Wednesday – February 24, 2016
Dental Care
Los Algodones, Mexico
Arizona residents, snowbirds from the states and Canada flock to Los
Algodones, Mexico for low cost dental work, prescription eyeglasses and
prescription drugs.
Los Algodones is an unusual small border town, about four blocks square in
size. It is populated with numerous dentists, pharmacies and opticians. There
are reportedly more pharmacies, dentists (200) and opticians packed into this
four-block area than any similar-size small town worldwide! Numerous vendors,
located in covered, open-air stalls, sell silver jewelry, hats, leather goods
and pottery. Numerous other vendors - children, women and men – roam the streets
hawking their merchandise for sale.
We parked in the Quechan Indian Nation parking lot ($6.00 for all day) and
walked across the border into Mexico. There is no passport check on the entry
into Mexico. Visitors merely enter through a one-way, turnstyle gate.
Sharon needed some dental work, so we had made an appointment earlier in the
week with Dr. Roberto Navarro for Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. and Thursday at 10:30
a.m. (MT). During my research on dentists in Los Algodones, I had read many
glowing reports of his dental practice on several online RV forums.
While Sharon was having her dental work attended to, I decided to get my
teeth cleaned. We were both very satisfied with the quality of care we received.
We both felt it was equal to the care we receive from our dentist in Illinois.
The cost of Sharon’s dental work was $700.00 – the cost quoted to us in
Illinois, for the same dental work, was $1,850.00. The cost for my cleaning was
$40.00 plus an additional cost of $100.00 for some additional work I needed to
have done.
Contact Information:
Roberto A. Navarro DDS
Calle Primera 101-F
Plaza Flamingo
Los Algodones
Baja California, Mexico
USA Phone #: 928 328 1915
Mexico Phone #: 011 52 658 517 7391
Email: robnavarrodds@hotmail.com
Directions to Dr. Roberto Navarro’s Office:
Upon entering Mexico, cross the street (Mariano Marie Lee) and turn left.
Walk past the Pueblo Viejo Restaurant to the first street (Calle Primera). Cross
the street, turn right and walk about 400 feet. The entrance to the Plaza
Flamingo will be on your left (pink archway). His office is clearly marked
101-F.
Returning to the United States can be a lengthy procedure. Today was no
exception! We got into the long line of visitors waiting to enter the United
States at 3:20 p.m. One hour and ten minutes later, at 4:30 p.m., we finally
cleared U.S. Customs at the Border Patrol Checkpoint!
Tomorrow another adventure begins.
