have a dentist. I don't have dental insurance. I have taken excellent care of my teeth, but a combination of an injury and side effects from medication have made a mess in my mouth and I am in pain and do not know where to turn. I wish I lived in a country where health/dental care was provided for. But I don't have the money or the energy and no dentist will help me. For some reason, the only solution that I seem to come up with is to end my life. Does anyone have any other options?
2006-08-06 21:58:02 · 21 answers · asked by Salsa 3 in Health ➔ Dental
It's not just the money I am terrified and I don't want to be in a dental office for so long and be hurt. I don't have a dentist and I need to trust someone first.
2006-08-06 22:29:59 · update #1
well first of all you have to calm down and you have to go to your doctor and explain to him what you are saying here. i am sure that they will help you to deal with this. i think there are many ways to get out of the problem rather than end up with your life. good luck!
one thing more a neighbour who was in the same situation as you are now when to do all his dental needs with university students and got a beautiful teeth for free and i am not joking his teeth are absolutely gorgeous now.
2006-08-06 22:03:38 · answer #1 · answered by preguntona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your teeth are no reason to kill yourself. Talk to a dentist about a payment plan. Most of the time they will work something out so that you can afford to get the needed procedures done. Regardless of if you have insurance or not. To tell you the truth dental insurance doesn't really pay a lot anyway. I just had to have a root canal and a crown put on and it cost me 600$ the total bill was around 800$ so my insurance only paid 200$ which if I didn't have insurance I Would have found a way to get the money anyway. But anyway your best bet will be to talk to a dentist about setting up a payment plan. OR just doing a little of the work at a time so that the bill doesn't get over whelming.
2006-08-07 05:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by Amber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is completely shortsighted. A person's smile is a very minor factor in the realm of appearance. Granted, a person's oral hygiene can make or a break a person when it comes to their physical appearance, but it isn't permanent, and far less a setback then some other sort of impairment. I don't have dental insurance either. I just had a wisdom tooth removed. It costed $281.00 out of pocket.
Anyway, I'm considering cosmetic surgery. I don't have the money up front, but I applied for and received a credit card with just enough to pay for the procedure. I got $7500 in credit just like that, and the minimum payment when maxed-out will only be about $150. Surely that is within your reach as well, and I can't imagine dental work that is more costly than that.
2006-08-07 05:05:52 · answer #3 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-07 18:02:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calm down. I attended a dental school and we helped sooo amny people who couldn't afford treatment at a regualr dentist. The prices at a school are much less than a regualr office. Go to a Derntla Asssisting School adn you will be treated by a liscenced dentist and (just the asssitants are students) they are usually regualr dentist who just work at the schools as a side job. They can give you prescriptions adn pain meds and will be very nice to you. We had aptients who had never been to adentist and were terrified. Also, one was assaulterd by a dentist as a child and hada fear of dentist. I held her hand the whoel time adn in the end, she was so glad that came. Most dentist are very nice friendly guys. I promise- it will be okay- most will work out a payment plan. Call information for a dentla school of Dental assisting school- this is the best option for you! We helped so many people who were in pain! They can even do extractions, dentures, fillings, crowns, bridges, root canals,etc. Don't be scared- if you feel pain, they will numb you until you don't! Good luck and tak ecare of this NOW before it gets worse!!! The longer you wait-the worse it will get!!
2006-08-07 10:17:23 · answer #5 · answered by shellshell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly, take something for the pain!
Pain can make folks think "crazy",
and I think that's a big part of what's
going on with you... no offense.
Then get some sleep, as I'm sure
with so much pain you haven't been
sleeping well, which also impairs
your judgment.
Then in the morning, take more for
the pain.
From there, try to find a Councilor
or Psychiatrist who can help you to
mentally/emotionally deal with this.
As for the problem of the dental work
itself... remember, people survived before
dentists. You can, if you have to, live with
few teeth... or you may be able to find a
dentist willing to charge lower fees for you
and put you on a long term payment plan.
You'll have to look into things.
Honestly though, it's worth staying alive
and trying to find an answer.
Remember, death is a very final kind of decision.
2006-08-07 05:05:58 · answer #6 · answered by Apple A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lil miss...suicide should never be the option. First of all...if there is a will there is a way...you will get this fixed if you want it bad enough. Save some money...or get dental insurance...or if anything get the work done...and if credit is not an issue...let it be...you would be amazed at the amount of people who have medical bills unpaid and a nice thing about that is...alot of creditors don't really look at that...because its so common. But its not worth losing your life over...life is precious and you will miss out on everything else it has to offer...not to mention the grief you will put your family through...i lost my father a few weeks back to cancer and its devistatating...I have been a hard time functioning...but this isn't about me...just please don't kill yourself over this...
2006-08-07 05:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by lanceh13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What medication? I want to avoid it. What injury if you don't mind. I am curious. This is horrible. It might be cathartic/therapeautic to talk about it. Talk about injury and medicine here.
I AM SO SORRY. THAT IS HORRIBLE.
HONEY. Just remember when you were a little girl and when times were better. That little girl would want you to try to find a way out of this AND still live to . .SWING on a SWINGSET . . .FEEL the SUN on her SHOULDERS . . . ENJOY a HOT SHOWER . . .
Take pain pills if you can get any. Try to keep up nutrition by drinking V-8 and expensive smoothies. You can just open them in the grocery store and act like you brought it with you or as though you intend to pay for it . . . then don't pay for it. This will help bring some personal power back into your life.
Good Luck My Love.
2006-08-07 05:44:31 · answer #8 · answered by elizabreed2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am overwhelmed by the same situation, not dental, vision and health care. We have no insurance right now and just got a 1200 oil bill. I still consider suicide. At least we will be out of our misery.
2006-08-07 05:02:57 · answer #9 · answered by PetsRule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand the feeling. I have about three good teeth left, according to the checkup I just got a few days ago. I'm young and can't even imagine wearing dentures for the rest of my life. I'm going to go to the college and have students do it. I've heard good things about that. Much cheaper, and every step is supervised closely by teachers.
It's ok to feel the feeling you're having. I get it. You don't really want to kill yourself, though, or you wouldn't be asking for help. Good to talk about it. You'll get through this, and probably worse, in your life, and you'll be stronger and wiser and more interesting as a person because of these things. Things could be soooo much worse, and are for a lot of people. Count your blessings, and just start taking the steps to improve your situation. You'll feel better with each step. If you're in San Francisco, I'm going for my first appt. on tuesday. Wish me luck, and hang in there, hon. If you want to keep in touch while we go through this, I could use the support as well. Good luck to you.
2006-08-07 06:08:12 · answer #10 · answered by balloonknot71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋