What do you do when you need dental work done but have no insurance?

Question

I have a really good friend who needs his wisdom tooth pulled. Unfortunately he has no insurance and it is $700 to get it pulled. He doesn't have a lot of money so he doesn't know what to do, after he pays his bills he isn't left with much else. Does anyone have any suggestions...safe suggestions?

Answer 1

Yes, Have him check with the Department of Family and Children Services. If that does not work then search for a Medical School that provides dental work. They do it at a DEEP Discount. Also, he can probrably get financing for it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I went to mexico to have a tooth pulled. I paid $35. I don't recommend doing what I did though. I knew the dentist that pulled my tooth. You can't always trust dr's or dentists down in mexico because some are not licensed to practice but somehow they do. Hopefully you can find a clinic that will let him make payments. Goodluck!

Answer 4

Have your friend contact the local dental school, they offer reduced rates for dental work. They are well monitored by instructors and it help you and the student. It may take a bit longer than the average Dentist but for the discount rate who could complain?
Good luck

Answer 5

He should see about a payment plan or maybe he could inquire at the nearest dental school to get a break on the cost of the work to be done.

Answer 6

Sometimes there are programs where they have a dentist who does work at no cost or almost no cost for people in circumstances like you describe. Talk with a church in town or your local goodwill store. If no such program exists, he might try checking with local dentists who might be willing to take a very small monthly payment.

Answer 7

There is a dental credit program called "Care Credit" it worked for me and allowed me to receive 3500 in medical related only credit and I had crummy credit at the time. go to google and put in care credit. It should be enough and the payments are very low. So good luck to ya !

Answer 8

He could try going to a dental hosppital where they train dentists. I had some dental work done for free this way, and it is always supervised by qualified personelle.

Answer 9

YES!
most health departments have a dentist that does dental work on a 'sliding scale' which basically means he pays whatever he can afford.

if the health department in your county don't have one they should be able to direct you to some help

Answer 10

Call around to dentists, or the dental school if you have one nearby. I think you will be surprised at the differences in price.