My girlfriend needs her wisdom teeth out and doesn’t have dental insurance. Whats the best option?
Mу girlfriend needs hеr wisdom teeth out. Thе thing іѕ, ѕhе οnlу hаѕ health insurance аnd hеr employer doesn’t offer dental. Hοw much wουld removing 4 wisdom teeth normally cost? (local anesthesia) Alѕο аrе thеrе аnу dental plans thаt wουld hеlр hеr wіth thіѕ аnd give hеr basic coverage without gobbling hеr paycheck? Shе lives іn MD ѕο іt wουld hаνе tο bе available thеrе.
Hi!
I used to work in a medical office so I know a bit about what a financial stress it can be!
There is this awesome thing that you can apply for called Care Credit. Basically you apply online (really quick process) and they approve you for a certain limit. You can pay it off monthly with NO INTEREST I think for 24 months. I’ve had several patients go on it and never had a problem with it. You should try it.
http://www.CareCredit.com/dentistry I think is the right website. You can find more information on there about it. It’s awesome and won’t eat up her pay check! Good luck and I hope everything works out fine. Even if you don’t want to do CareCredit, I’d look it up anyway, it’s worth it. Good luck!
Nicole
I would encourage you to visit this site: http://www.healthsavings.ourperfectcard.com I signed up online over 5 years ago now and they have saved me thousands of dollars since. I Paid only $400 to have mine taken out. From xrays, exams, cleanings…etc. All service are included in this very affordable plan. They even had my benefits active in 2 hours and was able to use it the very same day. hope this helps.
http://www.teethwhiten.com/?aid=837402
It cost nearly $200-$400 for each tooth depending upon the type of extraction. There are various types of extraction ie surgical, full boney, partial boney or roots etc. If you do not have insurance then you can try some dental school near you where they charge less as they teach the budding oral surgeons. For finding more on tooth extraction you can read the following very informative website
http://www.identalhub.com/ArticleSubCategories.aspx?ArticleCategoryId=27&Name=Tooth%20Extraction
I had mine taken out on Wednesday. (It hurts like hell btw) For removing all 4 of my wisdom teeth it was around $900 (I think), don’t have insurance, plus whatever the Vicadin costs. That is w/o insurance.
most dental surgeons will work out a payment plan where you regular dentist won’t.
If there is a dental school in your area, that would be a place to start. Dental schools have low-cost clinics. And there is always the option of working out a payment plan with the dental surgeon as has already been suggested.