TAMPA, Fla. — Lakeland resident Justin Fennell is part of a key trend in health care: he has traveled to a different country to get less expensive treatment. The CDC suggests many million People do that each and every calendar year. But Fennell was so pleased with his dental treatment in the Dominican Republic he has started a corporation to support other men and women do the exact factor.
It’s called VIP Dental Journeys.
Fennell has used many years as a Christian speaker and comic. But he explained that in his 20s, he produced sort 2 diabetic issues. One particular complication was a dry mouth that prompted key dental challenges. He missing enamel and other individuals ended up in these lousy condition he was unwilling to smile. He was so involved about how his tooth seemed he started off to turn down public appearances.
“My dental system was chew on the left aspect,” explained Fennell as he prepared to do a comedy schedule at Beit Tehila Church in Brandon as portion of a fundraiser for a homeless ministry. “The ideal side was gone.”
But then, Fennell went on a person of his many reduction trips to the Dominican Republic with fellow Christian comic, Mike Williams. On that vacation, Fennell achieved dentists Dr. Julio Cesar Lazala and Dr. Helkin Castillo. He located out they could present is dental treatment for a portion of the cost of care in the United States.
More than the study course of a few-and-a-half several years, Fennell experienced a sequence of treatment options such as implants, crowns and veneers.
“These are all fakes. They’ve all been replaced,” mentioned Fennell as he pointed to his tooth.
Fennell has now arranged two outings to the Dominican Republic with United States citizens in search of dental care as portion of VIP Dental Outings. A person of the individuals was Brad Fussell. He experienced preparing function completed for an implant and other techniques.
“With the planning for $350, when I occur back again, the full will scarcely be $2,400 for what it would have charge $7,000 dollars in the United States,” stated Fussell.
Clients remain in a resort though they are having their dental do the job accomplished.
Fennell has also established up a foundation in the Dominican Republic to aid underprivileged kids get free of charge dental treatment with revenue from VIP Dental Excursions. It’s termed the VIP Smiles Foundation.
Mike Williams is enthusiastic about that. “They say that necessity is the mother of creation,” he stated. “And in this case, necessity has develop into the mom of hope for other men and women, because youngsters from my mission in the Dominican Republic are finding tooth replaced.”
Again in Lakeland soon after his second journey with people, Fennell is using plenty of phone calls from people today interested in dental care.
He’s contemplating back about his initial inspiration. “I believed whilst I was in the chair, there’s a great deal of men and women just like me who require support. And the telephone retains ringing on the time.”
