Patients from the US /
Dentist in Tijuana for US patients
Whether you’re coming from San Diego, Los Angeles or another state: specialists at Plaza Pavilion, in Zona Río, Tijuana, your plan and price in writing before you start, and you pay in pesos or dollars.
- First visit
- US$59
- You pay in
- Pesos or dollars
- US insurance
- PPO plans
Who it’s for /
Coming from the US?
Near or far, we plan your visits so you cross as few times as possible.
You live in San Diego or LA
Drive or walk across at San Ysidro. Most visits fit in a morning or an afternoon, and you’re back home the same day.
You’re flying in from another state
Fly into San Diego and cross at San Ysidro. Tell us how many days you’ll be here and we’ll fit your visits into them; if your treatment needs another trip, we tell you from the start.
You have an estimate from home
Bring it, along with your X-rays if you have them. We do our own assessment and compare the two line by line.
You have a PPO plan
We verify your policy before you come; it takes 3 to 5 days. Depending on your plan, you pay only your share or your insurance company reimburses you.
How it works /From the US to your visit
What happens before you cross, and at your first visit.
- 01
Message us
On WhatsApp, in English or Spanish. Tell us what you need and send us your X-rays or estimate, if you have them.
Today - 02
We plan your visits
We tell you how many visits your treatment takes and group them so you cross as few times as possible. If you have a PPO plan, we verify your policy meanwhile.
Before your trip - 03
Cross the border
Plaza Pavilion is in Zona Río, Tijuana’s business district, close to the San Ysidro crossing. If you walk across, a taxi or an Uber drops you at the door.
- 04
Your first visit
We check your teeth, take that day’s X-rays and give you your plan and its price in writing, in pesos or dollars. You decide when to start.
1 hour - 05
Back home
You leave with your plan in hand. If a question comes up once you’re home, message us on WhatsApp and we’ll help.
Before you cross /
What to bring
Five things and you’re set. The first one matters most: the document you need to get back into the US.
Your checklist
- Your passport, passport card, SENTRI or Global Entry card, or your green card if you’re a permanent resident: you need it to get back.
- Your X-rays and the estimate you got at home, if you have them.
- Photos of your insurance card, front and back, if you have a PPO plan.
- If you drive, Mexican car insurance: your US policy usually doesn’t cover you in Mexico.
- For the way back, check the wait in CBP’s Border Wait Times app. Tijuana is on the same time as California.
Prices /
In pesos and in dollars
Starting prices, in pesos as we charge them, with their equivalent in dollars. Compare them with the estimate you got at home.
Checkup 360
A full exam, same-day X-rays and your written plan. One visit, about an hour.
MX$1,000
About US$59.
Cleaning
Professional cleaning and a gum check. One 30-minute visit.
From MX$1,500
From about US$89.
Root canal treatment
With an endodontist. One to three visits, depending on your case.
From MX$6,000
From about US$353.
Zirconia or e.max crown
Usually two visits, with a few days at the lab in between.
MX$9,000
About US$530.
Veneers
Composite or porcelain, per tooth. Composite takes fewer visits.
From MX$3,300
From about US$195. Porcelain from MX$8,800 (about US$518).
Dental implants
Several visits, in stages. We give you the timeline for your case at your assessment.
From MX$30,600
From about US$1,800.
US dental insurance
We work with PPO plans such as Aetna, Cigna, Delta Dental, MetLife
The cost
In writing before you start, in pesos or dollars
Questions /
What patients from the US ask us
Anything else? Call us at +52 664 597 7347 or message us on WhatsApp.
It depends on your treatment. A Checkup 360, a cleaning or in-office whitening take one visit. A crown usually takes two, a few days apart, and a root canal one to three. Implants go in stages over several visits: we give you the timeline for your case at your assessment.
