Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry Center (Dr. Valenzuela)

Dental clinic · Los Algodones, Baja California, Mexico

Prices posted · 3
Named, no license numbers
Accreditation claims · 2
Warranty term stated

What the clinic publishes

Posts prices on its own site for 3 procedures tracked here.

Names one practitioner but shows no license numbers.

Claims 2 accreditations or memberships: American Dental Association membership and American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

States a warranty with a term; the wording is below.

Says it opened in 2002.

Statements about the clinic were read on its own website and are linked below. Costa Rican dentists' names were searched on the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas' public roll; nothing else has been checked with a regulator or accreditor.

Where

Calle 2 1005, Vicente Guerrero, Los Algodones, B.C. 21970

Los Algodones, Baja California, Mexico

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Clinic's own site and numbers

www.algodonesdentalimplants.com

US +1 928-257-3604

Languages the site lists: English, Spanish

Posted prices

The clinic's own figures, in the currency and wording it used (an exact price, a "from" price or a range). Lists change and a quote after an exam can differ from a list; the unit column matters, since "per arch" and "per tooth" are not comparable.

Procedure	Posted price	Unit	What the clinic says	Source
Implant, abutment and crown	from $1,400	per implant	'Starting at $1,400' single dental implant (site comparison table)	clinic site
Crown, material not stated	$450–$800	per tooth	single dental crown $450 to $800 (comparison table; material not stated)	clinic site
Porcelain veneer	$450–$800	per tooth	single porcelain veneer $450 to $800	clinic site

Full list: clinic's price page

Practitioners the clinic names

As listed on the clinic's site. The license column shows the number printed there, or that none is.

Name	Role	License number shown	Training the clinic lists
Dr. Jose Valenzuela, Jr.	Implant and cosmetic dentist	None shown

A number shown on a clinic's site is a claim until it is looked up. Mexico's professional licenses (cédulas) are issued by the Secretaría de Educación Pública and searchable by name or number on its registry, which in our tests did not answer from connections outside Mexico. Ask the clinic for a screenshot of the registry entry, or run the search from a Mexican connection before treatment. SEP Registro Nacional de Profesionistas.

Accreditation and membership claims

Claims as the clinic states them, with where each can be checked. A logo on a website is not a listing in an accreditor's register.

American Dental Association membership
'ADA-affiliated'; also AAID and AACD (as posted)
Claimed on the clinic's site.
How to check: membership is not publicly searchable; ask the clinic for the member number.
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
member per site
Claimed on the clinic's site.
How to check: public member directory at American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Other things the site states

Opened: 2002 source
Warranty, as recorded: Implant abutments backed by a 20-year warranty (as posted) read the clinic's wording
Border crossing the clinic names: across the border from Yuma
Shuttle or pickup: Yes, as posted

Not on the pages read

The pages read did not show license numbers for the practitioners it names. Those are the first things to ask for.

Sources

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