I got a quote at the dentist that my mouth would cost like 20k to fix (it’s really bad, every generation of my family before me has no teeth). I really just want to not look like the way I do when I smile, as I’m missing a front tooth. I also have a recurring infection that I keep delaying at the ER because Medicaid covers the antibiotics but I can’t actually afford the dentist. I’ve tried looking for dental schools but in my area there isn’t a program that offers the free thing if you’re a test dummy for a student. I’m not sure what to do and my worry is that if the infection gets bad enough I’ll just have to accept early death due to lack of care. In the USA if it’s not obvious enough already.

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    6 months ago

    Heard about people who went down to Mexico and South America.

    A friend’s mom flew out to Turkey. Even with airfare and hotel, it came out cheaper than doing it here.

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      6 months ago

      Just talked with a friend from Mexico about this. I live in California so it wouldn’t be too expensive to get there, apparently there is a highly rated practice right across in Tijuana. Gonna try and see if any dental schools can help me, and if not I’ll be going abroad for the first time.