I had a couple crowns done and I am in the process of having 3 implants and the associated bridge and crown work, as well as some jaw reconstruction, bone transplants etc.
I decided on Dr Acosta in Cuenca, Ecuador. He has a multi-generational family practice, they are trained in the US and return to practice in Ecuador. Their office is state of the Art.
Crowns take about a week (if you are in a hurry) start to finish, cost $400 each. I was quoted $1200 each here in the states. I had three done., Cost of flights, AirBNB and food, sight seeing etc for myself and my wife was $2100. So Total price for a vacation in Ecuador with 3 crowns was around $3200 vs the $3600 my dentist in Live Oak, FL quoted me. Would have been cheaper if I went alone...but we had fun.
The Implants and jaw reconstruction was quoted here at around $16,000 to $18,000 depending on complications.
For Dr. Acosta the bill comes to around $4000 to $5000 plus a couple thousand for another vacation in Cuenca for me and my wife. So, total around $7,000, or a savings of about $9,000.
Dr Acosta is friendly, fluent in English, and does excellent work. If I had to complain about anything he works a little "fast". It took some getting used to but, now I enjoy the fact I am not in the chair as long as I was used to here.
If you would like to see a bit of the world, maybe visit the Gallopolis Islands (a couple hours away from Cuenca) all for "free" compared to having your dental work done here - you may want to consider a medical vacation, a booming industry. Prices are similar in Mexico, I just prefer Cuenca, the people are incredibly friendly and there is a big expat community if you prefer to hang out with Americans.
Normal cost in Cuenca for Dental work is about 25% of what it costs here. Flight runs about $400 to $600 round trip (not first class
depending on the day of the week. Rooms range from $15 to $35 per day for a couple. Meals depending on your diet can run $2.75 for a 3 course lunch. American food is more expensive, but we loved the local food and a retired lady had a "restaurant" in her converted garage a couple houses down from where we stayed, and her service and food was outstanding. No car rental is needed, public transit is faster and silly cheap. Bus is $0.25 from to anywhere. Taxis run about $2,00 to $3.00 to/from almost anywhere. Time to catch a bus or taxi is about the same - about 2 to 5 minutes anytime of day.
Dr. Acosta