I’m sure I’m missing something.
Do many people not have dental insurance, so they are looking at paying a lot of money for dental care? Does dental insurance not cover a lot of procedures?
Do many people have complicated dental needs? I must say, in my adult life, I’ve never needed root canals or crowns or any major work, so my view is skewed I admit. And I’ve always had dental insurance through work.
And having had dental insurance, I must admit, I haven’t paid much attention to the “list price” of various dental procedures, since I haven’t needed them.
Your dentist on this side of the border has to pay much higher wages to his/her hired help. Costs of materials, office rent, malpractice insurance, etc. are substantially higher in America than in Mexico. The overhead “costs of doing business” are far higher here, so it’s not surprising Mexican dentists can charge a lot less and still make money.
That is why you haven't paid out the big bucks. Try pricing root canals, crowns and implants. One implant that needed a bone graft cost me over $5,000.