Dentists in Taiwan: FAQ and Resources

[Emahee]

Hi All,

Can I get an update from people who've recently had root canals? I'm in the process of getting one at Wangfang, but am getting more and more scared, since the person handling my root canal is quite young and has never worked on a foreigner. She seems so nervous and says because "I'm caucasian the roots of my teeth are so different from Asian roots." It's freaking me out to say the least.

I live near zhongxiao Fuxing. Would love to hear from anyone who's a wai guo ren and has had a root canal recently. It's important to me that the dentist has had experience with foreigners, and is preferably educated in the states.

Thanks in advance!

[Emahee]

I am in so much pain... Don't go to wanfang for a root canal. I will have to find someone else by tomorrow.

[CraigTPE]

I had an implant done at MetDent Dental Clinic (see previous page), and felt no pain. Steven was my dentist, but he and his partner both went to NYU and speak fluent English.

[downtownandrew]

Hi All,

Can I get an update from people who've recently had root canals? I'm in the process of getting one at Wangfang, but am getting more and more scared, since the person handling my root canal is quite young and has never worked on a foreigner. She seems so nervous and says because "I'm caucasian the roots of my teeth are so different from Asian roots." It's freaking me out to say the least.

I live near zhongxiao Fuxing. Would love to hear from anyone who's a wai guo ren and has had a root canal recently. It's important to me that the dentist has had experience with foreigners, and is preferably educated in the states.

Thanks in advance!

Taipei University hospital - is where I went for a checkup on my crown and to get rid of an abscess... though my experience was 90% great... the first dentist spoke fluent english and was very good at his explanation of everything he saw and answered questions without an attitude... then I was transfered over to a lady to have the area cleaned - which was not explained to me completely... as they proceeded to drill a hole into the side of my tooth where the infection was and now I must use interdental brushes to keep this hole area clean. I am bit upset about that...but atleast they didnt totally f'up and remove my tooth completely. So I still have my tooth and now the smell of a dieing gumline in that area every now and then. They claim I already had a root canal... and I don't remember ever having one in that area. But my memory is not the greatest.. I might have when I was really young... since this tooth is nearly all cavity and crown... ffffffuuuuu.

[Emahee]

Thanks All! I wound up going to the Sunrise Dental Clinic. There's a woman there who only does root canals. After seeing her, the pain went away. Seems like a good, clean, hi-tech place. The English is not excellent, but I've been able to get by.

[ivipi]

I saw Dr. Wei recently. Dr Wei, 2F, 2-1 Lane 14 Zhongshan N Rd Sect 7 ph 2875-4012.

His English was better than good. He was patient as he explained x-ray images. He was thorough.

He does NOT take insurance as of 5-7 years ago.

I would recommend him. However, knowing that some dentists take NHI, I'm not sure that I'd recommend him STRONGLY. Regardless, I will go back to him.

Just thought this may be helpful to some looking for dentists in the Tianmu area.

[tcm]

Is 800NTD without national health insurance (NHI) for teeth cleaning and 100-150NTD for one x-ray reasonable? I read that with NHI teeth cleaning is somewhere around 100-150NTD but I don't know how much of the medical cost is subsidized by NHI.

[DesertSpider]

Best dental / dentist in Taipei ?

[housecat]

Anyone have a good tip on a dentist/oral surgen in Kaohsiung? I've been in pain for days now, but went to a local hospital the other day, got all numbed up, and then the surgen refused to do anything. He's not the first, either. There have been at least four dentists refuse to work on/with me since I've been in Taiwan because I'm just utterly terrified of the process and get quite stressed out. No matter how hard I try to convince them to just go on and be done with it, they all get worried over my over anxious state and refuse.

This Dr. told me I can have general anesthesia, but this will require a three day hospital stay! The positive thing about this is that they could fix anything they found all at once, of course, but I'd really rather not be hospitalized for three days. Also, I don't think they were planning on cutting out the correct tooth the other day. They didn't do all that thorough an exam and since my mouth full of pain meds has warn off, it is now very clearly the adjacent tooth that is giving me the HURT. I was in so much pain before that it was impossible for me to identify which tooth might be the problem. Anyway, I don't feel all that confident, or comfortable, returning to that Dr., and hope you guys can give me the contact information for a great one here in K-town? Please?

[H5N1]

I'm looking for a dentist in Kaohsiung who I can visit for regular dental checkups. My dentist in Siaogang is very skilled in dental surgery and implants, and I would not hesitate to recommend him for that.
However, I'm looking for regular six-month checkups with a focus on periodontal health and preventative dental hygeine. I'd like to get full teeth scaling and polishing as well.
Thanks in advance,
h