LIVE from the Camino Help please - English Speaking Dentist in Santiago

louloubloom

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Saria -> Santiago September 2019

• Sep 7, 2019

• #1

I have arrived in O Pedrouzo for the final night of my pilgrimage. Unfortunately I have had some tooth problems today & might need to see a Dentist on Monday. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you.

 

ivar

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• Sep 7, 2019

• #2

I don't know... not many dentists advertise if they speak a different language or not. I would just stop by a dentist once in Santiago and ask. There are many in Santiago, but this place is one of them, centrally located as well (I have no personal experience here):

Dentix

Dentist · Santiago de Compostela, Spain

maps.apple.com

 

KinkyOne

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I'am not perfect, but I'm always myself!!!

• Sep 7, 2019

• #3

louloubloom said:

I have arrived in O Pedrouzo for the final night of my pilgrimage. Unfortunately I have had some tooth problems today & might need to see a Dentist on Monday. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you.

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I'm sure Tourist Office or Pilgrim Office would know the answer.

Wish you all the best!

 

Robo

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Frances 15,16,18
VdlP 23, Invierno 23, Fisterra 23

• Sep 8, 2019

• #4

I'm sure Google Translate will be sufficient. Or a bit of sign language and pointing.
We have had to visit medical professionals many times on Camino and never thought to ask if they spoke English ......

 

Paladina

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CF, primitivo & del norte (2017); VdlP/Sanabres, ingles etc (2018), Mozarabe etc (2019), tbc (2020)

• Sep 8, 2019

• #5

Having broken a front tooth after walking into an unmarked glass door in an albergue on the third day of the Camino, my first appointment in Santiago was at the tourist office. The helpful staff directed me to one of the 101 dental practices in the city, where I was seen without an appointment. I’m sorry that I cannot recall the name of the practice, but I can assure you that the young dentist who repaired the damage proved to be both a fluent English-speaker and a highly competent dentist.

 

lt56ny

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2023 Vasco, Meseta, Portugues Coastal

• Sep 8, 2019

• #6

Just point to the tooth and let the dentist do the dentist thing. Just remember this sentence. For favor, sin dolor!!

 

Ferdinand the Bull

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Frances
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Norte

• Sep 8, 2019

• #7

I had to see some doctors during this year's Camino due to some minor issues that had potential to become very serious issues indeed.
I used Google translate combined with the proper Latin medical designations for symptoms found on a official health care Web site in my native language.
It worked perfectly although the doctors didn't understand a word in English. But nonetheless I found them to be very competent and carefull. They didn't do anything before they were absolutely sure they had understood the problem correctly. The treatment prescribed was the correct one and worked perfectly. They even gave me a paper with the symptoms, cause and cure for the issue at hand so I could continue my pilgrimage but contact doctors further ahead if needed.
From my experience I'll say that not all Spanish doctors may speak English. But they are competent, professional and careful. I'll trust them any day.
And trust in other people is sometimes necessary for a Pilgrim

 

louloubloom

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Saria -> Santiago September 2019

• Sep 10, 2019

• #8

Thank you all, tooth settled down & will see my dentist at home.
Buen Camino.

 

AnaFernandez

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I walked the Camino in 2009

• Sep 15, 2019

• #9

Hello there, Clínica Millenium, you can try that one. I went with a pilgrim 2 years ago and you can pay cash and not expensive, ask anyway just in case, sometimes doctors change. It is in Doutor Teixeiro st.