I have a lot of serious dental work to do (root canal, prosthesis etc). does anyone have any experience of getting serious dental work done at Phyathai 3?

any general feedback on the clinic is also welcomed.

thanks!

Any large hospital such as that should have well trained specialists available for such treatments. They are actually quite routine in the dental world (as I know only too well).

As you mentioned about getting "serious dental work," i'd recommend that you head to a "dental clinic" rather than to a hospital with a dental department. Based on experience, dental clinics does the procedures faster and more cost-efficient. Moreover, on top of them being the experts on this field, they can perform "serious" root canals and crowns procedures because it's their focus and specialty.

As you mentioned about getting "serious dental work," i'd recommend that you head to a "dental clinic" rather than to a hospital with a dental department. Based on experience, dental clinics does the procedures faster and more cost-efficient. Moreover, on top of them being the experts on this field, they can perform "serious" root canals and crowns procedures because it's their focus and specialty.

Serious dental work is exactly why I would want to have work done in a hospital and not in a clinic. If my heart stops because of a bad reaction to Novocaine I want the emergency room in the same building, not an ambulance ride away

But then again I value my life over what I can save over a Dental Clinic

As you mentioned about getting "serious dental work," i'd recommend that you head to a "dental clinic" rather than to a hospital with a dental department. Based on experience, dental clinics does the procedures faster and more cost-efficient. Moreover, on top of them being the experts on this field, they can perform "serious" root canals and crowns procedures because it's their focus and specialty.

My experience of clinics and hospitals in the Pattaya area is exactly the opposite. I probably would not trust any major work to a clinic here.

I'd also recommend you to look for specialized dental clinics as opposed to hospitals and do a thorough search on the web. A quick tip would be to call a dental clinic of your choice and ask about the name of the brand of their dental equipment. Normally, the receptionist/dentist should share this information with you because they work hard to purchase it and become really proud of those microscopes, monitors, and drills they use to treat their patients.

Not only that, but all major dental clinics in Thailand have their own in-house anesthesiologist and monitoring equipment. One clinic i went to for my dental works even has its own in-house dental lab that actually produces dental products for various clinics in the U.S. and in Europe. I have nothing against hospitals doing dental works, it was just from my own experience that you'd have to pay for some nursing fees and other misc. charges.

At least at hospital I use dental department is totally separate billing than hospital section and you are billed for dental treatment in a facility developed by University of Frankfurt. But you are checked for blood pressure and asked about blood thinners and medical conditions before treatment starts. A much more professional operation than that at more than a handful of most expensive major clinics.

Not only that, but all major dental clinics in Thailand have their own in-house anesthesiologist and monitoring equipment. ...

Most definitely not true.

Most clinics have neither.

And even with an anesthsiologist, in the event of a major complication they would have to call an ambulance and send you to a hospital. Good luck with that especially if Bangkok or Pattaya traffic involved...

Dental clinics are fine for work that can be done under local anesthesia in otherwise health people. Anything requiring general anesthesia = go to a hospital.

Not only that, but all major dental clinics in Thailand have their own in-house anesthesiologist and monitoring equipment. One clinic i went to for my dental works even has its own in-house dental lab that actually produces dental products for various clinics in the U.S. and in Europe. I have nothing against hospitals doing dental works, it was just from my own experience that you'd have to pay for some nursing fees and other misc. charges.

Most clinics in Pattaya are just one or two dentists and maybe some support admin/billing staff. They certainly dont have any anaesthetists. Some dont even have panoramic Xray machines. I would say that they are OK for general dental work (I go to one of them myself for check-ups and cleaning) but for anything complex I would prefer a hospital dental department like the one I go to (Phyathai Si Racha) as it is far larger than any dental clinic I have ever been to here. I get the impression that they have seen it all there and know what they are doing, which is not the case in some small clinics I have been to.

Yes, they do add a "nursing" fee of a few hundred Baht (and very annoying it is too) and they do overcharge hugely for medicines, but those costs can be minimised.

thank you all for your input!

I got some clues now, but still unsure what to do:)

can anyone recommend a dental clinic roughly around Bang Wa (like western part of BKK)?

Afraid not, you are best served by coming into Bangkok given that what yo uneed doen is fairly extensive.

I personally use the Dental hospital on Sukhumvut Soi 49, am in fact in process of getting a root canal done there. http://www.dentalhospitalbangkok.com/

BTS to Prom Prong then taxi, it's a way down Soi 49 near Samitivej Hosp. Can also BTS to Thonglor and have the taxi go down Thgonglor and cut across at Thonglor Soi 13.