Cheap dentist in Switzerland??? You have to be dreaming... ;-) Dentists are very expensive here and it might be cheaper in France but I don't know about this. If you just need a dental check up I recommend seeing a "hygiéniste dentaire".

Doctors are not "cheap" or "expensive" as they don't "make" their own tariffs, they are imposed by the state.

I used a dentist in france, right at the frontier, you take the tram 12 direction chene-bourg and get off at the last stop at the frontier. you walk about 1min on your left side there is the cabinet. you need to have about 100eur with you. i forgot his name, but i can try to find it out for you - not sure if it's not too far away for you...

Also I can recommend a very good doctor (3 diplomas: generalist, gyneco and psychotherapist) in the Balexert shopping center. He charges the usual LaMal tariffs - set up by Swiss legislation. And he speaks several languages. Not sure if this could be what you look for.

Hi Castellina, I'd be grateful if you could find the name of the doc in France and in Balexert.

Regards.

hi there.

the address of the dentist at the border:

Dr. Laurent Koehl, 146, route de Genève, 74240 Gaillard, Tel.: 04.50.92.23.01.

the address of the doctor at Balexert center:

Dr. Johann Dragomir, Centre commercial de Balexert, MédiCentre, 1211 Genève 28. Tel. 022 748 49 70, website: www.medicentre.ch

The pediatre in the Balexert centre is also very good.

Regards

C

Hi Castelina,

                   Have you been to Dr. Johann at Balexert for your teeth? Is he a good dentist? Would you recommend him then? I urgently need to go, but I am also looking for an English speaking dentist. Thanks, Sreyashi.

HI, I wasnt quite sure from your post. Is Dr. Arno Weisse your dentist? I urgently need to go and would need some advice. Thanks, Sreyashi.

Hi, I wasnt quite sure from your post. Is Dr. Arno Weisse your dentist? I urgently need to go and would need some advice. Thanks, Sreyashi.

HI, I wasnt quite sure from your post. Is Dr. Arno Weisse your dentist? I urgently need to go and would need some advice. Thanks, Sreyashi.

Hi there.

Dr. Dragomir at Balexert is a very good gynecologist who speaks several languages.

I had recommended Dr. Koehl in Annemasse, France, right at the border - as a good dentist.

However, meanwhile I have checked some dentists here and could share my experiences. The dentists in the Balexert center are pretty expensive, they calculate on a rate of 3.9 or 3.6 (I forgot). The dentist center at Charmilles commercial center - planete dentaire c1 - calculates also on a rate of 3.6 and are not very friendly. I had an urgency, they made a check up and a "devis" but didn't want to go any further and give me any medicine / ordonnance until i decided to go with them.

The current dentist I see right now and who is very friendly and speaks a bit english, is

Dr. Pascal Méan, Rte. de St.-Julien 76, in Grand-Lancy (close to Plan les Ouates). Phone number: 022-3437761.

You can tell him (if you chose him) that I told you to go see him. - if you want. His rate is also very low.

All the best.

castellina

I can recommend Dr. Paulo Botto in Vernier. He is my absolutely favorite doctor among my regular doctor, gynecologist, etc. I go there as do my three children. He also has a terrific hygienist.

Dr. Botto is very competent and caring and when I had a tooth crack about two weeks ago he fit me in as an emergency. Not cheap (fortunately I am covered by work) but he is wonderful and he speaks quite good English.  In addition the No. 19 bus takes you right to his office (20 minutes on the bus from BelAir stop)

022-341-2177
28 rue du village, 1214 Vernier