Braces or clear aligners while you live in Dangjin
Thinking about straightening your teeth while you live in Korea? How braces and DIAalign clear aligners work, how long they take, and what happens if you move.
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life in Dangjin.
Treatments explained plainly, how dental care works in Korea, and good things to know about Dangjin.
Treatments
Braces, implants, veneers, whitening and everyday care, explained plainly.
Dental implants in Dangjin: steps, timeline and cost questions
How DIAplant implant treatment works at Guardians Dental Dangjin: consultation, 3D planning, healing time, insurance for age 65+, and how we agree the price first.
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Laminate veneers: what minimal-prep DIAlami means
DIAlami laminate veneers change the colour and shape of front teeth with thin ceramic shells. What minimal-prep means, who is a good candidate, and how many visits it takes.
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In-clinic whitening: how DIAwhite works and how long it lasts
DIAwhite in-clinic teeth whitening takes about an hour. What to expect, sensitivity, how long results last, and whether whitening works on crowns or fillings.
4 min readDental care in Korea
How insurance, check-ups and records work for foreign residents.
Using Korean health insurance at the dentist as a foreign resident
What foreign residents need to know about National Health Insurance at the dentist in Korea: who is enrolled, what to bring, and which treatments are covered.
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Your once-a-year insured scaling: how it works
In Korea, National Health Insurance covers scaling once every calendar year for adults aged 19 and over. How to use it, how long it takes, and why it matters.
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Wisdom teeth in Korea: when to take them out
Not every wisdom tooth needs removing. Signs it should come out, what the extraction is like, recovery tips, and how insurance covers it in Korea.
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Moving home soon? A dental checklist
Leaving Korea when your contract or visa ends? A simple dental checklist: finish treatment in time, use your insured scaling, and take your records home.
3 min readLife in Dangjin
Food, places and seasons in Dangjin and nearby.
Soft food from home: what to eat in Dangjin after dental treatment
After an extraction or implant you need soft, lukewarm food. Dishes from Vietnamese, Chinese, Central Asian, Nepali, Thai and Filipino kitchens in Dangjin that are gentle on healing gums.
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A weekend in Dangjin: Waemok, Solmoe and Sapgyoho
Ideas for a day off in Dangjin: sunrise and sunset at Waemok Village, Solmoe Holy Ground, Sapgyoho Lake and Ami Art Museum, all within about 40 minutes of the city centre.
4 min readGijisi Tug-of-War Festival: Dangjin's UNESCO-listed spring tradition
Every spring, Songak-eup in Dangjin hosts the Gijisi Tug-of-War Festival, part of a UNESCO intangible heritage listing shared by Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines.
3 min readClinic news
What's new at Guardians Dental Dangjin.
Meet the three representative dentists at Guardians Dangjin
Guardians Dental Dangjin is led by three representative dentists: Dr. Myungjin Chung, Dr. Minwoo Choi and Dr. Sunghwan Oh.
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Driving to the clinic: our own car park in Eupnae-dong
Guardians Dental Dangjin has its own patient car park at the clinic building in Eupnae-dong, next to Hana Bank. How to find it and what to tell the front desk.
2 min readWorld Table: an invitation to Dangjin's foreign-run restaurants
Guardians Dental Dangjin is starting World Table, a partner list of restaurants run by foreign residents in Dangjin. What partners get and how to apply.
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