Among the posts which accidentally disappeared from the Prisma Dental blog recently was this one. It was such a nice note, I remembered and wanted to put it back up. Thanks to Tiffany for reminding me about it …
Hello There,
Just a note to thank you all for your great support and excellent work on my teeth during my stay in Costa Rica in April. Dr. Rubenstein, a personal thank you for your kindness and excellent help. Everyone back in my pueblo aqui in New Mexico liked my new smile very much.
Your kind staff and expert workmanship in the lab got me the smile I have always wanted. I am doing fine and look forward to seeing you again when I return in the fall.
According to a recent report from CBS News, part of its “Other America” series, more than one hundred million Americans do not have dental insurance. The lack of coverage is leading to problems such as school absence, unemployment and even death.
Prisma Dental has worked with North American patients for two decades, providing top quality dental prices that people can afford. If you need major dental care, we urge you not to put it off.
(The video is direct from CBS News; There’s a short advertising lead-in.)
Among the lost posts of this summer of 2008 have been a few worth resurrecting from the emails out of which they sprang. Here’s the before and after smile of a patient who was quite happy with his results. Click on the photo to see a larger image.
The Prisma Dental blog was down recently for about five days due to server problems. We’ve restored the blog from backups but are missing some posts from June and July. I’ll be restoring those by hand and we’ll resume our regular updates.
If you have been a subscriber to the blog, you may have to re-subscribe in order to be notified of updates and we urge you do so.
We look forward to hearing from friends, patients and prospective patients in August and beyond. See our contact page!
The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday on a survey that indicates that men and women over 60 “lack adequate insurance and cannot afford oral healthcare.” Link to full story:
Dr. Roseann Mulligan, an expert in geriatric dentistry at USC, said she was not surprised to learn that so many older Angelenos were lacking in dental coverage and care.“
They’re on a limited income,” she said. “They have to pick and choose. . . . Dental insurance for seniors is virtually nonexistent, and unless you’re able to pay out of pocket, you frequently don’t get dental care.”
Increasing numbers of seniors and Baby Boomers are heading out of the country for dental and other medical care when they cannot afford it in the U.S. — especially when the work required is major.
Preventative care is key to long-term oral health at any age, according to Telma Rubinstein at Prisma Dental in Costa Rica.
... 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 16 years. We specialize in whole-mouth reconstruction, cosmetic and holistic general dentistry and oral surgery.
