★★★★★5.0 rating · 77 patient reviews
Oral Implantologist · Zona Río, Tijuana · 10 min from the San Ysidro border

Dental implants 10 minutes across the border — for 50–70% less

Dr. Waldo places the same titanium implant systems used in U.S. clinics, and gives you an itemized written quote before you ever travel. Rated 5.0 by 77 patients. English spoken — WhatsApp answered the same day.

  • Written quote before you travel
  • U.S. PPO reimbursement help
  • Bilingual team (EN / ES)
What a single implant really costs
San Diego average, implant + crown$3,000–$4,500
Here, complete & itemized†from $895 save ~70%
Implant, abutment and crown — one written price, no surprise add-ons. Full-arch cases from $9,450 per arch†.
San Ysidro crossing → Zona Río clinic · about 10 minutes · border pickup available†
The clinic

American-standard care, without the American markup

The clinic sits on the third floor of a modern medical plaza on Paseo de los Héroes — Zona Río, Tijuana's business district, one bridge from the border. Same sterilization protocols, same digital planning, same implant brands you'd find in San Diego. The only thing missing is the U.S. overhead.

Dr. Waldo performing implant surgery in the Zona Río operatory
The honest math

Why pay San Diego prices for the same implant?

Most of a U.S. implant bill is overhead — rent, admin, insurance billing. The implant itself, the digital planning and the specialist placing it are what actually matter. Compare line by line:

A typical U.S. quote

  • $3,000–$4,500 for a single implant with crown
  • $25,000–$40,000 per arch for All-on-4
  • Price revealed only after the in-office consult
  • Surgeon, lab and crown often billed separately
  • Months of waiting between appointments
Here in Tijuana

Dental Implant Center & Family Care

  • From $895 per implant, complete and itemized†
  • From $9,450 per All-on-4 arch† — fixed teeth, not dentures
  • Written, itemized quote before you cross the border
  • An implantologist — implants are his entire specialty — plans and places every case
  • One clinic, one plan, one price. No surprise add-ons
Patients typically keep $2,000–$25,000 of their U.S. quote
Dr. Waldo, oral implantologist at Dental Implant Center & Family Care, Tijuana
The specialist

Implants are a specialty. Dr. Waldo is the specialist.

Implantology is the dental specialty devoted entirely to implants — Dr. Waldo's postgraduate training (Implantología Oral) covers both the surgery and the prosthetic teeth that go on top. One specialist owns your whole case, from digital planning to final crown, and explains each step in plain English before anything happens in the chair.

What 77 Google reviews keep repeating → Trust ×9PatienceTechnologyComfortHonest about his work
▣Specialty diploma — add scan
▣Implant system certification
▣Association membership

Credentials strip: collect diploma + certification scans from Dr. Waldo before launch.

Rated 5.0 by 77 patients — in public, where it can't be faked

Every review below is live on the clinic's Google profile. Read them all before you book — that's the point.

★★★★★

"Very modern and clean dental clinic… professional and honest about his work. 10/10."

DDiego M. · Google review
★★★★★

"Excellent service… and they accept my Delta Dental of San Diego insurance."

ELocal Guide · Google review
★★★★★

"10/10."

XXimena V. · Google review
5.0 ★★★★★ 77 five-star reviews Read all reviews on Google →
Real stories

Real patients, on camera

Nothing converts a nervous first-timer like another American explaining how it went. Three slots are ready — they can be filmed on a phone in one afternoon at the clinic.

Video slot 1

Full-arch patient from San Diego

Video slot 2

Single implant + crown, two short trips

Video slot 3

A family's routine care, every six months

Financing & pricing

Clear prices. Payments that fit.

Even at half the U.S. price, a full-arch case is real money. We break treatment into phases you pay as you go — and if you carry a U.S. PPO plan, we prepare the paperwork so you can claim reimbursement back home.

  • Pay per phase — surgery first, final teeth later
  • Monthly financing available for qualified patients†
  • U.S. PPO reimbursement paperwork prepared for you — patients already claim with Delta Dental
  • Card, transfer and cash accepted — in USD
See What My Case Costs
U.S. average vs. here†
ProcedureU.S. avg.Here
Single implant + crown$3,800$895+−76%
Zirconia crown$1,400$450+−68%
Porcelain veneer$1,500$420+−72%
All-on-4 full arch$30,000$9,450+−68%
Transformations

Real patients. Real before & afters.

Four frames reserved for the clinic's own cases — shot on the same chair, same light, no filters. Ask to see the full case book at your consultation.

BeforeAfterCase photo slot 1
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BeforeAfterCase photo slot 4
5.0 ★Google rating
77Five-star reviews
EN / ESBilingual team
10 minFrom the border
Treatments

Three ways we rebuild a smile

Dental Implants

One missing tooth shouldn't cost you $4,000. A titanium implant, abutment and crown — digitally planned, specialist-placed, finished to match the teeth around it.

Complete, from$895†

All-on-4® Full Arch

A full arch of fixed teeth on four to six implants — the permanent answer to dentures. Most of the work happens in a single trip across the border.

Per arch, from$9,450†

Veneers & Smile Design

Hand-finished porcelain veneers for the smile you actually want in photos — designed digitally with you, so you approve the result before it's made.

Per tooth, from$420†

And because this is also a family practice: cleanings, crowns, root canals and kids' checkups for the whole household — many families cross together.

The team

A small team that remembers your name

You won't be handed between departments. The same people who plan your case greet you at the door, assist your surgery and answer your WhatsApp the week after you're home.

Team photo — under the clinic's orange sign
Why patients choose us

Built for patients crossing the border

Itemized written quote before you travel

Every phase, every material, one number — emailed before you book a thing.

Implantologist-led, start to finish

Implants are his postgraduate specialty — surgery and final teeth, planned and placed by the same hands. No handoffs.

Leading implant systems, warrantied†

The same titanium systems U.S. clinics place — with the manufacturer's warranty documented in your file.

U.S. PPO insurance paperwork help

We prepare the claim so you can seek reimbursement — patients already do this with Delta Dental.

Border pickup & visit logistics†

Pickup at San Ysidro, help with the medical fast-lane pass for a quicker return.

Answers in English, same day

Message the clinic on WhatsApp like you'd text a friend — and actually hear back.

Inside the clinic

You'll love how this clinic feels

Eight tiles reserved for real photos — the sign, the chairs, the view over Zona Río, the scanner, the coffee. Shoot once, use everywhere.

Entrance sign
Operatory
Digital scanner
Sterilization
Waiting area
Zona Río view
Dr. Waldo at work
Patient smile
Before you book

Questions U.S. patients ask first

The fear is fair — there are bad clinics everywhere, Tijuana included. The answer is verification, not blind trust: meet Dr. Waldo on a free video call, get an itemized written plan, read the 77 public Google reviews, and keep every document and implant record we give you. Specialist-led clinics in Zona Río work to the same sterilization and digital-planning standards as U.S. practices.

Typically 50–70%. A single implant quoted at $3,000–$4,500 in California runs from $895 here†; a full arch quoted at $25,000–$40,000 runs from $9,450†. You'll have your exact number in writing before you book any travel.

We help patients with U.S. PPO plans by preparing the claim paperwork for out-of-network reimbursement — patients have already claimed with Delta Dental. Coverage depends on your specific plan: send a photo of your insurance card on WhatsApp and we'll tell you what to expect.

Cross at San Ysidro on foot or by car — the clinic is about 10 minutes into Zona Río, on Paseo de los Héroes. We can arrange pickup at the border and help you with the medical fast-lane pass for a faster return crossing†.

A single implant usually takes two short visits a few months apart (placement, then crown). Full-arch cases concentrate most of the work into one trip, with a return visit for the final teeth. Your written plan maps every visit before you commit to anything.

Implant systems carry a manufacturer warranty and the clinic's work is guaranteed in writing†. And unlike flying to another country for care, San Diego patients are close enough for a same-week follow-up — it's a drive, not a flight.

Free virtual consultation

Know your exact price before you cross the border

Send a photo of your smile — or the quote your U.S. dentist handed you — and get Dr. Waldo's written treatment plan with an itemized price. Free, in English, usually the same day.

Or call / text: +52 664 460 1315  ·  from the U.S. dial 011 52 664 460 1315

DENTAL IMPLANT CENTERFAMILY DENTAL CARE · TIJUANA

Implantologist-led dental implants and family dentistry in Zona Río, Tijuana — built for patients crossing from San Diego and beyond.

Visit us

  • Paseo de los Héroes 10289
    Piso 3 – Int. 344, Zona Urbana Río
    22010 Tijuana, B.C., México
  • ≈ 10 min from the San Ysidro crossing
  • Open 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. · today's hours on Google

Contact

U.S. patient guide

† Preview build for clinic review: prices, financing, warranty terms, border pickup and insurance details shown are sample placeholders — to be confirmed with Dr. Waldo and replaced with the clinic's final figures before launch. Review excerpts are from the clinic's public Google profile. Hero photo: "Tijuana skyline" by Urbaner44, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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