Dental care for kids that come from a low income family
Right now it is just my son and I. My son is four and as not yet been able to see a dentist due to the fact that I have very little money and no dental insurance. The medical help I get only will pull teeth but for anything else I am stuck. Where can I go to get my son free dental care?
Thursday, Nov. 4th 2010 10:04 AM at 10:04 am
Since your son is a minor you may be able to get free dental care at any dental clinics that are near you. Also see about dental schools they will not always do things for free but they are much lower in their costs.
Thursday, Nov. 4th 2010 10:27 AM at 10:27 am
Well first off your son should have seen a dentist when he was one. So I hope he does not have any cavities that have gone on unchecked.
I hope you are not going to keep putting of his dental care until you find someone to do it for free. You need to take care of business. Take out a loan if you have or see about payment plan.
I have two children that are five and six and I get no help from anyone that I do not have to pay for. When it comes to my kids health and dental you bet that comes first.
Get a low cost dental insurance for you son I seen HMO dental insurance plans as low as 8.00 a month. You should be able to handle that.
Thursday, Nov. 4th 2010 10:34 AM at 10:34 am
I can understand hard times seems more and more people are having to struggle though to get by. Your son should see a dentist as soon as you are able to take him.
So tips: Getting a low cost dental insurance plans is a good idea. HMO are low in cost and normally will offer free preventive care. Make sure you read the plans terms and conditions to know your coverages. And make sure they have a dentist in the network that will see two year olds.
Same with dental discount plans they are low cost dental plans that will help you save money off your son dental care.
You can try to see about dental school but from my experience it hard to get them to see very young children for anything more then just a basic preventive care.
Look to see if you do have any dental clinics in your area. They will sometimes offer free dental care and will adjust there cost based income and what you can afford to pay.