DO NOT go to this guy! He might handle a filling or minor work, but he's completely unqualified to fit dentures to existing implants--let alone perform implant surgery. Arce claimed expertise in the type of implants I had, but the dentures he made were crooked and poorly aligned. When I pointed this out during the wax fitting (which exists precisely so adjustments can be made), he tried to gaslight me, saying it was my smile that was crooked. When I refused to accept them, he became insulting and argumentative before reluctantly agreeing to alter them. He'd already charged me cash up front through a pushy assistant, then rushed the job because he had family matters, leaving me stranded with my old dentures hacked apart and unusable. I had to drive home hundreds of miles in discomfort, realizing I was nothing to him but a source of money.
When he finally returned, Arce botched the fitting completely--he couldn't even align the dentures to the implants. He "fixed" it with crazy glue, calling it a "dentist's trick." The dentures were worthless, and I was out thousands. Thankfully, while waiting for his return, I visited other clinics and found a real professional: Dr. Daniel Balderrama at the Dental District Clinic. He immediately recognized Arce's incompetence and started over, restoring my faith in Algodones dentistry. There are hundreds of dentists in this small town--some excellent, many not--so take the time to compare, ask questions, and read reviews. If you value your health and money, avoid Arce and his so-called "Smile Shoppe." read more