Dentistry in Slovakia

This is one of the operatories in my office.

A lot of my friends and family at home ask me about what it's like practicing dentistry here in Slovakia. I can really only address my personal experience because Slovakia is a country of extremes. I have been told there are big differences between health care in the western part vs the eastern and private vs public offices.

I work at Dental Studio 2001. It is a private office where patients pay out of pocket for all procedures. The day to day dentistry is exactly the same as in the states. All of the equipment in our office is state of the art. We use 'white' fillings. We have digital x-rays and charts. We offer cosmetic procedures such as tooth whitening and veneers. All of the sterilization is on par with that in the states. One difference is there are much fewer specialists than in Denver so a larger range of procedures are performed than most general offices in the states. The senior dentist in my office is an extremely skilled surgeon who has received a lot of post-doctorate training. He performs a lot of more advanced procedures like implant placement, sinus lifts, apicoectomies, wisdom teeth removal.

I have not had the opportunity to visit many offices in this country. One thing I will say is there seems to be very little regulation of health professions. There is no real tort law or recourse for patients who have received bad treatment. The general dental IQ may be a little lower in the general population as compared to other countries. I like to believe most dentists here act in good faith and to the best of their abilities but I have seen some patients who have suffered because of the lack of these type of systems.

Pictures from Pezinok

Spring is coming! With the sun out a lot more I've been taking walks and getting some cool pictures of our town. Life moves a little slower here and I have begun to love it.

Playground; the building is a grade school.


Yawah is here! The next couple of weeks are going to fly by. My last day at work is next Thursday!

Walking thru Bratislava historical center

Coffee shop in the center square

The building most far back with white walls and red roof is the Bratislava Castle reconstructed in 1953.

The structure over the bridge is called the UFO. It houses a restaurant and a viewing area.

This is the National Musuem, hopefully when Yemi's sister comes we can check out the inside.

Fifteen years ago this center was completely run down and desolate. The building had broken windows and caved in roofs. Within the past decade it has become an area of thriving business and culture with a lot of awesome restored architecture.

Below I cropped the picture reposted it below because if you look on the right side of the window in the middle of the picture you see a canon. That canon is from Napoleon's army when they invaded in the 1700s. Pretty cool huh?

Leave a comment if you find it:)

Did not know Kevin Costner was singer let a lone on tour! But apparently he performing here in Bratislava on March 3rd. Is this comical to anyone else??? Thats a long way from Aspen!

Hope you enjoyed the pictures. It was a great Sunday afternoon!

We have a visitor in two days and we will be doing a lot of traveling around when she gets her. Can't wait! I'll make sure to blog it all:)