02-10-2021, 04:09 PM
I had an excellent job done with an implant at Columbia Dental School, and WAY cheaper than just "on the street". It is a post-grad program. My "student" was from Japan, where he said they didn't have this training there. Of course everything was supervised by attending professors.
At the time, a full implant post and crown there was going to be up to $2400. Just to remove the damaged tooth would have cost about $3000 elsewhere. I had the post done at the school (the cheaper part of the process) for $500. My own dentist gave me a cheaper cost on the crown (cash price), so my total was $1700.
My dentist was VERY impressed with the quality of the post work, which was good to hear, as it was a tricky procedure in my particular situation.
If you have access to any teaching facility that does the work, check it out. The best thing about those places is that they don't skip steps, since they are learning, and everything is supervised. The "down side" is that it IS a school and one need to be patient with scheduling, etc. I was willing to wait extra time as my student wanted to work with a particularly good attending, and I'm glad he did.
At the time, a full implant post and crown there was going to be up to $2400. Just to remove the damaged tooth would have cost about $3000 elsewhere. I had the post done at the school (the cheaper part of the process) for $500. My own dentist gave me a cheaper cost on the crown (cash price), so my total was $1700.
My dentist was VERY impressed with the quality of the post work, which was good to hear, as it was a tricky procedure in my particular situation.
If you have access to any teaching facility that does the work, check it out. The best thing about those places is that they don't skip steps, since they are learning, and everything is supervised. The "down side" is that it IS a school and one need to be patient with scheduling, etc. I was willing to wait extra time as my student wanted to work with a particularly good attending, and I'm glad he did.