Best Posts in Thread: Skilled Dentist in Dumaguete?

Dr Garupa has very mixed reviews - a bit like marmite.

I have used the Ong Clinic (I think 5 family members work there). I have experience of Mrs Reina Ong and she is a very nice person - very calm, very careful and very caring. But I think perhaps the prices there are a bit on the high side.

For inpatient treatment, or any treatment which, for any reasons particular to the individual, cannot be faced with a normal dental visit, Dr Chua of Holy Child is a very competent dental surgeon. He can also be used, of course, even if inpatient treatment is not necessary. He made a dental connection to a health issue I have which no other dentist, here or abroad, has done so over a period of 50+ years.

 

Best Dentist for me is - for 9 years now - Dr Garupa! Very modern Devices, very skilled Doctor, good Prices and a good laboratory in Manila!

 

Both my wife and I have had good experiences with our visits to Dr. Chua in Holy Child.

 

hahahaha, well i just had a molar pulled here in dumaguete. the dentist here told me the crown was put on incorrectly in norman oklahoma. i did have trouble with the dentist in ok and left him after this crown. i am now at an age where i do not invest in expensive dental work! readers digest did a cool study years ago which i think basically concluded you can't trust dentists in the states. not sure about the phils but my personal experience is mixed so far.

 

Yes, the dentist I use here in Oklahoma told me my crown would need re-done as it does not fit properly. I have not pursued getting it redone as of yet. He said we can wait and keep an eye on it.

 

At the time I was in Dr. Garupa's office, it was not for the emergency treatment, because I very well might have used her at that particular time since it was urgent. However, I have had this crown since 2015, and it makes me wonder if the Dentist here is just trying to drum up business by telling me it needs to be re-done.

 

I know many people sang high praises of Dr. Garupa at one time, but when I went to her office I was not impressed one bit. I don't know if it was the actual office itself, or the fact that her small child was running amuck in the office, or just the fact it didn't seem very clean....I can't put my finger on it, but I never went back there.
I had to have an emergency root canal with crown (a few days before final departure back to the States), and I wish I could remember the name of the lady dentist I went to, but she was pretty good, however, my dentist here says the crown was not done properly, and it is titanium, it won't be easy to remove and replace!!