Can someone recommend a good oral surgeon/and or place to get wisdom teeth removed in Bangkok?

May 20, 2009 12:12 PM

Can someone recommend a good oral surgeon/and or place to get wisdom teeth removed in Bangkok?

My girlfriend needs to get her wisdom teeth removed and we figured since we're close to Thailand it would be cheaper to do it here. Has anyone ever done this before, and could you recommend the person that did it? Or do you have anything to say that would dissuade us from going down that route. We're not really planning on going to down to some sketchy place on Khao San Road, but part of the idea is to save money compared to the States.

posted by bertrandom to Health & Fitness (7 answers total)

Best answer: When I have needed medical or dental services in underdeveloped countries, I have had luck getting referrals from the Embassy (or another embassy). I had a crown done in Costa Rica by a US trained dentist. No real regrets.
posted by kch at 12:34 PM on May 20, 2009

Best answer: The Joint Commission International is a United States-based healthcare accreditation non-profit. I learned about the organization from a recent mefi question on medical tourism. The link leads you to a list of accredited hospitals. Scroll down to Thailand.

Joint Commission International - Thailand
posted by esnyder at 1:10 PM on May 20, 2009

I went here. It was great and cheap.
posted by josher71 at 1:18 PM on May 20, 2009

Sorry, no I didn't. Went to a different place with the same name. Sorry.
posted by josher71 at 1:19 PM on May 20, 2009

No personal experience with dental services, but having lived in Bangkok, I can say that Bumrungrad and Bangkok Nursing Hospital (BNH) are considered to be the best healthcare facilities in the city and do have dental services.
posted by AnnaRat at 4:38 PM on May 20, 2009

A very good friend of mine has an ace dentist in Chiang Mai. MeFimail me for the name if you so wish.
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 7:39 PM on May 20, 2009

Best answer: Also no experience with dental services, but BNH that AnnaRat listed was one of the nicest hospitals I've ever been to, nicer than any hospital I've seen in the US.
posted by sharkfu at 11:35 AM on May 21, 2009