I am 20 years old and make about 0/week (bi-weekly checks vary from about 0-520 after taxes).
I am in desperate need of health insurance and I badly need dental coverage. This is horrible, but I need at least 5 fillings maybe more. I have weak enamel and I am prone to cavities.
As you can tell I don’t make a hell of a lot of money (and I work almost every day, but of course my hours were recently cut because the owner decided to hire a family member and pay them twice as much to sit on their *** and tell me to do the stuff I already do on my own initiative, then ***** that payroll is too high)
I have to pay car insurance and constant car repairs until I can just replace it with one that won’t need so much tlc and money. This makes it pretty hard to save when I keep on paying to fix things.
I have a phone bill to pay as well and I do not have a house phone so it is necessary to keep in touch with family and work.
Please help me figure out how to get the best coverage possible that will be affordable on a teeny budget. I really am in desperate need.

to make things even worse, my wisdom teeth are coming in and messing with my teeth and ruining all the work and money from my braces

THANKS SO MUCH!

I dont know what to do its killing me that this is happening

please help

I just went to a dentist a few weeks ago & I was miserable with him. I had the x-rays & the examination. I wanted my cavities filled.
He had zero personality so rather than go back, I just went to a new one today & scheduled an appt. for the morning. I explained that I have gone through & paid for the initial consultation with someone else. I will have to pay for another exam, but they are allowing me to bring my x-rays I have with me. Things is, I have no idea what this is going to cost me for 3 fillings. 0? 00? I just don’t know what to expect. Any help is appreciated.

I am 20 years old and make about 0/week (bi-weekly checks vary from about 0-520 after taxes).
I am in desperate need of health insurance and I badly need dental coverage. This is horrible, but I need at least 5 fillings maybe more. I have weak enamel and I am prone to cavities.
As you can tell I don’t make a hell of a lot of money (and I work almost every day, but of course my hours were recently cut because the owner decided to hire a family member and pay them twice as much to sit on their ass and tell me to do the stuff I already do on my own initiative, then bitch that payroll is too high)
I have to pay car insurance and constant car repairs until I can just replace it with one that won’t need so much tlc and money. This makes it pretty hard to save when I keep on paying to fix things.
I have a phone bill to pay as well and I do not have a house phone so it is necessary to keep in touch with family and work.
Please help me figure out how to get the best coverage possible that will be affordable on a teeny budget. I really am in desperate need.

Thank you so much!
to make things even worse, my wisdom teeth are coming in and messing with my teeth and ruining all the work and money from my braces

I dont know what to do its killing me that this is happening

please help

I basically maxed out my dental insurance I have with my job because I had my wisdom teeth pulled. I still need different things done like filling cavities and a cap. I need to find another affordable insurance company to sign up for quickly so I do not cause too much harm to my teeth. Ive had painful tooth aches to the point that I have had to get root canals and have teeth pulled so I am really hoping to find something quick before it ever gets that bad. Please help!

I heard that there is a treatment some dentists are offering and they will completely knock you out before filling cavities,root canals etc. I am so frightened of the dentist I am willing to pay extra money for this.What is the name of this? Will insurance pay for part of it? Thanks for any info!!

My daughter is 4 years old and been doing teeth cleaning and check up regularly since she was one year old. She is not afraid of the dentist. Unfortunately we were not able to visit the dentist for half a year and she developed 2 big cavities on her upper back teeth that needs to be treated. She is happy going to the dentist and will sit on the dental chair on her own. She will open her mouth but wont let anything put inside it. The dentist tried to convince her for about 30 minutes- no crying , she enjoyed sitting on the dental chair, she told the dentist that she will have her teeth treated when she turned 5 yrs old- the dentist gave up and told me to make another appointment .

We tried to convince her that the procedure does not hurt, the dentist will just brush out the bad cavity. Her sister- 5 yrs old- who went the same treatment even testified that the water used for gargling is grape flavor and it doesnt hurt.
And I bribed her that if she will let the dentist treat her teeth- I would buy her a bike. I am thinking of holding a fake birthday party so she will be 5- then we can have her teeth treated. For the last few days , I have been talking about this teeth treatment in preparation for the next dental appointment , and she said she does not want to hear anything about it anymore. I fear that she might develop fear of the dentist so I stopped. We have the next dental appointment tomorrow. Any suggestion please?

I am young, and a veteran so I have never ever had to pay for dental care so I don’t have anything to compare it too. I have whatever the basic plan is that is through the army. Is this a good plan? As far as out of pocket expenses. Is there anything I should know? I need to get 2 cavities filled, one crown and two wisdom teeth removed.

I have a problem right now with my teeth, need two root canal and 7 cavities, which the dentist estimate in 00. Should i get a dental insurance and which? Blue Cross, Delta Dental…. or suggestions.

Dental Insurance coverage, Who has the best plan?
I have a problem right now with my teeth, need two root canal and 7 cavities, which the dentist estimate in 00. Should i get a dental insurance and which? Blue Cross, Delta Dental…. or suggestions.

I always switch dentists after every cleaning, because they always lie to me. Without fail, they tell me i have at least 2 cavities (i don’t have any) and each dentist tells me these phantom cavities are in different teeth.

Why do these vile frauds want to drill holes in perfectly good teeth and fill them full of friggin mercury?

Shouldn’t dentists be thrown in prison for this?

I am a full time student/ mom w/o health insurance. I need a lot of dental work done. I need two crowns, all four wisdom teeth removed, and 18 cavities, and two possible root canals. I have not been to the dentist in 8 years and I had NO idea my teeth were so bad. The dental office I went to told me it would cost about 5,000 not including my wisdom teeth because I need an oral surgeon for that. Can anyone help me? I am looking for an office on a sliding income scale or anything to help. My husband and I our income is 0.00 over the allotted income for AHCCCS. Please please help me I am in great need!

I am a full time student/ mom w/o health insurance. I need a lot of dental work done. I need two crowns, all four wisdom teeth removed, and 18 cavities, and two possible root canals. I have not been to the dentist in 8 years and I had NO idea my teeth were so bad. The dental office I went to told me it would cost about 5,000 not including my wisdom teeth because I need an oral surgeon for that. Can anyone help me? I am looking for an office on a sliding income scale or anything to help. My husband and I our income is 0.00 over the allotted income for AHCCCS. Please please help me I am in great need!

Due to insurance reasons I saw a new dentist before getting fillings from the old one. I told him my last dentist said I had two cavities and agreed, sorta. Are dentists like car mechanics making up problems to bring in the money?
So how do I find an honest dentist?

I haven’t been to the dentist in a few years and now I really need to go. I probably have at least a few cavities and may need some crowns and/or root canals. I don’t have any dental insurance so I would like to pay as little as possible while at the same time getting quality care.

Can anyone recommend a good dental discount plan or dental insurance plan that I could buy that would take effect immediately? I also need to find a good dentist locally (Austin, TX) - so can anyone recommend a dentist or tell me a good place to look for one online? Thanks.

PLEASE don’t spam me with your paid links. I don’t want people to advertise their websites here. I want PERSONAL experiences. If you can’t do that, don’t bother responding.

I haven’t been to the dentist in a few years and now I really need to go. I probably have at least a few cavities and may need some crowns and/or root canals. I don’t have any dental insurance so I would like to pay as little as possible while at the same time getting quality care.

Can anyone recommend a good dental discount plan or dental insurance plan that I could buy that would take effect immediately? I also need to find a good dentist locally (Austin, TX) - so can anyone recommend a dentist or tell me a good place to look for one online? Thanks.
Wow can I get responses that aren’t spam? Thanks.

as good as getting dental care from a regular dental clinic and getting worked on by experienced dentists, especially when it comes to cleanings and filling cavities? I know it is more affordable to have student dentists work on me, but is it just as good? Where I go, they do have experienced dentist supervising everyone.

I haven’t been to the dentist in a few years and now I really need to go. I probably have at least a few cavities and may need some crowns and/or root canals. I don’t have any dental insurance so I would like to pay as little as possible while at the same time getting quality care.

Can anyone recommend a good dental discount plan or dental insurance plan that I could buy that would take effect immediately? I also need to find a good dentist locally (Austin, TX) - so can anyone recommend a dentist or tell me a good place to look for one online? Thanks.

I got some dental fillings for cavities 4-5 months ago. I think I felt them right after the operation but within maybe a couple of days I didn’t feel anything, and I don’t think I feel any difference now. I also periodically get pain where one of the fillings were - I’d feel some pain for a few days and then it disappears for a month or so. Does that mean I need to get it checked again and possibly refilled?

Hello,

I am a FT college student who also works FT that doesn’t have a lot of money. I don’t have medical or dental, but am in need of dental work (cavities, root canal, etc.) and even if I could afford the insurance plans out there, they don’t cover much if anything.

I have searched the internet over and over but can’t find anything that leads me to a phone number for low income dental care for people like me. I keep finding stuff that states that the programs exist here, but no names or contact information.

I’m really frustrated and hoping for some advice.

I don’t have dental insurance. Nor am I by any means rich (work for a church). I had to find a new dentist in metro Boston (I’ve been in Boston for 6 years now and was still flying to Maryland to see my family’s dentist every 6 months…). I did my research and found a dentist who participated in a dental discount network to help defray the no-insurance expense.

I knew I had two cavities from my previous dentist. I had them filled by the new dentist. New guy said there was a 50/50 chance that one of the cavities he filled would need a root canal. A week later I was in serve pain and needed a root canal (,000 + another ,000 to have a crown on afterwords).

New dentist also said I had three small cavities that should be filled, but not to worry none of them were near the root. Knowing that small cavities become big ones, become root canals - I had them filled. Now one of those cavities is showing the same pain symptoms of the other cavity that needed a root canal. I absolutely don’t have another ,000 to pay for it.

I may be reaching, but I’m questioning if this new dentist has filled these cavities in such a way to make the chance of needing a root canal higher (after all he gets the $$ for doing the crowns). i.e. Is he drilling deeper than necessary (making the opportunity to disturb/infect the root more likely?).

The combination of a few things have made me skeptical about his competence: 1) he participates in this discount network (wouldn’t a good dentist not need to offer discounts?) 2) the office is rarely busy and they always seem to have openings the next day, week, whenever 3) it’s not the nicest, cleanest office 4) i found zero information on this dentist (albeit positive or negative) 5) I’M IN PAIN

Should I see another dentist and ask if these cavities have been properly filled (which will cost more $$$)? Should I confront the dentist? Meanwhile, I’m in constant dull pain, ,700 in the hole from dental work (potentially ,700) and NONE of these teeth hurt to begin with. I feel like I’ve been taken advantage of, knowing that I want to keep my teeth in good condition and being squeezed for ever non-insured penny I have. It’s keeping me up at night (the money and the feeling of being ripped off). I’ll have to sell my car in order to have ANOTHER root canal done.

What do I do?

I have cavities that I need filled and one really sensitive tooth, but I don’t have the money to pay for it all. I’m planning on getting insurance through Humana Dental, but even with it I can’t afford it. What are the chances of getting a payment plan with insurance?

Just to check your teeth & clean them. (Including 2 xrays) bitewings. to check for cavities.

hello I would like to take care of some cavities, I’m an individual with no dental insurance whatsoever, I would like to know which would be cheaper? to get a filling w/o insurance, to get an dental discount plan thingy? or to go to the dentist without either?

im 17. i dont have insurance because my dad is unemployed and its too expensive to go to the dentist for me. what do i do? i have cavities and its been really painful. I dont have much money to pay for it.

I am so dissatisfied with the dentists on the Aetna DMO network in Northern Virginia. I have been to so many and each one tells me a different story about my teeth and what needs to be done. I know I have 2 cavities that need to be taken care of asap. I also know that I would need a crown for each of them. The dentists so far have said I need to do ‘6 root canals’, and another dentist says that I have ‘half a dozen cavities but no root canals. Today the same dentist tells me I have only 3 cavities and nothing else. Two crowns became 3 crowns within the span of 2 weeks etc…
Either these dentists can’t read the xrays or they want to rip off the patients. I was told my gums are sensitive and I would need to treat them first before my cavities.
I have no bleeding, no pain or any such symptoms that would show sensitive gums. I feel so misled.
I want to know how much it would cost for me to buy individual dental insurance. Also if you know a dentist who is genuine, pls let me know tx