figo88

If you post, can you please distinguish between the type of experience that you had with a practicioner.  

Heresay = second hand info
Witness = first hand info

There are situations where heresay in witness accounts blend, please see below for my account of a dental clinic in Chiang Mai

Background relating to the topic: I have been in the dentists chair for 1 root canal, 1 wisdom tooth extraction, routine work.  I have reviewed the training procedures used by the University of British Columbia.
A friend of mine runs a clinic using state of the art (probably not found in Thailand?) techniques in implants (growth factors from bone marrow)...

Fortune Dental Clinic     http://www.fortunede...c-thailand.com/

Heresay:  I friend recommended this clinic, saying the work done was good, facilities and techniques used were modern.  

Witness:  I took my mother to the clinic for an initial consultation.  Mother had a previous estimate from a dentist in Canada, a root canal and a crown.  Estimated price was on the order of $7,000.
Mother and father were suitably impressed and signed on.

Findings = Positive

Facilities: met general western standards.
Staff: met or exceeded western standards
Techniques: met of exceeded western standards
Work done: Root canal and gold crown, 3 visits.
Results: Mother one year later is very satisfied with the results.
Cost: $1700