Molar City
2/17/202642 min
How a small Mexican border town transformed itself into the dental tourism capital of the world, where dental care costs up to 80% less than what it might cost in the United States.
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Speaker 2· Soundbite1:18
We are getting ready to go to Mexico this morning. Yes, one more time. So we shall see what the rest of the day holds.