Orthodontist Recommendations

[jkid]

Has anyone had any experience with getting orthodontic work done in Japan? I've heard some bad things about dental hygiene in Japan and am a bit apprehensive about getting work done. I would really appropriate any recommendations so I don't end up at a place with little English spoken and no gloves being worn.

I've been looking around myself and found the Japan Orthodontic Center:

http://www.nihonkyouseishika.com/english.html

They seem to specialise in orthodontic work but ultimately I am really apprehensive.

My orthodontic treatment is nearly complete. I would just need it to be "finished up". I am not even sure if Japanese Orthodontists are willing to complete others work.

Any recommendations would be greatly appropriated.

[JonB]

You don't say where you are based. If Tokyo and you have Japanese domestic health insurance then it is cheaper for you but harder to find English speakers.

I recomend Royal.

If you have insurance then there are other places.

Be warned - with domestic insurance dental work is still not cheap here!

Sorry - should have looked at your link! You are in Tokyo so you have obviously already used Google 先生 - I use royal but not for orthodontic as foruntately I do not need. Kaku is also popular with foreigners - they are in Hiroo and Yoyogi Uehara

[jkid]

Thanks for the response.