--- title: France Télévisions Visits Los Algodones With Molar City's Alex Labra url: https://www.molarcity.com/france-televisions-molaire-city-report-alex-labra-molar-city/ canonical: https://www.molarcity.com/france-televisions-molaire-city-report-alex-labra-molar-city/ image: https://www.molarcity.com/fotosarticulos/france-2-molaire-city-report-alex-labra-molar-city.webp published: 2026-11-05 updated: 2026-11-05 site: MolarCity publisher: Molar City Group S.A. de C.V. language: en description: On November 3, 2026, France Télévisions aired a report on Los Algodones, \"Molaire City\", the Mexican border town where Americans go for affordable dental care. Molar City helped make the report, and Alex Labra was interviewed. --- # France Télévisions Visits Los Algodones With Molar City's Alex Labra *On November 3, 2026, France Télévisions aired a report on Los Algodones, "Molaire City", the Mexican border town where Americans go for affordable dental care. Molar City helped make the report, and Alex Labra was interviewed.* **Source:** [https://www.molarcity.com/france-televisions-molaire-city-report-alex-labra-molar-city/](https://www.molarcity.com/france-televisions-molaire-city-report-alex-labra-molar-city/) ![cover](https://www.molarcity.com/fotosarticulos/france-2-molaire-city-report-alex-labra-molar-city.webp) On **November 3, 2026**, the Washington bureau of **France Télévisions** published a four-and-a-half-minute report titled *«"Molaire city", capitale mondiale des soins dentaires»* ("Molar City, the world capital of dental care"), shown in the network's 20H evening news format. The crew followed American patients across the border into **Los Algodones, Baja California**, and Molar City helped make the visit possible on the ground. **Watch the full report (in French):** [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/reel/1373302144725532) · [X (Twitter)](https://x.com/F2Washington/status/2117728511980974287/video/1) · [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/francetvwashington/reel/DfS1Eb4AmFs/) ## What the report shows The story opens with Salvador Chavez, an American patient who drove about eight hours and was picked up at his hotel by the clinic's driver. His insurance treated a crown as cosmetic, and he says he was quoted **$7,000 to $8,000** out of pocket at home. In Los Algodones, after an X-ray and an exam carried out entirely in English, his quote for the crown plus a cleaning came to **$745**. The camera then walks through what makes the town unique: dozens of dental offices within a few blocks of the border wall, clinics with on-site labs where crowns are milled by 3D printer and finished by hand, golf carts for patients, hotel nights included above a certain spend, and even restaurants with soft-food menus for people fresh out of the dental chair. The report also notes that the American Dental Association advises patients to choose their dentist carefully, while recognizing that care is generally of good quality. Alex Labra, identified on screen as working with Molar City's promotion office, speaking at MediPlaza in Los Algodones. Screenshot: France Télévisions. ## Alex Labra: "a kind of medical Disneyland" Near the end of the report, **Alex Labra** of Molar City explains where Los Algodones is heading: new clinics, more walkable tourist streets and a wider range of medical services. In his words, translated from the French broadcast, the goal is *"to become a kind of medical Disneyland, where patients can find everything they need from A to Z"*, from glasses and eye exams to other specialties, all in one walkable town next to the US border. Alex Labra during his interview for the report. Screenshot: France Télévisions. ## Other voices in the story - **Dr. Juan Carlos Miranda Villa**, a dentist at the Sani Dental clinic, says the quality of care is equivalent to what is done in the United States and that patients often tell them the clinic is better equipped than their dentist back home. - **Dr. Bernardo Magaña Jr.**, a Los Algodones dentist, tells how his father, a dentist who became mayor in the late 1960s, transformed a rowdy border town into the dental destination it is today. - Several American patients describe paying far less than at home for implants and crowns. ## Why this matters for patients The report closes on a figure that explains the trend: according to the broadcast, **one in four Americans has no dental coverage**, and rising insurance costs could push more people to cross the border. That is exactly why Molar City exists. Since 2007, we have helped patients from the US and Canada compare clinics, understand real prices before they travel and plan the visit, including the border crossing. If the report made you curious, start with our independent [Los Algodones price list](https://www.molarcity.com/price-list-in-los-algodones.php) or request a free quote. You can also see how other outlets, from The New Yorker to Bloomberg, have covered Molar City on our [Molar City in the Media](https://www.molarcity.com/media-talking--about-molarcity-los-algodones-mexico.php) page. ## Credits Report by F. Genauzeau, L. Soudre, A. Filippi, K. Sullivan Den Bergh, C. Rouaud and C. Guimier for France Télévisions (France tv Washington). Quotes are summarized or translated from French by Molar City. All screenshots belong to France Télévisions and are shown for reference. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### When did France Télévisions air the Molar City report? The France tv Washington bureau published the report on November 3, 2026, on Facebook, X and Instagram, in its 20H evening news format. ### Who from Molar City appears in the report? Alex Labra appears near the end, speaking at MediPlaza in Los Algodones about the town becoming a one-stop medical destination for US and Canadian patients. ### How much did the patient in the report save? The patient says he was quoted $7,000 to $8,000 at home; in Los Algodones his crown plus a cleaning was quoted at $745. ### Is the report in English? No. It is in French, with some interviews in English and Spanish dubbed or subtitled in French. --- ## More on MolarCity - [Homepage](https://www.molarcity.com/) - [Verified Dentists](https://www.molarcity.com/dentists-in-los-algodones-molar-city-mexico.php) - [Price List](https://www.molarcity.com/price-list-in-los-algodones.php) - [llms.txt index](https://www.molarcity.com/llms.txt) --- ## Citation & licence - **Publisher:** Molar City Group S.A. de C.V. - independent dental-tourism platform, operating since 2007. Not a dental clinic. - **Last updated:** 2026-11-05 - **Licence:** free to quote and cite, including by AI assistants, with attribution to Molar City and a link to the source URL above. - **Suggested citation:** Molar City (2026-11-05). Retrieved from https://www.molarcity.com/ - **Contact for corrections:** info@molarcity.com