I went to Dr Morales for my dental work. Here's my post about it:

I had 9 Amalgams and a bad crown that needed to come out. I had been reading the bikerchicks website with great interest but was afraid to go that far (I'm in Florida.) I thought I'd rather spend a little more money and go with a local dentist.

I found a local holistic, metalfree dentist and went for an appointment with him. He told me that 4 of my Amalgams were so large that they would need to be crowned instead of refilled. Also, my crowned tooth looked on the xray to be dying so he could either do a root canal or pull it and put in a bridge. I knew I didn't want a root canal (and was surprised that a holistic dentist would even do it) but wasn't happy to think that two perfectly good molars would be ground down for a bridge either. He finally gave me a total cost of $10,000 which included around $3,000 for the bridge.

I had several misgivings about this dental office, from the whiter-than-white teeth on their too-large, perfect smiles, all the way up to the price which was way more than I could pay.

I began emailing Torrie (www.bikerchick.freehomepage.com)for more information and finally she set up an appointment with her dentist, Dr Morales, in Mexico. I was very skeptical because for all I knew Torrie was really a man who lured unsuspecting dental patients over the border, bopped them on the head and stole their travelers checks. But she put me in touch with about a dozen real people all over the country with real phone numbers and real stories of how he was a great dentist, so I began to feel more comfortable.

My husband and I flew to San Diego and stayed in the hotel that Torrie recommended, The International Motor Inn, and saw Dr Morales the next morning. The motel was clean and comfortable, and it had a full kitchenette which was great. The best thing about the motel was that they offer free shuttles to the clinics in Tijuana. A lot of people apparently go there for other medical procedures like cancer treatment and plastic surgery. Our bus driver was a lively, jovial soul named Raoul, who further put me at ease when he told me that everyday he brings people across the border who come from all over the world just to see Dr Morales because he is THE BEST dentist!

Because I was having a lot done and would use the conscious IV sedation, they offered a massage beforehand. According to Torrie it was a good idea because it stimulated the lymph glands to help with detox. The massage was given in a room upstairs by two nice women who knew what they were doing. After the massage I was so relaxed I couldn't even get worked up over the IV which I normally would hate.

The dental work took about 5 hours. He ended up pulling the crowned tooth which I was glad of because it had been giving me pain for a long time. He also did three cavitations where my wisdom teeth had been pulled out 20 years ago. The total bill including the massage, the cavitations, the vitamin c IV, the IV sedation was only $2,000.

We had to go back again for the partial and met some very interesting people in the waiting room, including one man who had had Rheumatoid Arthritis so bad he couldn't lift his arms to even wash himself. He had been crippled, homeless, and suicidal, but just getting out his mercury fillings totally healed him! Another lady was from Missouri, I asked how she heard about Dr Morales told us she had been seeing Dr Hulda Clark and Dr Clark herself had recommended him! People really do come from all over the world to see Dr. Morales!

Dr Morales himself was very nice, and followed all the protocols so I felt very good about my experience. He also answered all my followup questions and didn't try to sell me any other products or services, which was nice. I didn't need 4 new crowns after all, for which I was very thankful! Also, he did the 3 cavitations which I didn't know I needed until he explained them in detail.

The day after the dental work I noticed that the Arthritis in my hands was gone! I wasn't expecting that and it was a nice surprise. Overall, I'm very thankful I went to him. I don't think I could have found a better dentist no matter how hard I looked or how much money I spent. I figured that flying myself and my husband out and paying for a rental car and the motel and food, and shopping, we spent around $1,000. That and the $2,000 for the dental work meant we still saved $7,000 over the cost of the local dentist.

We never did get to meet Torrie, we ended up renting a car so we didn't need her transportation service. As far as I can tell, that's the only way she makes money from this, is from the transporting people to and from the airport. Yet she answered all my emails and questions and was just generally helpful in facilitating this. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't have been able to do this. Torrie, you're doing a great service! I appreciate it so much!

If you need any kind of dental care, I HIGHLY recommend Dr Morales!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In fact, it's well worth it for me to go back to him (from Florida, no less!) for any dental work I need in the future, because he's the first dentist I've ever trusted. If you're really short on money you can keep costs down further because we didn't really need the rental car and I also got the massage and vit c IV which are not essential. Hm, if I was really broke I would hitchhike... Like one patient I met in the waiting room said, "I'd crawl over broken glass to see Dr Morales!"

Go get your Amalgams out, you'll be so glad you did!!!

Posted 5/3/2004

If you don't have insurance coverage in the states and have to pay out of pocket, Tijuana is the place to go to. There are numerous clinics that specialize in Dental, Plastic Surgery, Vision and even in Lap Banding. About Dr. Morales i know him and his really good. Maybe those bad comments about him it is more personal. If you want you can go check his profile or even see of there are other surgeons who's much better than him. I have a link of Mexico Surgeons but it is not allowed in here to share it. just search for it at placidway.