Anyone Had Dental Treatment in Vietnam or Phillipines?

[Deactivated] on 31/08/2019 - 11:30

Unfortunately i need a Root canal treatment on my upper middle tooth

Im with HCF health insurance but ….still have to pay a $1542 gap fee !!!

Im thinking of doing a jetstar trip to Vietnam or Phillipines for 2 weeks and thinking of getting my teeth done

Being old in the tooth so to speak, I have a missing upper tooth as well, but it seems it takes many months in treatment to replace that, with a dental implant,so that rules that out

However im thinking a root canal maybe worth it overseas

Not interested in Thailand , just Phillipines or Vietnam

Anyone have any knowledge of this ?

Health & Beauty Dental

Comments

  • CyberMurning on 31/08/2019 - 11:40
    +1

    Why not Thailand?

    • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2019 - 12:08

      Been there a dozen times, and now too expensive for me ,
      Cant believe 1000 baht is now nearly $50 Aud

    • Donaldhump on 31/08/2019 - 14:34
      +2

      might be banned

  • bobbified on 31/08/2019 - 12:01
    +1

    You might want to check how many sessions you'll need for your root canal. If you need to go back there more than two weeks apart (especially where they need to drain an abscess first and ensure there's no more infection), it might cost you more in airfares, hotel and time away from work. And that will defeat the whole purpose of going.

    I usually just get my teeth cleaned in Vietnam. There's minimal blood involved in cleaning. I haven't done a full procedure there before and I don't think I will.

    • slknv on 31/08/2019 - 13:55
      +2

      I usually just get my teeth cleaned in Vietnam. There's minimal blood involved in cleaning.

      The issue is whether the instruments used in the procedure have been adequately sterilised prior to them being used on you. Australia has very specific standards (eg AS4815 or 4187) for the reprocessing of instruments. Do they test and validate their autoclaves? Do they store their instruments in an appropriate manner? Do they batch track and stamp critical instruments?

      I mean, maybe they do.

      • bobbified on 31/08/2019 - 15:13

        The issue is whether the instruments used in the procedure have been adequately sterilised prior to them being used on you.

        This is what I was looking for when I originally went to look for a dentist. The place I go to has a huge sterilisation room and I can see people working in there and sealing the tools into individual packages. I obviously don't have anything to check that they're sterilized properly hence I (think) go for the lower risk procedures where there's minimal blood.

        • ihbh on 31/08/2019 - 16:33
          +1

          … and sealing the tools into individual packages

          … and continuing to use the same gloves on the next patient?

      • Rescue 26 on 31/08/2019 - 16:08

        I once had to have a blood test in a clinic in Nigeria. The nurse laid half a dozen syringes on the table and asked me to pick one. Wtf?!

        • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2019 - 17:03

          Russian Nigerian roulette? Did anyone come to your rescue?:b

  • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2019 - 12:31

    Yeah your right , i think it may take a few weeks of treatment

  • Skramit on 31/08/2019 - 13:08
    +1

    Yeah I have. Now my friends call me gummy.

  • Donaldhump on 31/08/2019 - 14:08
    +2

    is that normal price for root canal? maybe there are cheaper dentists locally.

    i had a root canal done in laos or cambodia 20 years ago dirt cheap as an emergency, and it is better quality than the 2 i had done here since.

  • whooah1979 on 31/08/2019 - 14:14

    Try Singapore. We had some spare time during a visit so dropped into a random surgery for a check up. The staff were very professional and the surgery clean.

    • Whisper Quiet on 01/09/2019 - 07:58

      The whole point is to save money. Do you know the conversion rate for their dollar? 7 cents difference!

      • whooah1979 on 01/09/2019 - 08:17

        Forex is only one saving. The other savings is their prices. We found Singaporean goods and services to be cheaper compared to Australian ones. Cars were of course more expensive.

        • Ozpit on 01/09/2019 - 09:54

          … and chewing gum.

  • solidweiner on 31/08/2019 - 14:19
    +4

    Even in Australia, there have been reports of some dental surgeries not properly maintaining their autoclaves for the purpose of proper sterilisation thereby increasing the risk of spreading bloodborne infections like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV to patients. This is in a country with a highly regulated healthcare industry.

    An example of such as case: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-dentist-scare-pat…

    In countries like Vietnam and the Phillipines where regulations are nowhere near as stringent and the population of HIV and/or hepatitis infected people is much higher, I would approach dental work with a great deal of caution.

    • Ozpit on 01/09/2019 - 09:56
      +1

      One l and three p in Philippines.

  • profar on 31/08/2019 - 16:42
    +2

    Highly respected one in Philippines and used by the elite is : http://chonghua.com.ph/index.php/Doctors/Surgery/Dentistry

  • nikey2k27 on 01/09/2019 - 07:59

    yanhee international hospital would be my pick a girl at work been heep of time she look 35 but she 62.

  • nikey2k27 on 01/09/2019 - 08:01

    tip never go with cheapest one my dad has cowork went philippines teeth look way more (profanity) than before.

  • Whisper Quiet on 01/09/2019 - 08:07

    I've known people who've gone to India and Philippines for dental work and saved thousands. I've had awful experiences from Australian dentists! From spitting out pools of blood in the car park afterwards to having them change their mind after 3 hours through the procedure after putting up with serious pain for no reason. Back alley home dentist in Bangkok would be an improvement! Holiday and save money on your dental work, why not.

  • penting on 01/09/2019 - 08:17
    +3

    I could recommend one place in the Philippines.

    Try googling Metro Dental Greenbelt 5. Located in the most prestigious mall in the Philippines. This is as best it could get there. Cost me USD1000 for 3 wisdom tooth extraction in 2017.

    Recommended previously by some expat community there. Good luck!

  • davide14 on 01/09/2019 - 10:30
    +2

    I have had dental work including a root canal, lower rear tooth, done in Ho Chi Minh. The service I received was very good and I am happy with the results. There are a number of excellent dentists and you can review opinions by googling. I went to the Nhan Tam clinic - https://www.nhakhoanhantam.com which I think is clean, modern, and well run.

  • Buwwy on 01/09/2019 - 11:18
    +2

    Just do your research beforehand… More regulation here but you can definitely find good quality dentists/surgeries wherever you go.

    Most root canals generally take a few visits with each visit a few weeks apart. It's to allow enough time for the medicament to 'disinfect' the bacteria in the canals. And what will you do if something goes wrong? Go back overseas? Or have the root canal redone locally which is something that's usually referred to specialists?

    All hypothetical but definitely worth your time to research.

  • ozboygsl on 01/09/2019 - 11:40
    +2

    I ve got a friend whose had a lot done in Thailand and is very happy. Root canal and other complicated stuff.

  • srpeel on 02/09/2019 - 02:30

    My wife and I had significant dental work done in Siem Reap, Cambodia (https://www.imiclinic.com/), including about 10 root canals to several teeth prior to capping, bridging etc. (recovery from 1960s/1970s dentists extractions and general age related deterioration and too late for implants) . It took us 3 weeks and a bit for all work to be completed and was significantly cheaper than Thailand. Probably would have been even cheaper in Phnomh Penh where they had the bridges, caps made.

  • [Deactivated] on 13/09/2019 - 12:36

    The Turkish are doing amazing dental work these days with state of the art facilities.

    I've heard good things about Thailand, I would save extra and spend wisely because once you make dental mistakes it can be more costly, or even difficult to repair.

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