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No Money to Visit Dentist?

What do you do when you can't afford to see the dentist and have dental pain?

Most larger cities and some smaller ones have dental colleges that will typically treat you for free or very little cost. The obvious downside is that you will be something of an 'experiment' for a trainee dentist. Although this is definitely off putting, consider that your trainee will be supervised by the senior dentists in the Dental School, who are often experts in their field, that can assist if anything goes wrong.

Go and see the people in the administration, explain your situation and let them try and help you. One great thing you can ask them to do is to put dental sealants on all your back teeth. The dental sealants will last 5-10 years and do a great job of preventing cavities.

If you don't have a dental school in your area, some people have tried swapping services for dental treatment. For example, one lady offered to clean the dental office in return for treatment. If you have a skill that a dentist can use, it may be worth offering some barter arrangement. You can also offer to be available in the event of a cancellation at very short notice. That way the dentist would not have had any business already. Probably best to go into the dental office and speak with the receptionist, and just be persistent.

While you are waiting for the dentist appointment one inexpensive way of dealing with the pain is to dissolve table or sea salt in a glass of warm water and gargle or swirl the mouth with it. It is effective at dealing with pain, and may be enough to see you through until you can get to the dentist.

If you have it mix salt and baking soda with hydrogen peroxide and brush i, or best us a dental irrigator on the teeth. Try and leave some of the mixture on your teeth for as long as possible. This will keep the dental bacteria at bay until you can get to see the dentist.

You can also get Disprin - basically an Aspirin that dissolves in water and gargle with that, which like the sea-salt, will help with the pain.