Algodones Dental Experience, Day Three

This was a frustrating day. All they had to do was fit the temporary plates. I asked for an early appointment so we could get back to Palm Springs but the lab would not have the teeth ready. So, my appointment was not until 4:00. I showed up early and was not called until almost 5:30, an almost two hour wait!

The first dentist I saw asked, "So I understand your dentures do not fit?" I explained that no, that was not the problem, I was there to get new temporaries fitted. Well, that was not his specialty so he sent me to another room and doctor. The new doctor could not find the appliances and it was now after 6:00 PM. They finally found the partials and she started to bend and grind them to fit. She snapped them in and the fit was good but I could not move my tongue, it was pressed between the top and bottom. She asked how they fit and I said I could not talk. She told me I would have to learn how to talk with them and that I had to talk with my mouth wider open than I was used to. She also told me I could not eat with them in and had to remove them for eating and sleeping.

I hated the feeling of the damn things and asked what they were for. She told me they were cosmetic only, that my smile would look better. Well, I couldn't care less about that. I told her that no one explained that to me during the consultation and that I did not want them. She said to take them with me and maybe I would feel differently in a week or two. I just said no, I did not want them, period. My smile is just fine thank you.

There was no problem, she sent me back up front and the accountant peeled off three one hundred dollar bills and refunded the full cost of the temporaries, I was not even asked to pay the lab fees, they took the loss.

This was the only problem through the whole experience and it wasn't a real problem at all, just a waste of a lot of time for a lot of people. I will be eating soft food until the next round in six months as I have no back teeth. I can't say enough about the great people at Sani Dental Group! They are very professional, very competent and were virtually painless. This was a major procedure and I breezed through it quickly and with no problems.

If you have major (or even minor) dental work to be done, go the Sani Dental Group in Algodones. You will save thousands or even tens of thousands as in my case over Canadian or USA prices and get a vacation in the desert along with it. The only condition for the free room is that your bill must be over $1000 for one free night and over $2000 for three free nights. The more you spend, the longer you stay. A reasonable condition. If you spend less than the minimum amounts, the patient rate for the room is only $35 per night and $50 if you are not a patient at all. A cheap rate for a nice, spotless room even if you have to pay them. And the cook is very accommodating to special requests.

It was about seven when we got back to the hotel where the chef put a large bowl of her delicious vegetable lentil soup through the blender for me. When we finished eating a couple of other residents were in the courtyard having a drink. The hotel bar was closed so we went and got a drink from our own supply. A few more couples joined us and we soon had a party going. I made my way to bed at about ten and Norma joined me a half hour later. Needles to say, my head was a little sore this morning. It's OK, I needed that drink!