Patient stories
New Zealand patient stories — Picasso Dental Clinic Vietnam
Real first-person accounts from New Zealand patients who travelled to Picasso Dental Clinic in Vietnam for veneers, implants, All-on-4, and full-mouth reconstruction — shared with each patient's permission.
These are real patient stories from New Zealand patients who travelled to Picasso Dental Clinic in Vietnam — each patient has given permission to share their experience to help others, and every clinical claim is verified against the May 2026 Picasso price list.
These are real patient stories. Each one comes from a Picasso Dental Clinic patient who has given permission to share their experience with other New Zealand patients. Clinical specifics — treatment, material, brand, timeline, NZD price — are accurate.
These stories give you something most clinic testimonials do not: enough real detail to actually decide whether your case is similar to someone who has already made the trip.
Featured stories
- Sarah from Auckland — 8 Emax veneers, full upper smile makeover — what the design step actually involved and why the temporaries phase mattered.
- Mike from Christchurch — single Nobel Biocare implant, second molar — bone grafting, the 6-month wait, and a final crown 18 months later.
- Lisa from Wellington — All-on-4 upper arch, Osstem fixtures — failing dentures, surgery day, immediate temporary, and the 4-month follow-up trip.
- Kim from Auckland — All-on-6 upper arch, Osstem fixtures — why six implants and not four, the two-trip schedule, and the night-guard that protects the bridge.
Browse all patient stories
Every published New Zealand patient story, grouped by treatment. Each is a real patient shared with permission; clinical detail (material, brand, NZD price, timeline) is accurate to the case archive.
Veneers
- Adam from Auckland — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Aroha from Hamilton — 8 Emax Press veneers
- Ataahua from Tauranga — 8 Lisi veneers
- Brittany from Hamilton — 8 Lisi veneers
- Daniel from Auckland — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Emma from Hamilton — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Hayley from Auckland — 8 Emax Press veneers
- Hema from Whangarei — 8 Non-prep Emax veneers
- Jessica from Hamilton — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Kahurangi from Hamilton — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Kelly from Christchurch — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Lan from Christchurch — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Natalie from Auckland — 8 Emax Press veneers
- Ngaire from Rotorua — 6 Non-prep Emax veneers
- Olivia from Auckland — 8 Emax Press veneers
- Quynh from Wellington — 8 Emax Press veneers
- Rebecca from Hamilton — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Sarah from Wellington — 6 Non-prep Emax veneers
- Sarah from Auckland — 8 Emax Press veneers, full upper smile makeover
- Sophie from Christchurch — 6 Non-prep Emax veneers
- Te Aroha from Rotorua — 6 Non-prep Emax veneers
- Te Rangi from Gisborne — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Trang from Christchurch — 6 Lisi veneers
- Trinh from Christchurch — 8 Emax Press veneers
- Vanessa from Wellington — 8 Lisi veneers
- Whetu from Gisborne — 8 Emax Press veneers
- Yen from Christchurch — 8 Emax Press veneers
Smile makeovers
- Amanda from Wellington — smile makeover, 8 Lisi veneers
- Anahera from Rotorua — smile makeover, 8 Emax Press veneers
- Claire from Christchurch — smile makeover, 10 Emax Press veneers
- Fiona from Wellington — smile makeover, 10 Emax Press veneers
- Hannah from Dunedin — smile makeover, 10 Emax Press veneers
- Hinewai from Whanganui — smile makeover, 10 Emax Press veneers
- Khanh from Wellington — smile makeover, 10 Emax Press veneers
- Kiri from Whangarei — smile makeover, 8 Emax Press veneers
- Linh from Auckland — smile makeover, 10 Emax Press veneers
- Lisa from Dunedin — smile makeover, 8 Emax Press veneers
- Lucy from Nelson — smile makeover, 8 Emax Press veneers
- Maia from Whangarei — smile makeover, 8 Emax Press veneers
- Phuong from Auckland — smile makeover, 10 Emax Press veneers
- Rachel from Napier — smile makeover, 10 Emax Press veneers
- Thao from Wellington — smile makeover, 8 Lisi veneers
- Tracey from Tauranga — smile makeover, 8 Emax Press veneers
Single dental implants
- Bruce from Christchurch — single Straumann implant
- Donna from Tauranga — single Neodent implant
- Gordon from Christchurch — single Nobel Biocare implant
- Hoa from Wellington — single Straumann implant
- Huong from Christchurch — single Straumann implant
- James from Dunedin — single Nobel Biocare implant
- Joanne from Tauranga — single Straumann implant
- Manaia from Kaikohe — single Neodent implant
- Megan from Wellington — single Straumann implant
- Mike from Christchurch — single Nobel Biocare implant, second molar
- Nikau from Tauranga — single Straumann implant
- Quan from Auckland — single Neodent implant
- Rawiri from Hamilton — single Osstem implant
- Ruka from Gisborne — single Osstem implant
- Sam from Dunedin — single Osstem implant
- Scott from Invercargill — single Osstem implant
- Tane from Whangarei — single Osstem implant
Multiple implants
- Andrew from Dunedin — 3 ETK implants
- Craig from Invercargill — 4 Osstem implants
- Greg from New Plymouth — 2 Straumann implants
- Hai from Auckland — 3 Neodent implants
- Ihaka from Gisborne — 2 Osstem implants
- Long from Auckland — 2 Osstem implants
- Mark from Palmerston North — 4 Osstem implants
- Minh from Christchurch — 3 Neodent implants
- Phat from Wellington — 2 Straumann implants
- Simon from Auckland — 3 Straumann implants
Full-arch (All-on-4 / All-on-6)
- Lisa from Wellington — All-on-4 upper arch, Osstem fixtures
- Kim from Auckland — All-on-6 upper arch, Osstem fixtures
How to read these stories
A good patient story is honest about what worked and what was harder than expected. We do not edit out the difficult parts. Each story includes:
- The starting condition and what local NZ quotes the patient received.
- The Picasso protocol and material chosen — brand named.
- The actual NZD price paid against the May 2026 Picasso price list.
- What happened on each treatment day, including the parts that surprised the patient.
- The warranty conversation and the aftercare plan back in New Zealand.
What a story is not
A patient story is not a clinical case report. It is one patient’s experience of the same protocol that any patient with a similar starting condition would receive. Outcomes vary by bone quality, soft tissue health, oral hygiene, bite, and habit factors like night-grinding or smoking.
For verified third-party feedback, see reviews. For documented clinical outcomes, see the results gallery. For the protocols described in each story, see the treatment pillars: veneers, dental implants, All-on-4, full-mouth reconstruction.
Ready to ask for your own quote?
The strongest predictor of a smooth dental trip is what happens before the flight is booked: a written, itemised, NZD-denominated treatment plan signed off by the lead clinician. Send your photographs and any existing NZ quote to [email protected] or — we return a written plan within one business day.
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- Adam from Auckland — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Amanda from Wellington — 8 Lisi smile makeover, full upper redesign
- Anahera from Rotorua — 8 Emax Press smile makeover veneers
- Andrew from Dunedin — 3 ETK dental implants
- Aroha from Hamilton — 8 Emax Press veneers to rebuild grinding wear
- Ataahua from Tauranga — 8 Lisi veneers, premium smile makeover
- Brittany from Hamilton — 8 Lisi veneers for on-camera work
- Bruce from Christchurch — single Straumann implant for a molar lost on the job
- Claire from Christchurch — 10 Emax Press smile makeover before her 50th
- Craig from Invercargill — 4 Osstem dental implants for lost molars
- Daniel from Auckland — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Donna from Tauranga — single Neodent implant for a lost premolar
- Emma from Hamilton — 6 Emax Press veneers for childhood tetracycline staining
- Fiona from Wellington — 10 Emax Press smile makeover veneers
- Gordon from Christchurch — single Nobel Biocare dental implant fitted between rosters
- Greg from New Plymouth — 2 Straumann dental implants to anchor a small bridge
- Hai from Auckland — 3 Neodent dental implants
- Hannah from Dunedin — 10 Emax Press smile makeover (veneers)
- Hayley from Auckland — 8 Emax Press veneers to close a 20-year gap
- Hema from Whangarei — 8 Non-prep Emax veneers, no enamel removed
- Hinewai from Whanganui — 10 Emax Press smile makeover veneers
- Hoa from Wellington — single Straumann implant to get back to tasting at the pass
- Huong from Christchurch — single Straumann implant during a trip home
- Ihaka from Gisborne — 2 Osstem dental implants
- James from Dunedin — single Nobel Biocare implant replacing a failed bridge
- Jessica from Hamilton — 6 Emax Press veneers for an even, white smile
- Joanne from Tauranga — single Straumann dental implant during a beach holiday
- Kahurangi from Hamilton — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Kelly from Christchurch — 6 Emax Press veneers for a customer-facing job
- Khanh from Wellington — 10 Emax Press veneers, full smile makeover
- Kim from Auckland — All-on-6 upper arch, Osstem fixtures
- Kiri from Whangarei — 8 Emax Press smile makeover veneers
- Lan from Christchurch — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Linh from Auckland — 10 Emax Press smile makeover veneers
- Lisa from Dunedin — 8 Emax Press smile makeover
- Long from Auckland — 2 Osstem dental implants on a long-weekend dental trip
- Lucy from Nelson — 8 Emax Press veneers, smile makeover
- Maia from Whangarei — 8 Emax Press smile makeover (veneers)
- Manaia from Kaikohe — single Neodent implant after a building-site accident
- Mark from Palmerston North — 4 Osstem dental implants
- Megan from Wellington — single Straumann dental implant
- Minh from Christchurch — 3 Neodent dental implants for three missing back teeth
- Natalie from Auckland — 8 Emax Press veneers
- Ngaire from Rotorua — 6 Non-prep Emax veneers
- Nikau from Tauranga — single Straumann dental implant for a tooth lost on a callout
- Olivia from Auckland — 8 Emax veneers for a camera-ready smile
- Phat from Wellington — 2 Straumann dental implants
- Phuong from Auckland — 10 Emax Press smile makeover
- Quan from Auckland — single Neodent implant for a cracked molar
- Quynh from Wellington — 8 Emax Press veneers
- Rachel from Napier — 10 Emax Press veneers, full smile makeover
- Rawiri from Hamilton — single Osstem dental implant for a missing lower molar
- Rebecca from Hamilton — 6 Emax Press veneers
- Ruka from Gisborne — one Osstem single dental implant
- Sam from Dunedin — single Osstem implant for a missing lower premolar
- Sarah from Wellington — 6 Non-prep Emax veneers, enamel kept intact
- Scott from Invercargill — single Osstem dental implant
- Simon from Auckland — 3 Straumann dental implants
- Sophie from Christchurch — 6 Non-prep Emax veneers, no drilling
- Tane from Whangarei — single Osstem dental implant for a knocked-out front tooth
- Te Aroha from Rotorua — 6 Non-prep Emax veneers
- Te Rangi from Gisborne — 6 Emax Press veneers after a sports chip
- Thao from Wellington — 8 Lisi veneers, smile makeover
- Tracey from Tauranga — 8 Emax Press smile makeover veneers
- Trang from Christchurch — 6 Lisi veneers, chosen by a dental hygienist
- Trinh from Christchurch — 8 Emax Press veneers, upper smile
- Vanessa from Wellington — 8 Lisi veneers, refined front-tooth makeover
- Whetu from Gisborne — 8 Emax Press veneers, full upper smile refresh
- Yen from Christchurch — 8 Emax Press veneers timed with a family reunion
- Lisa from Wellington — All-on-4 upper arch, Osstem fixtures
- Mike from Christchurch — single Nobel Biocare implant for a missing second molar
- Sarah from Auckland — 8 Emax veneers, full upper smile makeover
About this page
Medically reviewed by
Dr. Emily Nguyen
Founding Clinical Director, Picasso Dental Clinic
DDS · Founder and Clinical Director, Picasso Dental Clinic group
Clinical focus: Cosmetic dentistry · Veneers · Smile design
Dr. Emily Nguyen founded Picasso Dental Clinic in 2013 (originally Serenity International Dental Clinic) and led its 2023 rebrand. She sets clinical standards across the group's six branches in Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Lat, and personally reviews cosmetic protocols including the Portrait Sitting workflow for veneers and smile makeovers.
Frequently asked questions
Are these real patients?
Yes. These are real Picasso Dental Clinic patients who have given written permission for us to share their experience with other New Zealand patients considering treatment. Clinical specifics (treatment, material, price, timeline) are accurate to the case archive.
Did these patients agree to share their stories?
Yes. Every patient featured here has given Picasso Dental Clinic written permission to publish their experience so that other New Zealand patients can make an informed decision. We only publish what each patient has consented to share.
Can I read real third-party reviews?
Yes — each Picasso branch has its own Google Business Profile with verified reviews. See the /reviews/ page for direct links and how we respond to negative reviews.
Can I speak to a real Kiwi patient before booking?
Sometimes. A small number of our New Zealand patients have agreed to take pre-trip calls from prospective patients considering similar treatment. Email [email protected] with your case and we will check availability.