1. The dental school approach may work but can take months -- it's a waiting list. You may have to do some legwork, calling around, etc--but if it's desperately needed I'd go in person and see if they can move you up the list faster.
2. I'd go in person to one dentist office after another until one can do a payment plan. Let them know you can only afford to pay back $X per month, $25, $40, $50, whatever you can afford.
Stress that it's needed, and you have no where else to turn/no other option.
If it's cosmetic -- for braces, chips, etc -- I'd tell the office that you literally want to take your life if you can't get help as you're so depressed about it that you can't live this way anymore.
I'm a student, I don't have health ins, but because I cash pay my dentist..I get cleanings/exams/xray for less than $150--if I needed a payment plan they would have helped even for this small amount.
My brother got braces..I think it was $2,000. The payment per month were less than $100.
Is this a good plan to get my teeth fixed?
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1. The dental school approach may work but can take months -- it's a waiting list. You may have to do some legwork, calling around, etc--but if it's desperately needed I'd go in person and see if they can move you up the list faster.
2. I'd go in person to one dentist office after another until one can do a payment plan. Let them know you can only afford to pay back $X per month, $25, $40, $50, whatever you can afford.
Stress that it's needed, and you have no where else to turn/no other option.
If it's cosmetic -- for braces, chips, etc -- I'd tell the office that you literally want to take your life if you can't get help as you're so depressed about it that you can't live this way anymore.
I'm a student, I don't have health ins, but because I cash pay my dentist..I get cleanings/exams/xray for less than $150--if I needed a payment plan they would have helped even for this small amount.
My brother got braces..I think it was $2,000. The payment per month were less than $100.