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Nov 19, 2025, 12:53 PM
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My wife needs dental work that was priced at more than $20000. Even when I was working, I couldn't imagine how to pay for it.
Now that I'm out-of-work and without unemployment benefits, I feel hopeless. Has anyone been able to get help for dental care, perhaps through a philanthropic grant? I do have dental insurance, but it maxes out at $2000.
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Nov 19, 2025, 01:29 PM
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I sympathize dentistry in America is a real rip off. They charge what they want and there’s no oversight. I was only able to pay mine becouse of my inheritance.
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Nov 19, 2025, 07:55 PM
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I went to As pen dental. Cost 500.00, then they told me 2000.00 more. I called my previous dentist, who said just a good cleaning, maybe two sessions. His total cost 150.00. Make sure you are dealing with honest people
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Nov 19, 2025, 08:10 PM
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You can marry the person that works in billing and get a family discount (at least at the oral surgeon’s)
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#5
Nov 20, 2025, 05:46 AM
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What dental work does she need? I’d seek second opinion. I had lots of dental work done but it was spread out, not all at once.
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Nov 20, 2025, 01:40 PM
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Nov 20, 2025, 01:48 PM
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My wife's front teeth are falling out, so the recommendation is to remove them and make partial dentures that would be held in with a total of five new implants, two on top and three on the bottom. She already has one on top that has a temporary "flipper." My wife is very jittery and anxious and in chronic pain. And the pain treatment folks want to stop opioids. So any extra effort (like a second opinion) is too much. I'm too overwhelmed to take over at this point.
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Nov 20, 2025, 01:53 PM
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Nov 20, 2025, 02:41 PM
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Dentists piss me off. Mine has a picture of himself heli skiing in Alaska in his office. I can't afford a lift ticket to the mountain 10 miles from my mom's unless I get hired there or do this thing called trespassing
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Nov 20, 2025, 05:20 PM
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Nov 20, 2025, 08:25 PM
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Nov 25, 2025, 09:09 PM
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Nov 26, 2025, 03:30 AM
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There are crowdfunding websites for this sort of thing. It is used for all sorts of expenses such as funerals, medical expenses etc. They are basically fund raising sites for inidividuals facing burdensome expenses.
Probably the best known is Gofundme.com. |
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Nov 27, 2025, 07:36 PM
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Thank you, @RockyRoad007. I think I'll pay the oral surgeon with the Care Credit card. At that point I'll know the full amount and provide a good proposal and accounting for it.
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