Any free dental care in Greensboro,NC?
2007-02-09 07:02:50 · 7 answers · asked by marie 1 in Health ➔ Dental
check with the public health department
2007-02-09 07:08:44 · answer #1 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your local or state dental association and and see if there are any dentists who provide free or reduced cost care for low-income, disabled or senior patients.
Call your local health department and ask about health centers that provide dental care for free or on a sliding scale.
Your local United Way may also be aware of such a clinic. In some areas, you can reach them now by dialing 2-1-1 for "non-emergency information."
Go to a dental school, if there is one near you, for reduced costs.
If you are a senior citizen, call your local Area Agency on Aging or Office on Aging. If you can not find a listing in your local phone book on the "County Government" pages (usually marked with blue borders), call toll-free 1-800-677-1116 to find how to contact the Area Agency on Aging serving you.
Check http://www.toothwoman.net to see if low-cost or free dental services are available near you.
Check http://bphc.hrsa.gov and choose "Find a Health Center" to see if there is a low-cost clinic near you.
Check http://www.nfdh.org/DDS.html to see if your state has a "Donated Dental Services" program. D.D.S. is designed to locate dentists who will give free care to patients who are financially compromised due to medical problems. This is a process that will take a couple of months to get your information and then arrange for someone to see you. Not all states have D.D.S. programs.
I personally offer free care or reduced fee care or "overlook the bill" care when I know the exact circumstances of a person's financial position. If they have had a medical hardship, for instance, I am sympathetic. You can't come in just looking for free care, though. You have to come in with the intentions of doing the best you can and then I decide exactly how I am going to handle the financial aspect. I can usually tell who is actually trying to pay and who simply wants to skip out on me. I do not usually consider smokers to be in financial need, though. If they can find a couple thousand dollars a year for cigarettes, they could find the same amount of money and fix almost any dental problem. Maybe you can find a local dentist who has the same attitude.
2007-02-09 12:58:41 · answer #2 · answered by Jess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your claims are actually not so factual. They really don't get all the stuff that you mentioned because they don't have an ID or Social security or any identification in the first place. There's no such thing as free college because they cannot get government aid for school. I do agree that many of them do get free food from organizations, but that is up to the church or organization to give and does not come from the government. "Filling as many as 7shopping carts of food..." ha, common, lets be real here. Not to judge, but I think that you are not well informed and are just judging from your particular point of view.
2016-03-28 23:51:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open your phone book and give your local dental college a call. Many students NEED the training. If you're willing to be a guinea pig for young students to learn with, there you go.
2007-02-09 07:06:58 · answer #4 · answered by Brutally Honest 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. Many dentist offices are willing to set up a payment plan if you do not have insurance.
2007-02-09 07:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by rachel_ksr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look for a university....look for dental students
2007-02-09 07:38:24 · answer #6 · answered by max h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no their isn`t
2007-02-09 07:07:17 · answer #7 · answered by Dr Universe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋