Korean Job Discussion Forums

[stevieg4ever]

Im scheduled to come over to Korea on EPIK very soon. I just got back from my Dentist this morning in London and he was adamant that I needed a lot of work done mainly with regards to fillings even though my teeth feel fine and are fairly white as well (certainly whiter than the dentist I saw).

Is this covered by medical insurance in Korea and also how do you think the POE will react to claiming so early on into my contract?

BTW has anyone had an experience of going to Dentists in Korea my [Korean] friends inform me that are among the world's best and cheapest.

[dogshed]

[Woden]

[Atavistic]

As long as you have your health insurance card, there is no "claiming" per se. You just go and get the work done.

I just had a filling done two weeks ago. It's fine. A friend got all her wisdoms yanked here, no problem.

[Tony_Balony]

If you can weasel some time out, you can go to the Philippines for major work like implants bridges or veneers.

[Jellypah]

Of you have medical insurance, you'll give your card at the dentists office and that'll take a bite out of the bill.
Bite.
Get it?
Nyuk nyuk.
Dental work here is cheaper than back in North America if you don't have a dental plan there. That said, though, I've encountered a reluctance here to give the cheaper amalgam (silver) fillings, and I now have a gold tooth as a result. I'm going to have to get another one as well on my back molar, though that will be an inlay. As I recall, porcelain was even more expensive.
Ask for recommendations from your co-workers or friends you'll meet for a reputable dentist.

[SPINOZA]

I'm gonna have a wisdom tooth yanked out in a few weeks (UK) - costing 150,000w approx.

Would the Korean alternative (with insurance) be cheaper, anyone?

(just out of interest really, since I'm happy with the price and would rather have it done by a Brit, if you'll pardon my saying so)

[Binch Lover]

[Apple]

[butlerian]

[beachbumNC]

i'd like to get some work done myself, mainly a cleaning and a filling or two. i've got insurance and all so that doesn't bother me. but i was told that Korean dentists use little or no painkiller. i hope that was a complete falsehood...

[just because]

[stevieg4ever]

This is the thing, some treatment is much cheaper. In my case fillings and cleaning is covered by the medical / health insurance but im not sure everything else is. Mate, my dentist charges around �45 a filling and then more on top for after treatment (a necessity) and x rays and plenty of other phaeces like that.

I also understand that contact lenses, glasses and general health to do with eyes is similarly cheaper and good quality.

[princess]

[stevieg4ever]

Yes i amm but I wanted to avoid the stereotype about brits having bad teeth etc. Mine dont look bad / yellow its just the dentist says there is all kinds of things wrong with me.

i have never met a korean with black or rotten teeth but maybe that is all to come.