We have Delta Dental but they pay very little. I had a root canal and had to pay $1,200 after insurance, ridiculous! We don’t qualify for any programs because “we make too much money.” I refuse to get a “credit card” for medical/dental and pay outrageous interest when medical/dental is supposed to be interest free! If you ask me dental doctors are charging way too much! No wonder people have such horrible dental health! No one can afford to fix it! Any suggestions?
Consider travel dentistry.
If nothing else travel to Florida and get prices from some of the bargain denture places. We have them all over town.
I took one of my boyfriends workers to my dentist as she had lost a lot of teeth. She wanted implants. The dentist told her to go with dentures. He said with the number of implants she needed she would be making payments for the rest of her life from unscrupulous dentists.
If you paid 1200 after Delta paid maybe 50%, you paid too much for a root canal. Me, if its a back tooth, I just have it pulled.
Sarcasm aside... Is there a family dental practice in your town or surrounding area? My parents are lucky to have found a dentist who allows them to pay over time, no interest. They've been with him for decades and he's always been very kind in this way. It doesn't hurt to ask. It would have to be for dentures not implants...
My husband is 73, he sees no point at his age in spending probably 20,000 on his teeth, but also know the importance of dental health.
Dental health is rediculus, especially since it affects your physical health so much. This is just the society we live in now. 😞
According to "Google" a full set of dentures average around $1800, whereas a full mouth of dental implants can range from $15,000-$30,000.
And as always is the case, you should buy what you can afford. So in your husbands case it looks like he'll be getting dentures.