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medical tourism nightmare in san jose costa rica

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I went to Doctor Alberto Coto Calvo at High Tech...

Foolish American
$9,250

I went to Doctor Alberto Coto Calvo at High Tech Dental Clinic just outside of San Jose Costa Rica for some dental work and to have veneers put on all of my teeth. This man broke my tooth causing 3 root canals to be preformed while in his care, left me with 10 open margins ( the crowns are popped off my teeth ) and most importantly, he screwed up my bite so badly that I now suffer from severe TMJ, constant pain, can't eat or speak properly etc... The price to fix my bite alone is $35,000 ( which I don't have ) plus thousands more for additional root canals which I still need because of this mans neglegence. This man refuses to refund the small fortune that I paid him and refuses to pay to have my teeth fixed. This story gets much worse.


please, watch this brief video before you or anyone you love leaves your country to get dentistry abroad. I am hoping this will save thousands of people from my same nightmare. Thanks and God Bless...

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This man messed up my dentistry horribly and stuck me with the bill to fix it. $35,000 for the bite alone, plus thousands more in additional root canals. He and his staff refuse to help me.

Replies (33)

November 18, 2011

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Thank you for sharing this information with us.

December 30, 2011
Your welcome
December 6, 2011

your welcome. I hope it helps many

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January 15, 2012
I watched your video, how awful! I can't believe the loopholes in that country.
August 5, 2012
The constitution doesn't travel with you with you travel to Costa Rica for any medical and or dentistry. It's really scarry. If you know anyone who is thinking of getting any medical treatment abroad have them watch any of my video's on my utube channel first ( my cannnel is kimberly4064 ) to see what they are up against when they are butchered abroad!!!
January 16, 2012
Well, I learned the hard way that the constitution doesn't travel with you when you leave the United States.
March 29, 2012

Im in costa rica now and planning to do the same operation you went through...I'm so sorry about what happened to you and thank you for sharing your story...I hope everything works out for you

August 5, 2012
Your welcome