Folks from the U.S. and elsewhere who have come to Prisma for dental work and care are always struck by the friendly atmosphere and the flexibility of the dentists and the staff, even on the busiest of days. Drs. Telma and Josef know that their patients are juggling their own schedules and home lives and do everything they can to accommodate that, including fitting in walk-ins.
But patients who need major work — dental implants, oral surgery, crowns, veneers, etc. — generally must schedule their appointments a month in advance. Prisma’s overseas patient coordinator, Tiffany, who does an incredible job of handling patient e-mail and phone calls and also helping with accommodations and travel, advises that April is just about booked up for major dental work.
“I have great May and June dates still, but April is just too tight,” she said today. “Some things can’t be rushed, and great dental work is one of those things.” Read the rest of this entry »
I was on the radio program “Windsor Now” (AM800 CKLW, Windsor Ontario and Detroit, Michigan) with host Melanie Deveau yesterday, talking about medical tourism and travel, and of course Costa Rica came up as one of the main places that North Americans go.
Most people are unaware that dental care is the biggest single component of the so-called “medical tourism” phenomenon. Major dental work is expensive in both Canada and the U.S. (one of the reasons I and thousands of other Americans and Canadians went to Prisma over the last 16 years.)
According to Neilesh Patel of the non-profit company HealthCare Tourism International, more than 40 percent of patients who search his organization’s website are looking for dental care and, after that, cosmetic surgery and treatment. Read the rest of this entry »
We were honored last week by a visit from Aruna Th-Hollingshead, founder of Overseas Medical Services Canada Inc. Aruna has traveled the world and has more than 35 years of experience in the medical field; her company deals primarily with “Facilities of Excellence with international or regional repute.” Read the rest of this entry »
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