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Brian McNamara
“I was in excruciating agony” remembers Brian McNamara, sitting in his Las Americas apartment. “It was affecting my throat, eyes … everything. I was very, very sick.” Brian described the after affects of seeing a local dentist and receiving some appalling treatment. His entire mouth was suffering from infections and every tooth in his top teeth had a cyst. Losing confidence in the clinic that was treating him, Brian summoned the energy to get a second opinion from Clinica Estetica Dental - Centro Implantologico, a family practice in Fañabe.
“I have a friend from London who had implants from them, and she was over the moon. She would fly out on Fridays, return on Mondays and have the treatment in between. Even including the flights and hotels, she said it was half the price of London” commented Brian.
He continued, “I came in as an emergency on a Saturday and they were quite shocked at the treatment I had received. They immediately prescribed some powerful antibiotics to deal with the infection and booked me in for a consultation. That weekend, the antibiotics started to work. It was such a relief.” With the use of some of the most sophisticated equipment, staff were able to diagnose Brian’s problems and propose a number of treatment options. “They removed all of my top teeth and put in implants.” One of the pioneers of implantology is the senior practitioner at Clinica Estetica Dental - Centro Implantologico, with some 29 years of experience in the procedure: Brian couldn’t have found a better place to be treated.
“The whole team was excellent” said Brian, with feeling. “They have a laboratory there, so they could work at a much faster pace than normal dentists. But it wasn’t just all the technology that made them so excellent at every turn. They were a really caring, family team and went far above and beyond the call of duty. I was very lucky” continued Brian with a serious tone, “the treatment extended my life.”
Brian has now finished his treatment, but maintains that Clinica Estetica Dental - Centro Implantologico saved his life. But that’s not all he has to smile about with his dazzling new teeth. “If I still lived in London,” he added, “I could never have afforded it.” But now, he admits, he just can’t help grinning and smiling proudly. “I feel like I just won the Grand National!”
Brian McNamara was interviewed in October 2008 by Leslie Beeson from www.tenerifelifeline.com