I just had someone tell me yesterday that they are going for dental work in Mexico next week. A very nice man & his wife . This was the first I ever heard of this. Apparently dental work that costs $6000 could be done for $1000 there. This travel warning does not bode well for their visit.
My wife and I just came back from Cozumel. I was walking down the touristy street where they sell all the jewelry junk and a mexican asked me to buy some stuff. I told him politely I was not interested. He then said "o.k. cheap gringo" I was about to really tell him off but noticed a police officer standing about 30 yards away looking at us...so I did not say anything.
If I was alone with him I would have beat that little sh*t.
I refuse to go to anymore 3rd world countries where the locals bombard/badger you to buy their junk. Same thing happened in out cruise to the Bahamas. Our next cruise will be Alaska or Nova Scotia.
Yes, dental work is about half what the cost is in the U.S. and I and my wife have had work done. My dentist was German and has now retired. Our last foray to Tiajuana for dental work was our last due to being stopped by a policeman for a illegal left turn. He threatened to have us follow him to the judge and we agreed. He ask us if we were retired and I stated yes with little dinero. He let us go but we were lucky. The dental work is safe but the streets aren't