2. The Dental Travel Guides Provider Network
Dental Travel Guides offers certified dental
care through its network of more than 80
dental clinics throughout Latin America and
beyond, carefully selected for their long-term
experience with US employers, TPA and
insurance benefits providers.
3. Why Try Dental Travel Guides?
Dental Travel Guides features deeply
experienced dentists, state-of-the-art facilities
and friendly bilingual staff, ensuring our
patients receive quality dental care that
meets, and often exceeds, US standards.
Most importantly: Dental Travel Guides
offers comprehensive dental care at
prices averaging 50% of those in the U.S.
4. What Procedures/Treatments Are Available?
• Dental Implants
• Veneers
• Over Dentures and Standard Dentures
• Root Canals
• Bridges & Crowns
• Whitening
• Braces
• Smile Makeover
5. Let’s Take a Look at Dental Implants!
What is an implant
Who is a candidate
What to expect
What are the savings
What are the alternatives
6. What is a Dental Implant?
A dental implant is a metal post that is surgically
positioned into the jawbone beneath your gums. Once
in place, replacement teeth, or even bridges or
dentures, can be securely mounted onto them.
Dental implants provide secure fit with a natural feel.
Dentures and bridges mounted to implants won't slip
or shift in your mouth.
Before and After dental implants
7. What to Expect When Getting a Dental Implant
Implants consists of 3 parts:
• the implant/screw- inserted in the jaw, normally made
from titanium
• the abutment- a small metal post on which the new
tooth is placed
• The crow- the new tooth structure, made from a
variety of materials such as zirconium or porcelain.
Dental implants are an ideal option for people in good
general oral health who have lost a tooth or teeth due to
periodontal disease or an injury.
To receive implants, you need to have healthy gums and
enough bone to support the implant.
8. Who is a Candidate for Dental Implants?
Dental implants are an ideal option for people…
in good general oral health
who have lost a tooth or teeth due to
periodontal disease or an injury
have healthy gums and enough bone to
support the implant
9. Dental Implants - The $avings
Dental Implants with Dental Travel Guides
start at $1750 per tooth and includes all 3
parts of the implant.
A single implant in the U.S. averages
between $3,000-$4,000.
Be wary if you see pricing much cheaper-American dental offices usually don’t
roll the pricing of all three required elements into their advertised price!
10. Dental Implants – Comparing Prices
Keep in mind:
Often there is additional work that needs to be
done before an implant can be placed, such as
extractions, bone grafting, and other prep work.
When getting your comparative US quote, make
sure to ask for ALL the costs associated with the
work you need to ensure that you are getting a
a true apples-to-apples comparison of
prices!
11. The Implant Option: Overdenture
About half of patients that inquire about
implants actually decide on an overdenture.
An overdenture is a denture that uses precision
dental attachments to hold the denture down.
12. What is an Overdenture?
The overdenture attachment can be placed in
tooth roots that have been saved, or placed
into dental implants which have been placed to
receive them.
In the U.S., the common marketing term is
“snap-on denture”.
13. Overdenture
Overdentures are offered through Dental Travel
Guides on full dental implants only (not on
mini-implants, which only last 3-5 years).
14. Overdenture
Studies demonstrate that, because an
overdenture preservers the root of the tooth,
patients report sensory input sensations
similar to those experienced with teeth.
15. Why Overdenture?
As an option to implants, overdentures
require less invasive work (you’ll have fewer
or no implants)….
….and the cost is about ¼ the cost of a full
set of implants.
24. Valleen A. of Alaska
had extractions and received dentures
25. Dental Travelers Share Stories
My Dental Travel Guides Case Manager was
exceptional to work with. She helped me with
information about the upcoming trip, places to
stay, border crossing, and the information about
the doctor and his dental office. Then she stayed
in touch with me through out my 4-day stay and
the return trip to the dental office to finish the
Bridge and Crown work I was having done.
-Bill L., California, Restorative work
26. Dental Travelers Share Stories
I was very impressed with Dr Landeros and his
staff. Everything went off without a hitch. I was
in Mexico for less than a week. I am so happy
that I went ahead and had Dr Landeros do the
work. The entire process met my expectations
and the best part: no more jaw pain and I look
younger! I love that part! I am recommending
Dr Landeros to everyone I know.
-Kathy F., Texas, Restorative work
27. Dental Travelers Share Stories
The procedure itself took a little more than two hours,
was painless, and Dr. Lorenzana did an excellent job of
talking me through every step – in his perfect English.
After the procedure, the only pain killer required was
some ibuprofen for two days. I would certainly go back to
Dr. Lorenzana.
- Herb S., San Francisco, Dental Implants
28. Dental Travelers Share Stories
My work consisted of two appointments. I needed a filling
on one tooth and a three surface inlay on another tooth.
So the first day I had my filling done and a mold taken for
my inlays and then capped with temporary material.
The next day I went back and had my inlays adhered, and
my teeth were as good as new. The entire process was
painless.
My U.S. dentist had estimated my co-pay at about $1,200.
My full cost in Mexico, around $300.
- Debbie ., San Francisco, Dental Implants
29. Will I Like the Dentist?
Most of our dental offices, especially those
located near the U.S. –Mexico border, offer a
free consultation appointment, so there is no
risk to visiting the office, having a free exam
with digital X-RAYS, and getting a dental
treatment plan recommendation.
30. Why Dental Travel Is Growing
To read more about dental tourism, paste these links
into your browser:
http://dld.bz/Costa-Rican-Dental-Tourism_Booming
http://dld.bz/Lack-of-insurance-drives-dental-tourism
http://dld.bz/My-Mexican-Dentist
http://dld.bz/the-oral-cost-spiral
31. We make it easy!
The Dental Travel Guides Program Includes:
• Pre-and post-procedure guidance from your
Dental Travel Guide
• Online dental history records management
• Setting up phone consultations as needed
• Travel Concierge Services – full travel+
treatment itinerary provided
• Free ground transportation*
*For dental quotes > U.S. $3,500
