
about the Thai health system.  I had time to experience that, as well.  More details to follow
in the next post...
But back to dentistry...  Here are the grand totals for Thai and US care.
Bear in mind that not only were the prices better, but the level of care and attention was excellent,
as was the efficiency of getting the work done in as few appointments as possible.
The speed in which our components were crafted was measured in days and hours and not weeks.
Wait times were minimal, generally about 15 minutes if delayed at all.
Best of all, was the gentle, cheerful and supportive atmosphere in which the work was done.
So altogether, it was a really good experience in every respect!

My dental expenses were:                                 Thai prices              US prices
Exam w/panorama x rays +1 additional x-ray  $49.04                  $207.00 
Cleaning and deep planing                                       $296.60                $985.00
Removal and replacement of 2 crowns                $635.57                $1950.00
Cast Metal Partial Denture                                       $391.63                $1400.00
Total                                                                                 $1372.84               $4542.00    Savings of $3169.16