Dentist

This isn't really cool or interesting, more of an information guide to living in Korea. Basically, dentistry here is really cheap. Back in the States, i got some fillings done before I came here. But one of them kept hurting, and I ended up needing a root canal.

In Jinju, there are several English speaking dentists. I went to Ye Dental first. Great place, but way too expensive. they wanted 1 million won ($1,000) for a root canal + crown. I ended up going to Mir Dental instead. At first, i thought it was 400,000 won ($400) for a root canal and crown. But I don't speak Korean, so there was a translation issue. The 400,000 was only for the crown itself. There are cheaper options; porcelain, silver, etc. But I went for gold because why not? Anyway, I ended up going five times. Overall I paid about 550,000 won ($550) for the crown and root canal. They didn't charge me for one visit because I told them about the confusion. Even at $550, that's less than half the price of a gold crown in the states. I would recommend Mir Dental. They did a good job, and they  have an English speaking endodontist and dentist. However, you have to go to the 5th floor. The dentist on the 6th floor doesn't speak English, so you need to stay on the 5th floor. Plus the women working there are beautiful which doesn't hurt. Not like the dentist back home with bleached blonde old ladies (although they are quite nice)