Lifer

having finally begun my trip to cm, i have developed a painful tooth in tokyo, so i am looking for a reliable and knowledgable dentist in cm for a new filling, and maybe implant or bridge. he needs to be knowledgable about heart drugs, as i am in the begining stages of taking large doses of niaspan, also. recommendations would be greatly appreciated, as this is not what i was looking for in returning to cm for my 4 months of canadian winter avoidance and photography! :-)

I have used Chiang Mai Ram dental clinic for a number of years. I find the quality and dentisits excellent and the prices are not any more than other good dental clinics. There is a top notch oral dental surgeon, Thacharot Boonyapakorn, who speaks excellent Engl;ish and received her advanced Oral Surgury board certification from Germany. However, the one I recommend for crowns, bridges, etc is a dentist, her name escapes me, who just returned back to work after having a baby. She has an advanced specialty in Oral medicine. She did a root canal and crown work, and will do bridge work in the near future.

She has pretty convenient hours during the week and evening. Ask for the dentist that just had the baby 6 months ago. Better to go in in person and talk to them. One of the head receptionists in the dental clinic on the second floor speaks pretty good English.

Hope this helps.

Lifer

I have an unusual question but it's bugging me badly. I have a girlfriend in Mae Sot. I travel on business often and we stay in touch with mobiles. Sometimes, she will switch off her phone, which never bothered me or made me suspicious but a friend recently said to me that Thai girls never ever switch off their phones and i should be suspicious of this. This one sentence from my friend has now turned me into mr parnoia and i wanting to know if Thai girls really never switch off their phones. Does your wife or girlfriend do this? I want to point out that my girlfriend is not a bar girl and works a normal job as a manager's office assistant.

Do you think that anyone will answer that question. Get a live! firdt post and a joke.

You are the joke!

Nothing wrong with the question, what a nice welcome you gave to a new member, you <deleted>!

I agree. It seems that there are many on here that have to use foul language and negative ill thought out comments in answer to honest questions like yours. The members here should all be civilto one another. The moderators should remove some of the ones that cannot be civil. Many seem to reply in obnoxious ways just to see themselves online.

Having taught in high schools and universities in both America and Thailand, I would equate graduates from a good U.S. high school with graduates from any Thai university. The lack of global knowledge, history and current world events in Thai students is appalling. I think American high school students would far surpass Thai university students, especially in the above areas................

You are right about that. I have taught at colleges and universities in U.S., Thailand, and Europe. I teach business and accounting subjects, and have taught English in specialized business programs. The maturity level of undergrad students is very low. The undergrad degrees I see being passed out equate to a U.S. high school degree. Although there are a few very good, dedicated students here in Thailand, many are lazy and want to do as little as possible to get through there studies.

Although the internet is a resource for a lot of great information, it’s also riddled with misinformation too. When it comes to health issues, it’s always a bit risky to rely on latest blog posts or so called medical sites, and especially forums! I’m sure the responses on forums are from well meaning folks, but they’re hardly the opinions of professionals most of the time.

Self diagnosis is indeed a risky business, so if you have any real concerns about what it is you have, what symptoms you should expect, along with any potential or harmful side effects from an illness or its medication, then do yourself a favour and change your post to something like:

Does Anyone know of a Good Doctor in Chiang Mai? and get your questions answered by someone well qualified to console in medical matters.

If you do decide to get your information from the internet, then skip any websites like the frigging plague if they happen to have Google AdSense or other forms of tacky advertising on their pages.

Aitch

Wrote a long reply last night, but being new to posting, the message disappeared. I have used Dr. Sharin, Internal medicine for 8 years and his wife Dr. Savitri, pediatrician, for 8 year for my son. They speak peerfect English and have good office hours mornings and nights. Location is down past DK books about a block past Chiang Mai Commercial College. Just watch for the green sign and sign on the window.

He has a high number of foreign customers as well as Thais. Everyone I have referred have been highly pleased nd continue using him as ther Dr. Fees a little higher than the Doctor in the Box types who shotgun medicines without really knowing what their doing.

Hope this helps.

Although the internet is a resource for a lot of great information, it’s also riddled with misinformation too. When it comes to health issues, it’s always a bit risky to rely on latest blog posts or so called medical sites, and especially forums! I’m sure the responses on forums are from well meaning folks, but they’re hardly the opinions of professionals most of the time.

Self diagnosis is indeed a risky business, so if you have any real concerns about what it is you have, what symptoms you should expect, along with any potential or harmful side effects from an illness or its medication, then do yourself a favour and change your post to something like:

Does Anyone know of a Good Doctor in Chiang Mai? and get your questions answered by someone well qualified to console in medical matters.

If you do decide to get your information from the internet, then skip any websites like the frigging plague if they happen to have Google AdSense or other forms of tacky advertising on their pages.

Aitch

Thank you everyone for your replies, they were very helpful. I now understand what I need to do.

I need some advice. I currently work at a college teaching full time. Original visa was based on marriage but changed some years ago to non-O based on work. Contract up in end of may. I want to change back to married visa a few months before expiration of Non-O based on work so I do not have to leave country. I also want to get a work permit using the marriage visa prior to June.

Lopburi had indicated to me some months ago in a message that we can change our visa type anytime and do not have to wait until current visa extension expires. My question is this:

1. By going in and changing to married visa before my current visa expires, are we going through all the requirements and paperwork that is giving us the one year extension.

2. Does changing visa types and changing it to the marriage visa non-O 3 months before expiration of the current visa cancel my current work permit to finish out the current contract which expires on May 31st?

I would appreciate it if you can guide me Lopbury or any one knowledgeable in this area. Even though I have changed my Non-o visa type, I have never left the country for 10 years except on two re-entry permits.

I reason I am considering the change is that I want to apply for a work permit based on non-O for marriage and get a new work permit to work at another college before the term starts in June 2009 and my current contract expires in May 2009. Thank for any knowledgeable help.

How do they calculate the amount of monthly revenue needed for the retirement visa if one has 400,000 Bht of the $800,000 Baht in the bank?

Lifer

This is in reply to Jinjingna's post about being inspected at the home after marriage. This is normal procedure and nothing to be concerned about. As everyone probably knows, a lot of things are done that aren't quite legal.

After one applies and legally registers their marriage and then applies for the one year marriage visa, the Immigration office wants to make sure that you are living with the person you say you are and that you actually are residing at the address you gave them.

Six years ago when I was married, we were told at the time of applying for the one year visa that this was the procedure and that it would only be done once. They said that a special police unit would show up at our residence, take a look to see there was evidence that we both lived together, and that it would be done within several days.

On the day they came, one male and one female officer, I happened to be home. They were very polite and courteous. I invited them in, they looked around to see our things. The female officer casually walked in the bedroom, opened the closet, and saw both our clothes hanging there. I had done some laundry on that day and my wifes things were drying outside alondside mine.

As for the forms, they checked with a neighbor and ask if they knew us and had we both lived there together and for how long. They also went down to the housing project office and ask them down there. Since we had purchased the house from them, there was no problem getting there verification that we were married andliving together.

Not a big deal, nothing to be paranoid about. Its just one of those things that needs to be done by regulation. The United States check up on immigrants in a similar fashion. From a happily married Chiangmai located Farang