What are dentists doing for the elderly that cannot afford to get their teeth fi!


Question: What are dentists doing for the elderly that cannot afford to get their teeth fixed!?
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They are doing nothing for them!. That's why so many are going to Mexico to have dental work done!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Whether an elderly person or a young one should not go to a dentist, if he cannot afford to pay for the treatment!. The dentists are ruthless and never oblige an indigent patient!. If a person with dental problems cannot afford the treatment in America, he had better visit India, get treated and fly back to his land and that would be much cheaper proposition!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

dentistry is a business like any other!. What is East Side Marios doing for old people who can't afford pasta!? What is Budweiser doing for old people that can't afford beer!? I don't see why people expect a discount or a free ride because noone else is going to give you one!. Its funny how people will roll up to the gas pump and put in $70 a week but think they don't have any money for their healthWww@Answer-Health@Com

I accepted welfare for 5 years (I don't anymore for mutiple reasons not to be discussed here)!. The cost to make a denture for person in the USA with welfare is $6

$2 per tooth extraction
$2-3 per filling
$0!.50 per xray
$9-root canal treatment, post, and crown

yes the insurance would pay us more!.

That's right, six not sixty dollars!. $3 for the top and $3 for the bottom!.

i also accepted sliding fee schedules which means we would adjust our fee schedule based on income and WIC poverty level guidelines!. We were a nonprofit dental clinic!.

there are clinics out there you just have to look and travel to get to them!. Call your local welfare office for a listing of dentists and specialists that take welfare and/or have a sliding fee schedule!.
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I work in a practice that sees mostly geriatric patients!.!.!.!.
The ones who have maintained regular dental care through the years have minor problems here and there and over a year average $300-$500 for an annual bill!.!.!.!.!.the ones who have been lax are hit with costs for crowns and root canals or partials or bridges!.!.!.!.!.that is when it gets pricey!.!.!.!.!.

The moral: Visit your dentist regularly!.!.!.!.insurance or not!.!.!.!.the moderate costs now will save you down the road and protect what you have!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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