My daughter has no dental insurance were she works and she needs at least two root canals.?
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 at
7:33 pm
We live in Portland Oregon and I was wondering if anyone else doesnt have insurance what do they do about dental work? We do have a denatl school but Im not sure if they do a good job because she has been there before when she was little and they botched the job?
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Sorry about your daughter’s situation.
Hard to advise you from ‘across the pond’ as we live in the U.K.
Re: DENTAL HEALTH … We are very lucky to be National Health Service patients, registered with the same dentist since 1978, so that he has kept us on his list (we have become friends in all that time!).
Many people in the U.K. cannot find a dentist that will give them ‘free’ or ‘NHS subsidised’ treatment.
Private fees are astronomical to ordinary folk so we tend to revert to visiting Dental (Teaching) Hospitals where the treatment may not be up to Private standards, but is generally adequate, if you don’t mind receiving injections and treatment from relatively inexperienced students!
I watched "First Do No Harm" the other night (Meryl Streep / Fred Ward / Seth Adkins) and was, as ever, horrified at what American citizens have to cope with when they are too well off to get ‘relief’ but not well off enough to be fully insured, or able to meet all their costs with, or without, insurance!
Our N.H.S. is very far from perfect, but it is still, mostly, FREE and based almost entirely on patients’ NEEDS, not (at all!) on their MEANS!
Best wishes,
OLLY x
[My family's experiences of the NHS have ranged from O.K. to incredibly good over the past 30 years - we wonder why so many U.K. people can only kick holes in the NHS!]
I would encourage you to visit this website.
http://www.healthsavings.ourperfectcard.com
I signed up with them online over 2 years ago for all my dentistry work without age limits. They have helped me save thousands of dollars from extractions, root canals, cleanings etc… I know for a fact that all services are included especially orthodontics and cosmetic surgery in the benefits. They had my membership active in 2 hours and was able to use the same day. I am very thankful that I found them. They shoud be in your are since they are nation wide
Good Luck. Hope this helps
there are dental offices that offer financing and payment plans, other than a dental schol that is the only other option I can think of
You should try going to a major dental school. Usually, dental schools charge less for dental treatment and they will assist you with affordable payment plans
Personally, I’m currently getting my dental treatment at the University of Michigan Dental School and I get dental treatments at a much cheaper cost than a traditional dental office.
Good Luck
Managed Dental Care Plans: Your dentist receives some money each month from your insurance company. In turn, your dentist must meet all or any of your dental requirements within an agreed time frame. The problem that these plans have is that the dentists your insurance company chooses can have one clinic, making it difficult for you to meet the appointments. http://www.freewebs.com/getanswer/DentalInsurancePolicies.html