I have looked for dentist in GR Michigan for dentist that accept medicaid.  I have not been able to fine one and my kids need dental work bad.  CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ANY TYPE OF HELP!!!!!
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Have you contacted your Medicaid office or Social Worker.  You should be able to get a list of providers from them.
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I have AmeriPlan and it's a good program. You can save up to 80 per cent on any kind of dental work. It's a discount program, so it's better than insurance in a sense that you can use it as soon as you receive it. I wish I would have waited and joined this month, because they are doing a special where you can get it for like $3 a month for 3 months.
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If you don't have much money and you are pregnant then you should qualify for medicaid. Your local DFACS office can give you Medicaid and you will get a temporary card that day. Many dentists take medicaid and you can just call around to find one who will. Medicaid for adults will pay for an extraction and all of your prescriptions. I'm guessing that your dentist didn't give you those antibiotics right? Very scary thing to do while pregnant. Not all antibiotics are safe while pregnant. As for going to the emergency room. They don't do any dentistry even with an abscess. The dentist wont even pull the tooth while it is infected because of septicemia. If you find one that will...RUN and don't go back. Your best bet is medicaid right now. For the time being, clove oil can help out with the pain and is available over the counter at your local drug store. Good luck
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I hate, loath. detest the dentist so my every empathy and support to you.\nMy dentist was so rude and nasty and that was one of my problems he scared me more so in the end my husband changed my dentist and went with me to the new one. I am still scared but finding a nice, understanding dentist does help honest.My husband come with  me every time I go and nowing someone else is outside waiting for you helps so is there anyone that will go with you? If not think of all of us on here when you are in chair and all the support you have and you are not on your own there are thousands like you and even though I am 46 still like it!
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Actually, with you being an American, and the insurance company is most likely an American Insurance company, the approved list of providers will be American. What I would do is contact your regular Dentist, see what strings he / she can pull with referals. Either that or, depending on what is going on< go to the Emergency room. If you have an absessed tooth, it has to be taken care of before you can fly (if I remember stuff from Dental Assisting School correctly). If you have a broken tooth, and it's broken just the right way, either it would be ok long enough for you to get back to the states, OR it could develop into an absess. But to tell you the truth, without knowing more about the tooth in question, I can't really say what the best move is beyond calling your regular Dentist. I'd also get together some names of local Dentist incase your dentist wants to do a referral. that way you don't have to call him back or have him sit on hold while you look stuff up.
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Brian, why not come to Australia? We desperately need health care workers. We have a free dental system for welfare recipients and rural areas are sadly lacking dentists. Take a trip down under, we don't bite!
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Contact your local or state dental association and and see if there are any dentists who provide free or reduced cost care for low-income, disabled or senior patients.\n\nCall your local health department and ask about health centers that provide dental care for free or on a sliding scale.\n\nYour local United Way may also be aware of such a clinic.  In some areas, you can reach them now by dialing 2-1-1 for "non-emergency information."\n\nGo to a dental school, if there is one near you, for reduced costs.\n\nCheck http://www.toothwoman.net to see if low-cost or free dental services are available near you.\n\nCheck http://bphc.hrsa.gov and choose "Find a Health Center" to see if there is a low-cost clinic near you.\n\nCheck http://www.nfdh.org/DDS.html to see if your state has a "Donated Dental Services" program.  D.D.S. is designed to locate dentists who will give free care to patients who are financially compromised due to medical problems.  This is a process that will take a couple of months to get your information and then arrange for someone to see you.  Not all states have D.D.S. programs.\n\nIf worse comes to worse, check out http://www.prosper.com and see if you can find a funding source.
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Robyn, I am so sorry...have you  talked with the hospital (social services, social worker) to ask about some options. If you are a care giver and qualify I am sure that you could get some type of medical insurance to care for you daughter and maybe that could get you back to work...Call the social services at the hospital and they can steer you into right direction..they have the resources at their fingertips...Do you have some type of Leukemia Office in Michigan that you can call for help..(health care providers, free care, free medical assistance, medications) I wish you much luck...and prayers to you and your daughter.
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Medicaid will not pay for braces because they consider it cosmetic. Sad, I know. Other options are maybe finding a dental college that will do the work (under close supervision) for pretty low cost. The only other thing I know is to take out a loan. I've got two kids that are going to need braces in the next 1-2 years and I'm taking them to the nearest dental college. If you are old enough, you can help your mom out by getting a part-time job or baby-sitting and help pay for it. You'll get something you need, help relieve your Mom of some of the financial burden, and have a sense of accomplishment.
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Call your local Health Department.  They usually have listings of affordable dentists.
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Call and ask the nearest dental office if payments in instalments are accepted, than go and pay by cash, or cheque; if necessary pay the whole amount by a credit card. Also, the dental schools allow their students to practise under supervision and the patients get the low cost treatments. Good luck.
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Try your local Dental clinic,,they are really good,Also the University's have programs for students and it's based on income.
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i know of one.  it's a very good plan and cheap.  and it takes care of ongonig treatment.\n\ne-mail me.  just click on my profile and it will provide this info.  i'll be glad to share it with you.\ni hope you live in the U.S.\nit not only dental, but other ongoing treatments.
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check your local childrens hospital, we use to have a pediatric dentist when I worked there.  He took cases like yours.  And the hospital had programs to help cover the part that insurance didnt.  We had to fit a 7 year old for dentures once after he had the last of his teeth pulled.
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Sounds like you need a dentist.. or a site I like to use is drugstoreamerica.org they can get you all kinds of pain meds for cheap with No prior prescription!Or in your case, No expensive wait in the Md's office..  watch out for the feet in the future.. your Son sounds like He will be a great football kicker!
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Contact your local or state dental association and and see if there are any dentists who provide free or reduced cost care for low-income, disabled or senior patients.\n\nCall your local health department and ask about health centers that provide dental care for free or on a sliding scale.\n\nYour local United Way may also be aware of such a clinic.  In some areas, you can reach them now by dialing 2-1-1 for "non-emergency information."\n\nGo to a dental school, if there is one near you, for reduced costs.\n\nCheck http://www.toothwoman.net to see if low-cost or free dental services are available near you.\n\nCheck http://bphc.hrsa.gov and choose "Find a Health Center" to see if there is a low-cost clinic near you.\n\nCheck http://www.nfdh.org/DDS.html to see if your state has a "Donated Dental Services" program.  D.D.S. is designed to locate dentists who will give free care to patients who are financially compromised due to medical problems.  This is a process that will take a couple of months to get your information and then arrange for someone to see you.  Not all states have D.D.S. programs.
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Hi Lauren - sorry to hear about your teeth problems, I agree that it is expensive to keep everything in check. There should be an NHS dentist somewhere in your vicinty. I suggest looking on Yell.com for dentists in your town and calling them in turn asking for an NHS slot on their books (this is how I got mine, it did take me a while but got there after about 5 calls). \n\nIf I remember rightly from the receptionists desks, forms are available for you to receive assistance with funding, I think your best bet is once you get a slot, go in (whether or not you get an appointment straight away) and ask. This way you know straight up how much money youre looking at to get yourself and your little 'uns sorted. \n\nMoneys tight for me too, and theres only me and my other half to look after, but I think setting a little aside every week / month for the purposes of health would be good so you know that you can get treatment. Once youve got the problems sorted, try and go every 6 months / 1 year and this will keep future problems in check. I didnt do this, left it 5 years, and consequently had a HUGE bill to get my teeth back in good order. Good luck chick