No dental insurance and getting a root canal?
i mіght need a root canal….i аm scared bесаυѕе іt wіll cost a lot аnd wе cant really afford іt. Mу dad ѕауѕ іf i hаνе one wе wіll hаνе tο gеt thе tooth pulled…i аm 17 аnd very self concious οf thаt…..іѕ thеrе аnу alternatives tο pay fοr thіѕ?
Well, I know that there are a lot of free clinic services. I’m not sure exactly where you are located but if you search free clinic services (zip code) you should get a good start.
Best,
San Diego FTA
http://www.sdfta.com
there are 2 things you can do
sleep with the dentist
or do it yourslef
If the dentist won’t work with you on setting up a payment plan, you could check and see if there is a dental school around that will do it for cheaper. There’s a dental school near where I work and I know a number of people that have went there to save money. Also, might want to check and use your networking contacts to see if anyone might know a dentist who would be willing to work on the payment situation with you. Hope this helps.
You could go to the dental school and hope you get a student that knows what they are doing.
Or, if you go to a large enough dentist office, they should be able to give you information on what kind of financing they have, or if they have anything special for low income/insuranceless patients.
They did this for me at UPMC, where if you make less than 75,000 dollars a year, they write off your bills for a year after you get approved and also bills from a year before you get approved.
you’ll have to go with the flo and see what happens
Thier is this place called care credit http://www.carecredit .com and you can get finaced with very affordable monthly payments.
Root canals cost between 1000.00-1200.00 when paying in cash.
You may also want to have your dad check into any dental colleges they may offer root canal services or can refer you to a dentist in your area that also do in house financing.
When you are in the chair tell the dentist these things and tell him you are worried about losing the tooth……….ask for his help. He might be able to either set up a payment plan or hook you up with a reputable dental school where you can get it done cheaper or possibly free. Good luck
If you have any universities with dental schools near you, their cost is generally very low, cost of materials. The down side is that you have to get into the program. They will give you a very thorough exam, evaluate you for all work that you might need to have done, and schedule you with dental students. You can get some good work done very cheaply. Everything is done under supervision. The downside is that it may take a while to get into the program and scheduled for the dental work.
Go to http://www.mybenefitsplus.com/SGregory344 the plan is 19.95/mo. for entire family.
Good Luck
I paid only $350 for mine because of this great plan I signed up for online over 7 years ago http://www.healthsavings.ourperfectcard.com
Check them out, they could help