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I need to find an affordable dentist for my dad. He is 63 and has a terrible toothache, but he\u2019s also unemployed and on state insurance, which doesn\u2019t provide dental coverage. Obviously, with the unemployment, he can\u2019t really afford to have the tooth fixed, which is terrible. He keeps trying to live with it, thinking he\u2019ll just fix it when he gets back on his feet again, but I\u2019m really worried that it\u2019s infected and that it\u2019s getting worse. How do I find an affordable dentist who will help him?<\/p>\n

Jim<\/p>\n

Dear Jim,<\/p>\n

There are a lot of ways you can find an affordable dentist<\/a> and it sounds like your dad needs to get in as soon as possible. Anytime there\u2019s extreme pain, it is a dental emergency. If it\u2019s an infection, it will get worse and spread, so it\u2019s good that you\u2019re looking into options. I’m not trying to scare you, but people still die from tooth infections. I’m only saying that so you’ll have an understanding that it cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n

The fastest way to get him treatment is to call around and see who offers payment plans. Some offices will provide in-house financing, but a lot of them are offering things like Care Credit, which is financing through a company that only helps people with medical bills. They usually have a deal where, if you pay off the balance in six months or less, you don\u2019t even have to pay interest on it. If you find an office that does either one of these things, any office can instantly become an affordable dentist and he can get treatment right away.<\/p>\n

Depending on the severity of the pain and how long it has been going on, you could look into dental insurance plans as well. When you do self-pay on the policy, it may kick in right away, but be sure that the plan doesn\u2019t have any kinds of waiting periods. These are clauses that some insurance companies stick in there that say the insured party cannot have a specific kind of treatment for a certain number of months after signing up with a policy. You might see waiting periods of 6-12 months or more on \u201cmajor\u201d services, which generally include extractions and root canals. \u00a0Always read the fine print, but you can find him a policy that only runs $30 a month or so and may cut the fees he pays in half or even more, depending on what he needs to have\u00a0done.<\/p>\n

If he\u2019s in a real bind, have him visit his primary care physician. Although a doctor won\u2019t treat dental needs, he can assess it and determine if he thinks it\u2019s infected. If it is, he\u2019ll be able to prescribe antibiotics, which should be covered under his state medical care. This won\u2019t fix the problem, but it will buy him a little bit of time to work out which affordable dentist he\u2019s going to see and how he\u2019ll cover the expenses.<\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by Dr. Ryan Noah<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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