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I recently traveled to San Jose Costa Rica to have some work done on my teeth. After years of being unhappy with my crooked teeth and a constant feeling of insecurity everytime I wanted to smile, I started doing some research into getting my teeth straightened without the use of braces. Initially, I was not completely opposed to getting braces, but after being quoted a few prices & being told that I may have to wear them for up to two years, I decided to begin researching alternatives. So, first stop was the internet. I found out that Invisalign was an option, but the cost was astronomical, and I heard through the grape-vine, that they are not quite as invisible as they would like you to believe. Next option was cosmetic dentistry.

What exactly is cosmetic dentistry one might ask. Well, it encompasses a plethora of procedure that are intended to make your smile look better. The great thing about cosmetic dentistry is that you can often walk away with a great smile in a few short dentist visits. Procedures can range form complete mouth restoration, to simple teeth whitening. My personal case involved a few root canals and porcelain vaneers.

After visiting a couple of dentists in the U.S. and being quoted $15,000 dollars by both, I started fantasizing about some magic bank that would give me the money to do it and not require that I pay them back…fat chance, you might say. Well, you’re right. I began thinking there must be a way to get this work done without all the expense. This is where the dentist in San Jose, Costa Rica came in.

I can’t remember exactly how I found out about “medical tourism,” but I’m sure it was after hours of browsing on the internet. I started encountering articles about people traveling to far off lands to have plastic surgery. I thought, ‘if they are doing it for plastic surgery, they must be doing it for dental work.’ Well, I was right. Sure enough, I ran into articles of peoples experiences traveling to foreign countries to have their teeth straightened, replaced, whitened, capped, bonded, filled, extracted, and anything else you can imagine that a dentist does. I had a really hard time finding anything…thats when I found my cosmetic dentist Dr. Telma Rubinstein and Dr. Josef Cordero Pinczanski of Prisma Dental San Jose Costa Rica