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ABC News “Money Matters” feature on traveling abroad for medical and dental procedures.  Author Jeff Schult is featured in the interview.

A recent patient loved his experience so much at Prisma Dental in Costa Rica that he decided to make a video of his experience. Watch the video and get a glimpse of the Prisma Dental office, the on-site lab, our friendly staff, and of course Doctors Cordero and Rubinstein. We would like to thank Paul …

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Prisma Dental Featured in Delta Sky Magazine Healtchcare Goes Global, November 2009 To view the article, please visit Delta Sky Magazine and navigate to page 112 for the article titled “Healthcare Goes Global” for more reading.  The cover features Chris Rock (image below).

A New Smile {for half the price} By Jeff Schult (copyright 2004) The artist wanted to admire his work. “No, no, not like that,” he counseled. “Don’t bite down, it looks fake. Relax … that’s it.” Sitting up in the chair, I was looking at a mirrored wall and at my cheery dentist, for whom I …

from WBZ-TV Channel 4 Boston, BOSTON (CBS) A trip to the dentist can be expensive. So what would you think of taking a much bigger trip to save money? More patients are making that choice and an industry known as “Dental Tourism” is now flourishing. Sheila Liner needed extensive work done on her teeth. Even with …

We’re talking about medical Tourism and getting plastic surgery abroad. Is it a good idea? Our guest, Jeff Schult certainly thinks so!

Jeff Schult is the author of “Beauty from Afar:A Medical Tourist’s Guide to Affordable and Quality Cosmetic Care Outside the U.S. ” published in 2006, the first guide to medical tourism in the United States. He has traveled the world as a consultant and speaker about medical tourism. The book came out of his own experience in traveling to Costa Rica for major dental work. He still gratefully blogs for his dentists at www.prismadental.com. Visit his website, www.beautyfromafar.com

Dr. Rubinstein has been featured on TopDentists.com. If you would like to read more click here to visit TopDentists.com

Now lets compare. Had I gone with the top-shelf Utah dentist and a full-mouth restoration (28 teeth), with the 8 root canals, I’d confront a bill north of $45,000. I get to this thusly: $30,000 divided by 18 times 28, plus $6,400 for the canals (8 times $800) and then whatever would have been the cost of a mouth guard to be worn at night (which I came to learn is critical; odd it wasn’t mentioned in SLC). And then some reductions for things that are not per-tooth based. Here’s how my bill came together at Prisma:

A few moments later, Dr. Telma Rubinstein walked in and sat down beside me.

“We have a long day ahead, Jon. Are you ready to begin?” she asked.

I nodded – and with that, she flipped a switch on the light above my head and began to examine the inside of my mouth.

During my stay in Costa Rica I developed a toothache that would just not go away. I was somewhat hesitant about contacting a dental office in Costa Rica, but then the Costa Rican Ministry of Health informed me that most of this nations dentists have been educated abroad and that many Americans travel to Costa Rica specifically for their dental care. The overall cost is a fraction of what is charged in the United States.

KING5 HealthLink Report (NBC Seattle) – The price of dental care can be pretty costly. Even if you have insurance you can be stuck paying thousands of dollars.  Some people are now going out the country to get their teeth fixed. It’s called “dental tourism.” “I just thought I’ll never be able to have it …

Some people are headed out of the country, where they can afford to pay for the healthcare they need.  Author Jeff Schult is interviewed for Ivanhoe Newswire.

News 14 Carolina features medical care overseas for those who cannot afford it in the U.S., including author Jeff Schult’s dental work at Prisma Dental in Costa Rica

Interview with Jeff Schult, author of Beauty from Afar, which looks at traveling abroad for high-quality medical and dental care.

Excerpts from Medical Tourism Demo video by Olivier Productions featuring Drs. Josef Cordero and Telma Rubinstein of Prisma Dental in San Jose, Costa Rica.