Are Ensenada dentists as well equipped to handle dental implants as dentists North of the border?
A. Answer: Absolutely, as long as the dentist meets the criteria of board certification, dental association membership and a certified specialty in implantation. Licensing requirements in Mexico are equal to those in the United States, as are continuing education requirements for dental association membership. Many Mexican dentists, like some U.S. dentists, are licensed but not board certified. Nor do they retain membership in the national dental association. Therefore, they are probably not current in new modalities of treatment and dental material or instrument innovations. Q. What are the advantages of having implants done in Baja as opposed to the United States. A. First allow me to differentiate between dental procedures done in the interior of Mexico as opposed to those here at the border. At the border, dentists interact more with international specialists and innovators because of our proximity to the United States. Eighty miles from the U.S. border, we have ready access to int
