Dental care (cavity): Thailand, Vietnam or Korea?

[anotherfarangishere]

Hello everyone,

After 15 years without any problem, it seems I got a cavity.

I'm in Bangkok but I'm going to leave it in few days for Korea, possibly with a stop in Da Nang.

 

Do you have any advice or/and experience (quality, price) for these three countries?

Thank you very much!
 

[scubascuba3]

Pattaya 800-1000 baht, dentists everywhere, probably the same in Bangkok

[anotherfarangishere]

Contacted many in Bangkok, they all speak about 4000.

[scubascuba3]

17 minutes ago, anotherfarangishere said:

Contacted many in Bangkok, they all speak about 4000.

for a simple cavity sounds way too much

[Bill97]

9 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

for a simple cavity sounds way too much

If it is a simple one, yes

[proton]

25 minutes ago, anotherfarangishere said:

Contacted many in Bangkok, they all speak about 4000.

 

Mos dentists in Bkk its 600 baht a surface, 4 k is ridiculous 

[msbkk]

43 minutes ago, anotherfarangishere said:

Contacted many in Bangkok, they all speak about 4000.

What does you contacted mean? Did you send emails or called them or showed up in person for the dentists to have a look? There might be a communication error.

[anotherfarangishere]

15 minutes ago, msbkk said:

What does you contacted mean? Did you send emails or called them or showed up in person for the dentists to have a look? There might be a communication error.

Email. And yes I got 600 bahts by surface for one. But a tooth has 5 surfaces. So if they charge me 5 surfaces + sterilization, it could be between 3 and 4K.

An other one announced between 1.5 and 4K. Always by email.

[Bill97]

10 minutes ago, anotherfarangishere said:

But a tooth has 5 surfaces. So if they charge me 5 surfaces +

You have cavities on 5 surfaces ?

[msbkk]

18 minutes ago, anotherfarangishere said:

Email. And yes I got 600 bahts by surface for one. But a tooth has 5 surfaces. So if they charge me 5 surfaces + sterilization, it could be between 3 and 4K.

An other one announced between 1.5 and 4K. Always by email.

It is not really clear what you mean. Do you have 5 cavities within 1 tooth? Or 5 teeth with 1 cavity each? I think that even the dentist will have some problems in understanding this exactly without having a look in person. I suggest you let a dentist have a look at your teeth. And the  size and deepness of the cavities is important to have a real treatment plan. I doubt that with email you can really get a clear and sure answer.

[mogandave]

It’s like emailing a mechanic and asking them how much to fix your car. 

 

I’d happily spend 10k to avoid a toothache on a flight to Korea. 

 

I think the dentists are all wise to skinflints wanting to get quote over email and provide quotes accordingly. 

[anotherfarangishere]

18 minutes ago, Bill97 said:

You have cavities on 5 surfaces ?

No idea!

[HighPriority]

I’d go to US, England or Australia and see what they can do with 4000 Baht… 🙄

[anotherfarangishere]

12 minutes ago, msbkk said:

It is not really clear what you mean. Do you have 5 cavities within 1 tooth? Or 5 teeth with 1 cavity each? 

I've only - at least, I hope - 1 tooth affected, but according to the answer I got, my understanding was that more than one surface by tooth could be affected. Am I wrong?

 

[mogandave]

[mogandave]

Just now, anotherfarangishere said:

 

If you have a big chunk of your tooth gone it’s more than one surface. 

 

Go get a cleaning and a quote

[HighPriority]

6 minutes ago, mogandave said:

If you have a big chunk of your tooth gone it’s more than one surface. 

 

Go get a cleaning and a quote

But, but, it’s $Aud180 !! 🙄

[NowNow]

3 hours ago, anotherfarangishere said:

Contacted many in Bangkok, they all speak about 4000.

My dental surgeon charges 800 baht for amalgam fillings or 1200 baht for composite. 

No talk with regard to surfaces.

[connda]

You're worried about the price to get a cavity fixed?  Just do it. 

[Sheryl]

2 hours ago, msbkk said:

It is not really clear what you mean. Do you have 5 cavities within 1 tooth? Or 5 teeth with 1 cavity each? I think that even the dentist will have some problems in understanding this exactly without having a look in person. I suggest you let a dentist have a look at your teeth. And the  size and deepness of the cavities is important to have a real treatment plan. I doubt that with email you can really get a clear and sure answer.

This

[Tim K]

Phuket, 1000-2000 for tooth. Done about 7 of them this year.
4000 for one seems a bit much.

Went to 3 places, checkup was free, go shop around!

[mogandave]

It surprises me that people that (apparently) there are people with plenty of money to travel, that would go to a number of dentists for “free” checkups to save such small money. 

 

I have a great dentist I’ve been going to for twenty years. A bit pricey, but they are my teeth. 

[jippytum]

The standard of denistry in Thailand is high. Plenty of choice. 

[retarius]

Find yourself a US trained Thai dentist. There are a lot of them about. 

[Skeptic7]

Just get it filled anywhere ASAP. It's the most basic of dental procedures, other than cleaning. It's not expensive, nor is it rocket science for any dentist...or you. Geez❗

[Gobbler]

19 hours ago, proton said:

 

Mos dentists in Bkk its 600 baht a surface, 4 k is ridiculous 

Perhaps, the Bangkok Dentists are stunners and work in a Dental A gogo

 

[Gobbler]

The dental office we use in Pattaya is more modernized than my dentist in the USA. 

[Gobbler]

17 hours ago, NowNow said:

My dental surgeon charges 800 baht for amalgam fillings or 1200 baht for composite. 

No talk with regard to surfaces.

Your dental surgeon should have their license revoked. Who willingly put amalgam in their in anyone's mouth? 

 

We pay here in Pattaya 800 a surface for composite. 

 

Run.

[NowNow]

1 hour ago, Gobbler said:

Your dental surgeon should have their license revoked. Who willingly put amalgam in their in anyone's mouth? 

 

We pay here in Pattaya 800 a surface for composite. 

 

Run.

 

I'll run from your dentist for sure. I pay for quality work, rather than the cheapest.

[Gobbler]

18 hours ago, Sheryl said:

This

I never heard of a dentist counting cavities on one tooth. Surface is the metric.