I have been looking for DR. Garupas office that was by immigration and now have found it. She has moved up the street just past the Metro Bank on the RH side on Locsin St. 09209187821 Smart TM 09362014351 or422 8150 8am - 6pm
Garupa tried giving me the special foreigner price. 50k for a crown. She wrote up a treatment plan for my wife for 20k. We agreed and then the price went to 25k when the wife went back. I went back to the US and got a crown from my regular dentist for 43k and my wife went to Dr Ong for a lot less. Ong does good work at a fair price.
The last time we went to Garupa she made an appointment for as at 9 am (This was for my SO to get her cavities filled), then kept us waiting for an hour and a half because she had some shopping to do, then called the office and said we may as well go home as she was taking the rest of the day off. At 9 am the next morning she phoned and said she will see us now. I said just wait a while and never went back. EDIT, I have tried a couple other dentists in Dumaguete and have had no serious complaints but nothing in the treatment or price that would encourage me to recommend them over any other dentist in town.
I have been in Phnom penh in Cambodia and have had such a great experience with a root canal done that i was shocked when asking how long will it take while sitting in the seat full of the Most up todate Modern Equipment ! The Dentis said its finished ( 1 hour and 30 min ) Finished and never felt pain ! 250 us cost!
Upon returning to the US, I immediately took my daughter and myself to the dentist. We both received dental care there the years we lived there (Dumaguete), however, my daughter still had 5 cavities that were overlooked (they don't routinely do x-rays there) and I had 3 cavities, and the crown I got before returning has to be replaced because it isn't seated properly. I have to say the dental care there leaves a lot to be desired. I wish they concentrated more on basics (cavities, prophylaxis, etc..) and less on putting everyone in braces.
