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Old Oct 24, 2013, 5:46 pm
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HIDDY
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Originally Posted by xooz
I work at a dental office. Many of the patients we see who had work done in several of the South and Central American countries have work which would qualify as malpractice here in the US. Root canals that don't go all the way to the root end, crowns performed on teeth that are moving around and will come out, and other not so pretty outcomes.

Be careful. .
I can quite believe that given family experiences here and that was through good private insurance.

There's no way I will have dental treatment in Argentina unless I'm in agony. I just don't think the qualifications required to be a dentist are strict enough.
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