Didi Carr Reuben of California has been a patient of Prisma Dental and a friend of the dentists since she first visited Costa Rica more than a dozen years ago. Her smile is not one that anyone who met her would ever forget, and literally hundreds of patients have had cosmetic surgery and dentistry in Costa Rica based on Didi relating her own experiences. She has shepherded many patients from the United States to “the Beverly Hills of Central America and works for noted cosmetic surgeon Dr. Alejandro Lev.
Besides getting her dental work done at Prisma, Didi also comes in for permanent makeup work, and this video was taken while she was having her eyebrows touched up. Didi jokes at the end about “gas” — nitrous oxide, without which, she says, she’d never sit for dental work. But patients should know that pain management is a critical part of dentistry and it is very important to Drs. Rubinstein and Cordero — and the whole staff at Prisma — that patients be as comfortable as humanly possible while under their care.
In the case of Danielle from Wayne, New Jersey, just six Empress crowns made all the difference in the world for her smile and her dental health.
Before … and After:
Though Prisma Dental specializes in full-mouth restorations, many patients can have their smile back with far less work. Because costs are significantly less for dental work in Costa Rica than in the United States or Europe, patients often find that they can save money coming to Costa Rica even for relatively minor dental work.
Prisma is increasingly seeing patients from the Caribbean islands for dental implants, crowns and resorations — so welcome if you are visiting the blog from there, and feel free to make comments and ask questions!
Prisma Dental is closed today and tomorrow for the Costa Rican Independence Day holiday, which is Sept. 15. Costa Rica has been an independent nation for 188 years.
Dr. Josef Cordero, the lead implantologist at Prisma Dental, compares the advances in dental technology over the last 20 years to the advances in computer technology over the same period of time.
“Remember what computers were like then, compared to now? With implants, with techniques, with technology — dentistry has come just as far,” he says.
He specializes in full mouth reconstruction and complete dental restorations, and has been doing them for 20 years. In many cases, Cordero is rebuilding an entire set of teeth, with very little to work with. But each patient is different; and in some cases, not nearly so much work is necessary for a great and affordable result.
Here are the before and after photos of Hal, a patient from Florida. Hal had just one implant, five Captek crowns and ancillary work to get his great smile.
The Apartotel Cristina in San Jose is offering, for a limited time, a substantial discount on suites for Prisma Dental patients. The Cristina is a lovely, modern and secure hotel near la Sabana, the “Central Park” of San Jose. It is a short cab ride from the Prisma Dental; but many patients stay there and choose to enjoy the walk to the clinic instead of being driven.
The discount prices are available only for those paying in cash, and include 13 percent sales tax, subject to availability. Some restrictions may apply. Please call or email the Apartotel Cristina for more information.
Standard Suite, 1 person: $ 69.36 daily or $ 67.26 daily if staying for a week.
Standard Suite 2 people: $ 76.72 daily or $ 73.56 daily if staying for a week.
To obtain the discounted rates, you must indicate that you are a Prisma patient when you reserve your suite. The discount is at least 7 percent off current rates. (Rates on the web site currently are out of date.)
The Cristina offers: A/C, high speed free wireless Internet, security card keys and an electronic safety box in every suite; also medical emergency service and a Costa Rican-style breakfast buffet.
Editor’s Note: I’ve stayed at the Cristina, as have my parents and a number of other people I know. It’s very comfortable, the management is friendly, the food is great and lots of Americans stay there. Also, the Internet access was good, and, as advertised, free. Without hesitation, I’d stay there again.
... to Prisma Dental in San Jose, Costa Rica, where we have been privileged to deliver world-class dental care to literally thousands of patients from around the world for the past 18 years. We specialize in whole-mouth reconstruction, cosmetic and holistic general dentistry and oral surgery.
