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It has been a busy 2010 so far at Prisma Dental … so much so that the blog editor has not kept up with the comings and goings.
Tiffany passed on to us a collection of comments from patients in January:
From Liselotte, a Canadian:
Very efficient work performed by friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommended.
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From Werner, also from Canada:
I have been to clinics in Switzerland and in Canada, however in this clinic it has been the best. Top notch quality and nice, gentle treatments.
Everybody is so nice and beautiful. I recommend this clinic highly.
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From Ana Isabel, a native Costa Rican:
Infinitas gracias Doctora Telma por sus atenciones. Con su apoyo, empeño esfuerzo y mística no solo logra realizar los sueños de sus pacientes, si no tambien, usted y el Doctor Josef son un ejemplo para los jóvenes que están a su lado aprendiendo.
Como educadora sé que cualquiera sea nuestra profesion u oficio, debemos ejercerla con amor y disciplina y eso es lo que ustedes enseñan con su ejemplo. Que Dios la bendiga siempre en unión de su famila.
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From Stuart in Florida:
Dr. Rubinstein,
As you know, Joshua had not had dental work done in many years due to the fact that he requires general anesthesia and there are a limited number of dentists who have access to an operating room or the willingness to work on people who have severe mental retardation. In addition, the cost is prohibitive here in the U.S.
I can´t thank you enough, not only for doing a great job on Joshua´s teeth but also for being so creative and flexible in accommodating us.
You are truly a wonderful human being.
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Prisma Dental is featured in the November issue of Delta Sky, the in-flight magazine of Delta Airlines. Writer Abby Ellin did a great feature:
Passport // Medical Tourism: Health Care Goes Global
… on pages 112 — 119 of the magazine. Josef and Telma are the only dentists featured in this article that covers international healthcare around the globe, from India and Thailand to Europe to Central and South America.
Delta Sky is available online at http://deltaskymag.delta.com. Click on this month’s issue; it will display in a browsable edition. You can fast-forward to page 112 using the slider bar at the bottom of the page.
Or if you happen to be flying Delta, you can just grab a free copy.
Here’s just a little snip of the page, showing the picture they used of Josef and Telma.
Drs. Josef Cordero and Telma Rubinstein in Delta Sky magazine.
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.
Before:
And After:
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.
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Standard Suite, 1 person: $ 69.36 daily or $ 67.26 daily if staying for a week.
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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.
More information and contact information at:
http://www.apartotelcristina.com
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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.
I’ve only met Mark once, at his partner Melanie’s birthday party in New Jersey a few years back. (Note I’m not saying how old Melanie was, or is.) But I feel like I’ve known him a lot longer, maybe because I’ve known Melanie since high school and danced with her long before she ever met Mark. More than a year ago, Mark wrote me because he was interested in having major dental work done. You can see, in the photo at right, that he had evolved a “no teeth” smile over the years. People who need dental work do that. I fully empathized and didn’t hesitate to recommend my dentists in Costa Rica. That’s where Mark ended up going, in April 2008.
He had extensive work done, including six zirconium crowns. I got an email from him yesterday:
Now, more than a year later I’m as happy as ever with the work done at Prisma. I can only consider what a profound difference working with Telma has been in my life!
Here are before and after photos of Mark’s teeth and dental work. He had the aforementioned zirconium crowns but also had six root canals, gum surgery — the works.
Mark’s overall impression of Prisma was terrific, I’m happy to say. I would have had to answer to Melanie if I’d steered him wrong.
Prisma, especially Telma (Dr. Telma Rubinstein) is great. The equipment is state-of-the-art, the practice is very close, the on-site laboratory allowed for last-minute adjustments plus pre-fabrication evaluation. I loved the people and facility.
The work came out fantastic. I was very worried that I would look obvious…I was worried they would be too big, too white, too “perfect”. The end result was that people have told me they wouldn’t know they weren’t mine if I didn’t tell them and they look great.
My guess is I paid 25-35% of what the same work would have cost in the U.S.
Here’s Mark with Telma in the Prisma offices:
Mark’s pleased. Melanie’s pleased. And so am I …
And here he is last winter, with the new smile.
– Jeff Schult
