Unfortunately we decided to cancel our trip. When we made our reservations we had hopped that airline travel would return to some kind of normalcy. But, as our trip grew closer we just didn't see much improvement happening. Some of our flights were either cancelled or times were changed and we just weren't ready to deal with all the B.S. that is happening in the airline industry right now. Once the situation is more reliable then we will of course return to CR as we just love it there so much. Can't wait to get back to Atenas ..read more

     Hola! I'm so happy to announce that we, my beautiful wife Keli & I, have just finished booking our flights and accommodations for our upcoming Costa Rica vacation in January 2022. This will be my 4th trip to CR and Keli's 3rd. If you follow my blog then you are aware that Keli was unable to travel with me during my 2nd trip (May 2014) which was when my dental work was completed by Dr. Prada. Just like our last time in CR (January 2019), this is a vacation trip and although we will be visiting Prada and the DDS Dental crew for cleaning and a general check-up, there is no ..read more

Back in 2013, I was doing hours upon hours of research regarding dental tourism.  I wasn't just researching what type of dental procedure I wanted but where to get said procedure done.  I talked to many people who had work done in Costa Rica and I also emailed and called quite a few dentists to ask questions.  I talked to one particular dentist, via email, in which I was surprised when he answered my questions.  The reason I was surprised was due to him being one of the most highly regarded, respected and experienced dentists in the country and also due to the fact that he ..read more

Hello readers! I recently realized that for some reason many of the emails I received from you went directly into my spam folder and that my spam folder auto deletes everything after 30 days. So if you have sent me an email with questions regarding my dental journey and didn't receive a reply from me...well now you know why. I do apologize and I urge you to please resend those emails so that I may respond to any questions you may have. I have changed my email filter settings so that this doesn't happen again. I'll take this opportunity to say that I'm fast approaching 6 years since getting m ..read more

Wow, what a last few weeks it has been! I should have had this post done a long time ago but sometimes life gets in the way and it sure did this time. I finally had so much on my plate that I had to get done, that I finally decided to take a couple days off of work to get caught up. I do apologize for the delay and I hope you can forgive me. Now on with the post! As I eluded to in my earlier post, DDS Dental now has their own lab right inside the clinic. This is HUGE people and let me tell you why. Most clinics are at the mercy of outside labs. Labs that are separate from the clinic you choos ..read more

So I know that I said the next post would be about Dr. Prada's new dental lab but Keli, my wife, brought up something yesterday that I wish I would have included in the previous post. So instead of editing it, I thought I would just do a quick note here. What she said is that she noticed every single appointment I've had, starting back in 2014, that I never had to wait more than a few minutes past my scheduled time to be seen. I think the longest I've had to wait is 5 minutes beyond my appointment time. We compared that to what we've experienced back in the states with different clinics and it ..read more

As you know this trip to Costa Rica was all about rest and relaxation. But we did want to get a checkup while here because Dr. Prada and his team are just that good. I mean who voluntarily goes for a dental checkup during a vacation? Well, the staff at DDS are so welcoming and kind, the work they do is so professional and pain-free that we just had to take advantage of being here and go in for a visit. As soon as we entered the office we were greeted with a welcoming smile from Natalia... My wife, Keli, has never had work done at DDS, but she did accompany me during my 1st trip ..read more

(our vacation rental outside of Atenas) Well after a not so great experience with AeroMexico, we finally made it to beautiful and welcoming Costa Rica! Highly recommend NOT making connections in Mexico City when traveling to CR...it's not worth the little bit of money you may save by going that route. After arriving in CR and getting hit with a blast of heat awesomeness, we made our way to the car rental location via shuttle. Things went so smooth at Alamo and the customer service was outstanding! We were in and out of there in about 15 minutes and on our way to Atenas...about 30 km to ..read more

As many of you know, the Dental Tourism forum over at Topix was very popular and had a wealth of info based on peoples experiences. Well I received a message the other day from a gentleman that had backed up a lot of it, if not all, and is making it available to all. Big thanks go out to Eddie! Click on the blue text below to access the documents. The first one, which combines all 389 pages onto one page, make take a few seconds to load up. My personal preference is the 2nd link that has each of the 389 pages as separate files but of course use what works best for you. A lot of readin ..read more

If you wish to comment on one of my posts, please be aware that it will not show right away and in fact can take a few days before showing up. I monitor all comments, approve the ones that are valid and delete those that are nothing more than spam. Also please submit a name when making a comment. It doesn't have to be your full name, in fact, it can even be a username if you wish. Almost all spam comments come in as anonymous so if you wish for yours to be published then anonymous is NOT the way to go. If you have a question for me then it's best to send me an email rather than usin ..read more