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Cool Teacher
Joined: 18 May 2009
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Location: Here, There and Everywhere! :D
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| TokyoLiz wrote: |
Gaijinalways,
I've had fillings done by a dentist here, and was impressed with the speed, precision and type of filling I got. I didn't know there was any premium filling material better than what I received!
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LOL, once I had a few fillings and it took over 1 hour (1hour 20mins as I remember?) but the dentist felt sorry for me and didn't charge me
(he was doing other people as well, kind of a conveyer belt type, going from one to another) |
Wow! Your kidding!  Was he using the same drill for everyone's mouth?!?!?!? |
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Great Teacher Umikun
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Posts: 63
Location: Back in Japan
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I have good friends here who will stand up for me through the worst of times. That's what I love most about Japan. |
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majestic58
Joined: 08 Aug 2011
Posts: 19
Location: Canada
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+ yes, onsen (thanks for the reminder)
+ the absolute beauty of the countryside
+ traveling through inaka by slow train, relaxing while enjoying the beauty
+ deep tubs, as many have mentioned
+ the utter sweetness of 12 year old "first-graders" in inaka schools - they saved my life, truly......
+ living in an old neighborhood where everything was made of wood
+ the smell of said neighborhood: wet wood, green moss, green tea, fish and smoke....
+ the anomaly of being paid with a fat wad of cash each month, and the safety in that
+ walking the streets of my inaka town in complete safety, even at night
+ the numerous old wooden temples and shrines within walking distance of my apaato
+ the holy "mountain" I could climb each day and view from apaato window
+ the comfort of living on tatami mats
+ my japanese squat toilet - really. Imagine the strength in my legs when I left Japan
+ the deep kindness of some of the people |
Where were you located in Japan?  |
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Vince
Joined: 05 May 2003
Posts: 559
Location: U.S.
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| gaijinalways wrote: |
| Crowns also are prohibitively expensive here, talking about 90,000 yen for one (about half or less than that in the US)! |
Actually, that's about what my dentist in the US charges for a crown. It's the insurance that makes it affordable. Dentists charge a discounted rate as agreed upon with the insurance company, and then the insurance company covers part of it. The last crown I got was discounted from about $900 to $750, and the policy covered 50% of that.
I heard lots of horror stories about Japanese dentists, but more recently I've heard about some Japanese dentistry being excellent. It seems there are lots of duds, but also some great dentists. You just need to shop around. |
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Apsara
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
Posts: 2142
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Same in NZ, if not more expensive actually for a porcelain crown. That said, I'm still not really impressed with the quality of dentistry here (have been to quite a few) and hate being given a putty-like temporary filling and told not to chew on that side for 10 days while they make the inlay.
I don't want my teeth getting messed up any more (the last one refused to give me white fillings which I didn't realise until too late) while I shop around for a decent one so I'm going to see a dentist when I go back to NZ in June, I don't care if I have to pay full price, I want a thorough check up (dentists here always seem to give the most cursory look in lieu of a check) and a dentist who gives me options  |
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kona
Joined: 17 Sep 2011
Posts: 188
Location: USA
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| I'm from Auckland in NZ, where it's not really that common to see people fighting in public- at least when I lived there. |
I know this is an old post but obviously you don't make it down to manakau or otara very often. even downtown auckland at 3am has scraps. |
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Apsara
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| kona, you're right. I actually don't remember making that post and of course there are street/pub fights in Auckland, not sure what I was thinking when I posted! |
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jmatt
Joined: 29 Apr 2012
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| Apsara wrote: |
Same in NZ, if not more expensive actually for a porcelain crown. That said, I'm still not really impressed with the quality of dentistry here (have been to quite a few) and hate being given a putty-like temporary filling and told not to chew on that side for 10 days while they make the inlay.
I don't want my teeth getting messed up any more (the last one refused to give me white fillings which I didn't realise until too late) while I shop around for a decent one so I'm going to see a dentist when I go back to NZ in June, I don't care if I have to pay full price, I want a thorough check up (dentists here always seem to give the most cursory look in lieu of a check) and a dentist who gives me options |
Years ago, but---in 2003 I had some work done---had a metal overlay put in. The cost was about 30,000, but it's held up like a champ. It's worth shopping around though--or getting some advice on good dentists.
Funny, around the same time, one day I was walking to Asagaya from my apartment in Koenji to do some shopping and was approached by a caucasian guy with a big lump in his cheek. He was exasperated and his first words were "Do you speak English?" When I affirmed it, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No one in this country speaks English!" followed by a stream of invective on the topic. My initial thought was, "Well *beep* man, we're in Japan---why should they speak English?" as I'd taken him to be a native speaker, but soon realized he wasn't---he was Swedish. While his opinion that, "For *beep*'s sake, we can learn English, why can't they" had a point, it hadn't helped his desperate quest to find a dentist---and my guy was in Meguro and only spoke Japanese. Ha! Hope he found someone---he seemed in a lot of pain! |
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Kionon
Joined: 12 Apr 2008
Posts: 226
Location: Kyoto, Japan and Dallas, Texas
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I am terrified of dentists. I'm not hyperbolising. As a child, I actually had to seek counseling. To this day, there is a small part of me that goes absolutely crazy in the back of my mind whenever I visit my normal dentist in the US, and I've known the man for years. As long as he gives me nitrous and gives precise details about each and every thing he does as it's happening, I don't panic. If I do panic, there's no reasoning with me. I totally lose it.
I would have to go to an English speaking dentist or (as I do normally) get any and all work done with my normal dentist in Texas and happily pay out of pocket. If I start missing any vocabulary at all, and I get to a point where I am confused about what is happening and can't demand an immediate explanation, I'm likely to panic. I won't put myself in that situation, and I don't feel I can put a Japanese dentist in that situation either. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| I would have to go to an English speaking dentist or (as I do normally) get any and all work done with my normal dentist in Texas and happily pay out of pocket. |
Keep your medical bills and receipts from abroad treatment, then get them translated and submit them to Japan. You will get reimbursed for the 70% you don't have to pay, as long as they fall within national health insurance areas of accepted treatment. |
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