Hello I dont have insurance and I need some dental work as well as vision. Any advise on a good dental benefit plan (not insurance) the discounted cards? I need some gum work, whitening, maybe pull one, and fixing a chip (front tooth). Thanks for all answers
2007-01-23 11:02:39 · 6 answers · asked by john g 1 in Health ➔ Dental
I feel your pain. I have always had beautiful teeth but bad genetics put my smile at risk and I was devastated. Some dentists were giving me estimates of $14,000.00! We, (my husband and myself) ended up taking a loan out for $5,000.00 a few years back to complete the work I needed..and that didn't include the bottom teeth! So, I know where you're coming from.
You might want to try calling a few of the dental schools in your area. The work is done by the students, but only the ones ready to graduate and an experienced dentist/doctor over sees all of their work. Because they are still students it is done at greatly reduced prices. I've used this myself for several years now and, I'm happy to say, have always been happy with the work I've had done. It may take a little longer to get an appt, and the students take longer than a dentist with experience, but to me it was worth it. Just a thought.
Good luck!
(As far as vision goes, sorry, I got nothin')
2007-01-23 11:26:48 · answer #1 · answered by N0_white_flag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
best thing to do is to visit a few dental offices, they will have listings and advertisements there of plans that they take. This will also give you an idea of what plans are the most above board as a reputable office wont have business relations that may lead to unhappy customers.
on the matter of vision, stay away from pearle vision and other chains of the like. Sears and Costco have some of the best non insurance prices.
2007-01-23 11:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by Duane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best individual policy is offered by Anthem. You can go to anthem.com to get info, but know that no insurance will cover whitening. The discount cards are not very good and most dentist don't accept them. You can get a credit card thru CareCredit.com and they have programs for 6,12 or 18 months with no financing. Good luck and I hope that helps.
2007-01-23 11:19:30 · answer #3 · answered by Kitt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check your local colleges to see if they offer dental programs. I'm not sure what extent of work the students can do, but I do know that they offer the basics such as cleaning for a minimal fee. You will have to ask about other work. Allow yourself plenty of time though as it is a teaching environment and student's work needs to be checked. Sounds to me like your stuff is pretty basic. Otherwise, most cities offer free clinics. Check your local yellow pages.
2007-01-23 11:54:07 · answer #4 · answered by margarita 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try dentalplans.com, I use them.
2007-01-23 11:10:40 · answer #5 · answered by onlyget1shot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-23 11:08:02 · answer #6 · answered by troble # one? 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋