EBOLA HYSTERIA HAS ENDED - Says the Wall Street Journal. Well almost over, not quite, but soon... we hope.

Ebola is survivable, containable, and Nigeria's ebola experience shows us how the virus can be eliminated

Read this from the Wall Street Journal and relax, but don't let down your guard. -ed

Updated 9/20/15

Federal agencies have decided to end the mandatory screening for air travelers arriving in the U.S. via Liberia, effective Monday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Customs and Borders Protection decided to remove Liberia from its list of countries requiring additional screening, USA Today  reports. The screening, in which travelers fill out questionnaires and have their temperatures checked, is currently conducted at five airports in the U.S. that service connecting flights from West Africa.

A Beginners Guide to Dental Implant Procedures, Prices & Quality? By Board Certified Dentists Internationale'

Overview dental implant basics, compare US, Mexico & Asia dental implant prices, understand procedures and quality by Dr. Christina Terrado Patient Adviser.

When someone tells you they are having a dental implant would you have any idea what it is or how it is done?

Let me keep it simple so you can explain it to your teenager after your umpteenth lecture to them about laying off the tooth destroying soda drinks.

First, Implant surgery is done in a dental clinic. But not by just any dentist.. A specialty dentist usually an orthodontist, oral surgeon or prosthodontist are licensed to perform this procedure. Now practice saying orthodontist and prosthodontist so you can say those words clearly - not like when your gums and tongue are full of novacaine.

Most know the orthodontist as the dentist who sets braces. A prosthodontist is not as commonly known. This specialist treats a variety of oral issues including cosmetic, maxillofacial, replacement of missing teeth and temporomandibular(tmj) disorder (say it again). They all have to study 3-4 more years beyond basic dental college. Implants are surgery.

The best dental implants are made of aircraft quality titanium metal screws, an abutment and crown. The finished result will look like and can function like real teeth. You can go back to eating apples, carrots, steaks and more with your implants. But to preserve your investment - treat them as they were your natural teeth - don’t crush ice, crack nuts or open bottle caps with them.

Scary Mexican Dentist Stories - Don't Let Your Dental Vacation Become a Horror Show

Call it a Mexican Dental Vacation, Dental Travel or Dental Holiday.. Whatever you call it...  

If not planned properly - dental tourism can be your worst nightmare come true.  

By David de Los Angeles

Here's how to avoid starring in your own dental vacation horror story:

 1.  Always get estimates from board certified dentists who are accredited for your procedures. Board certified dentists in most developing countries cost the same as less trained general dentists. And many general dentists would love to learn advanced dentistry at your expense. Board Certified Dentists Internationale' Association will get 1-3 estimates for you without any additional cost or obligation.

2.  Choose dentists who speak your language.  So you won't need to know how to say “Take it easy doc!”  in  Spanish, Thai or Mandarin. Most foreign board certified dentists speak English fairly well as they often use English language textbooks and  many do graduate study in the US & UK.

3.  Avoid commercial dental broker agencies like WhatEva Dentist, Tooth Fairy-a-GoGo, DentureAdvetures etc. who list any dentists who pay their fees and who cannot possibly vet the 1,000’s of dentists they feature. Properly vetting each dentist can often take weeks contacting and recontacting local authorities and colleges. Best go direct to the specialist associations to avoid the non-certified dentists who make up the majority of the listings on those sites. The specialist associations do a good job keeping the riff-raff off their rosters. And by going direct you avoid the agency fees. 

CABO DENTAL CLINIC, DENTAL IMPLANT, CABO DENTIST REVIEW by Certified Dentists Internationale'

Cabo San Lucas Dentist Reviews, Cabo Dental Costs - Forum

Los Cabos (Cabo, San Jose del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas) has many fun restaurants, museums, galleries, clubs, first-class hotels, malls, casinos and some of the best board certified dentists in Mexico.

 

FIND the Right Certified Cabo Mexico Dentist for Dental Implants, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics and more!

By David de Los Angeles Mexico Dental Consumer Advocate

Are you searching for a board certified dentist in Cabo? 

If you are like most Americans for a Cabo dentist you want one who is an expert dentist for crowns, veneers, orthodontics and dental implants. A cleaning? You can get that at home but you can't get advanced dentistry in the US for a reasonable price anymore. 

But you have to be careful in Los Cabos (or anywhere in Mexico for that matter) when selecting a dentist for your important dental work as most dentists in Cabo are only general dentists and they'd love to have a chance at doing your dental implants or cosmetic dental makeover. 

Avoid general dentists when in need of a crown, root canal or dental implants in Los Cabos and go for the real deal. A Board Certified Cabo dentist can save you a lot of money and get your dentistry made right the first time. 

You've heard by now that you can literally save 1,000’s of dollars on your dental implants or cosmetic dentistry in Mexico. The numbers are tantalizing: Crowns for only $395-650usd that cost $800 to $2,500 in the US. Dental implants with name brand units complete with crowns costing $4,500 or more in the US are only $2,100. - $2400 by a certified implantologist in Los Cabos.

But you have to know where to go to get the work done right because if you let a general dentist under the hood - you may have to get the work done over again if you are unlucky.

DENTAL IMPLANTS IN MEXICO, Prices, Cosmetic Dentistry, Oral Restoration - Board Certified Mexico Dentist Assn.

How to Find The Best Dental Implants, Cosmetic Dentistry, Oral Restoration & Cosmetic Dentistry in Mexico 

By the Board Certified Mexico Dentist Association  

Before you jump on a plane to see a dentist in Mexico (or drive across the border) there's some important things to know about dentistry in Mexico and other developing nations.

Dental tourists from developed countries need to be aware that things are not always the same as back home when considering treatments by a dentist in Mexico or elsewhere offshore. General dentists with only basic dental education are permitted in many developing countries to attempt advanced dental procedures without proper training or credentialing. 

This is the most problematic of all the issue regarding dental tourism. This practice is a clear violation of consumer protection laws in most developed countries - but legal in many (including Mexico) developing nations. 


In many developing nations (Mexico included), a general dentist may call him or herself a specialist in implants or endodontics without having graduated from a dental specialist college. To be Board Certified, they have to pass another battery of tests after specialist college graduation. When you select a board certified dentist - you know that you are getting a dentist who has been properly trained to do your work. 

Many foreign patients have unwittingly spent 1,000's of dollars on implants and makeovers by a general dentist only to have the work redone at a later date due to infections, misalignment and other problems.

Bottom line: Unless the dentist you select abroad is board certified for the procedures you need, you don't know what you will kind of work you will end up with. And to have the work redone is costly, often very difficult and not painless.

EBOLA TRAVEL BANS BY COUNTRY, MEDICAL & DENTAL TOURISM INFO - Update April 2016

Ebola is Frightening

But it's not the end-of-the-world as some would have us believe.

UPDATE: As of April 2016 - West Africa is nearly Ebola free. Again, Again as it keeps rearing its ugly head like a whack-a-mole. But overall - the near eradication of Ebola is one of the successes of the World Health Org.

Today medical and dental tourism patients bound for popular health care travel destinations such as Mexico, Thailand and the Philippines can expect a little extra health screenings on arrivals from some countries but that will soon become the norm everywhere. And not only because of ebola but because of the many other viral threats such as MERS  that will continue to appear over time.

EBOLA - A NIGHTMARE FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL TOURISM

The virus Ebola is the most deadly thing to come along since the swine flu in 2009 and the Asian bird flu or SARS. The first  swine flu influenza pandemic occurred in 1918 and killed an approximate 50-100 million worldwide. The virus reappears often but is not nearly as deadly as ebola. The more recent swine flu was responsible for 1,000,s but not millions of deaths. 

Ebola arrives at a time when people travel more often and with the virus itself being more communicable than the swine flu of 2009 there is a potential recipe for disaster.