FEAR AND LOATHING OF DENTISTS, Dental Sedation, Sleep Dentistry by Mexico Dentist Guide

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Handling Life’s Stressors - Fear of dentists, barking dogs, barking bosses




By Cabo writer David Mandich for Mexico Dentist Guide.

Avoiding stress seems an impossible challenge as we can seem overwhelmed with many kinds of stress – parenting, marital, life-changes such as getting married, divorce, death in the family, test-taking, a new job, losing a job, moving, losing your home, mall-stress, paying with plastic stress, organizational stress, holiday season stress, driving stress, getting a traffic ticket, losing your temper, perfectionism and a biggie – fear of doctors and dentists. 

Especially dentists – the guys with those needles as big as your arm they stick in your mouth when you’re not looking. The list of stressors in modern life seems endless.

But there are many ways to cope with stress. Many you already know, some that may surprise you. And I’m not just talking Cuban cigars, margaritas and salsa dancing in Mexico. To lower your stress level - first identify the cause(s) of your anxieties. 

What in your life is causing those headaches, backaches, light-headedness, upset stomach, racing heart, nervous tics, insomnia, weight-gain, hyper-tension, the road rage, angina attacks, phobias etc. What is it (or who is it) in your life that is making you so unhappy?

     

Sometimes stress is caused by poor diet, lack of exercise and sleep – all easily remedied. I’m not going to tell you to get 7 hours sleep, to stop eating all that fat, sugar, salt and consuming that liter of single malt whiskey every day for breakfast – you’ve heard it all before. And I’m not going to tell you to walk a mile on the beach every day.  Or file for divorce.

ASIAN & MEXICAN DENTAL VACATIONS OFFER GREAT SAVINGS FOR SENIORS & BABY BOOMERS

Baby Boomers and Seniors can save big money going abroad for dental work - but they have to do their homework first.

Bangkok and Manila dentists are popular dental tourism destinations 

Baby Boomers,  +55,  seniors -  that ever growing segment of the US population are now going offshore in droves seeking  affordable  dentistry in  Mexico  and Asia.    They  are hoping to find good  quality  dental  care  away  from  home and are usually happy with their  results   - but  not always.  

Many are lured into clinics  owned  and  operated  by  general dentists who  in many developing nations such as Mexico -  are  permitted  to learn  advanced  dental  procedures at the patient’s expense. 

Expensive procedures  such as dental implants,  mini implants and cosmetic dental makeovers are often half  or less than  the cost for the same procedures back in the US,  Canada  or  other developed  nations. 

FIND THE BEST BOARD CERTIFIED DENTISTS IN MEXICO & ASIA For Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Makeover, Oral Restoration, Dental ImplantS

Find the Best Cosmetic Dentist, Dental Implant and Oral Restoration Certified Dentists in Mexico

By the Board Certified Mexico Dentist Association  

Dental procedures and terminology can often be confusing to the patient – especially so when advertising agencies, foreign languages and consumer protection laws in different countries are involved. The biggest challenge when going abroad remains finding the right dentist for your specific needs.

Certified Dentists vs. General Dentists - Dental tourists from developed countries need to be aware that things are not always the same as back home when considering treatments by a dentist in Mexico or elsewhere offshore. General dentists with only basic dental education are permitted in many developing countries to attempt advanced dental procedures without proper training or credentialing. 

This practice is a clear violation of consumer protection laws in most developed countries - but legal in many (including Mexico) developing nations. 


Thus in Mexico a general dentist may call him or herself a specialist in implants, or endodontics without having graduated from a dental specialist college. To be Board Certified, they have to pass another battery of tests after specialist college graduation. Board tests are written, lab and oral exams given by a panel of specialists in their chosen field.

THE BEST MEXICO DENTAL VACATION PLACES for COSMETIC DENTISTRY, ORAL RESTORATION by David Mandich

What can you do when your teeth skip out on you?

By David Mandich 

Seniors and other cost conscious patients are  going offshore on dental holidays for new smiles in Mexico and Asia. They finding low-cost, high-quality dental implants, dentures, cosmetic dental makeovers and oral restoration in far off exotic places where it's always warm and nearly always sunny, and the mai tai's, margaritas and beer are cold year around.

Oral restoration and dental implants are often half or less than the cost  in Asia and Mexico as they are back in the US, Canada or other western developed nations. 

Dental implants costing $4-8,000us cost only $2-2,500. complete by board certified dentists in Asia and Mexico using name brand dental implants like Nobel Biocare. Certified dentist associations in Mexico and Asia can refer you to the best dentists in your preferred dental holiday destination.

Save up to 75% on your Oral Restoration on a dental vacation.

You can save tens of thousands of dollars on a full-mouth oral restoration or beautiful dental implants in a Mexican or Manila dental clinic.

An oral restoration can involve dental implants, sinus lift surgery, mini implant secured bridges, crowns, veneers, periodontal work and more.

The cost can be $45,000us to $100,000 in pricey US clinics where the staff wear black, there's marble and leather everywhere and autographed photos by celebs on the salon walls.

Whereas (roll the drums please) a full-mouth restoration will run $12,000 to $25,000 in Asia or Mexico depending on the procedures involved.

PANORAMIC X-RAY - Why You Need One by Dental Tourism News Today

My dentist wants me to have a panoramic x-ray..  What, where, why and how much?

Article by David Mandich, Health Care Travel Writer

Dental patients considering dental implants or dental travel for major dentistry are often unaware of the importance of having a strange new (since 1985) x-ray casually referred to by dentists as a pano. They toss the word around like it was a special kind of Italian bread or some kind of pantyhose everyone knows about but me.

Panoramic radiographs (aka or tomographic x-ray) show an ear to ear 180 degree view of the patient’s jaws and all the teeth as well as much of the head and neck anatomy.

The machine used is different than the standard x-ray unit as the patient generally stands while the x-ray unit travels on a semi-circular track around the patient’s head.

HOW TO FIND THE BEST DENTAL IMPLANT & COSMETIC DENTISTS IN MEXICO By Board Certified Mexico Dentist Association

The Best Dentists in Mexico.. for your cosmetic dental makeover, dental implants or other important dentistry - will always be Board Certified Mexico Dentist Association member dentists.

                          

In Mexico..

..quality is problematic and here’s why. General dentists in Mexico untrained in dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, root canals etc. can legally attempt advanced dental procedures by practicing on unsuspecting patients.

This situation is not the result of any conspiracy – just less consumer protection laws. It used to be the same situation in the US many decades ago.  

May God help and protect you if you get one of those nice young Mexican general dentists learning root canals at your expense in a border town discount dental mill. 

But it gets worse - in the smaller Mexican border towns there are many clinics which prey on desperate US patients operated by unlicensed illegal alien dentists from Central America, the USA (oh yes!), dental school drop-outs,  dental technicians and worse – clinics operated by businessmen and US Insurance companies staffed with dental school grads attempting specialist work at minimal wages.