My brother has a serious dental condition. He has no insurance, no money, and also suffers from mental illness so he has been unable to work for quiet some time. He went to the ER a week ago about his teeth/gums, and they worked with him, and found that he has a serious gum disease that is going to begin spreading first to his sinuses, and then to his brain, which will kill him in a matter of months.
He needs 20,000 for the procedure. I am trying my hardest to find a way to get him the money he needs. No one else in our family will help him and I don't have enough money to live on, so I am trying to find what kind of grant and government opitions are available for him? Where do i begin? please help......... i cant lose my brother, he is all i have.
Any helpful responses are appreciated and i thank you in advance.
2007-12-29 11:11:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
he has a mental illness but isnt retarded... would they still welcome him?
2007-12-29 11:48:16 · update #1
I've never heard of a life-threatening dental condition that costs 20 grand to fix! He could have severe gum disease, he could have an abcess, and yes, they can be life-threatening in EXTREME cases (not usually) but this can usually be resolved by simply extracting the tooth w/ the infection/abcess.
Granted, this sucks that poor people lose teeth while others w/ ins/money can afford rootcanals and crowns etc, but I doubt he'll DIE...
I'm afraid I need more details. please find out the name of the condition, the town and doctor who diagnosed it and email me directly. I"ll see if i can help...
2007-12-29 12:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by drswansondds 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 14:13:40 · answer #2 · answered by planck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact a United Cerebral Palsy Association near you... they have dental clinics that treat those with 'special needs', as your brother has... He should be eligible for Medicaid, which all the UCP's nationwide accept as a form of payment.
Best of luck to you~
*Edited to say that UCP accepts anyone with any kind of disability, whether it be mental or physical....feel free to email me..
2007-12-29 11:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by CDA~NY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋