The equipment is approximately $400-$1000, and root canal is anywhere from $600-$1600. Maybe they got a bad price and decided it would be cheaper to do it themselves?
Assuming you want to got to, say, Mexico city, it costs a little over $800. The root canal in Mexico cost $250-$500, making the total cost $1050-$1300. Unless they are already in Mexico, I don’t think this is any better of an option.
To add to this: if there are any complications they will have to return to Mexico to have the same dentist address them. Or go to a different dentist and pay full price to have them fix it again.
And dental care in Mexico is spotty. I’ve seen good work that was done there but I’ve also made a lot of money fixing shitty work that was done there.
I have a garage full of tools because I’d rather pay for the tool and learn than pay someone else with the tool and have the job done but have no tool afterwards.
Not saying I’d do this with my teeth, but… there’s a little bit of logic behind it.
How can he afford the equipment but not the dental bill?
The equipment is approximately $400-$1000, and root canal is anywhere from $600-$1600. Maybe they got a bad price and decided it would be cheaper to do it themselves?
Will probably be fun when he inevitably gets an infection
Couldn’t he travel to Mexico and get it done properly for that price?
Assuming you want to got to, say, Mexico city, it costs a little over $800. The root canal in Mexico cost $250-$500, making the total cost $1050-$1300. Unless they are already in Mexico, I don’t think this is any better of an option.
It is better because it will be done by a dentist and not by the guy himself.
To add to this: if there are any complications they will have to return to Mexico to have the same dentist address them. Or go to a different dentist and pay full price to have them fix it again.
And dental care in Mexico is spotty. I’ve seen good work that was done there but I’ve also made a lot of money fixing shitty work that was done there.
I have a garage full of tools because I’d rather pay for the tool and learn than pay someone else with the tool and have the job done but have no tool afterwards.
Not saying I’d do this with my teeth, but… there’s a little bit of logic behind it.