thank you to everyone who cared enough to give their suggestions etc. and caring enough to reply, that in itself is a huge comfort to me. I would definately go to a dentist and ask for a free consultation as u suggested however that would only allow me to know how much everything would cost, i cant get a job to save my life because no one will hire me with my teeth the way they are so even knowing how much it will cost, how would i pay?
id gladly go to cali but the free clinics ive found in cali require you to be a resident and have proof of residency. i dont have that since im not a resident. do you know of any clinics that dont require residency? its crazy how they have 360 clinics and vegas has none lol. goes to show how vegas is a me me me city. you said you found a couple of clinics, ar eyou sure they are dental clinics? from what i can tell, they only free clinics in vegas are medical, not dental. I contacted the dental school here and was told that i would have to come in for a evaluation to see if theyd accept me into the program which would require proof of employment as well as having a problem that would benefit the students to help you with. if you pass that phase, you will be put on a list to wait for a opening for that procedure and you will have to pay upfront before getting the procedure. the list of procedures they give had prices which werent that much better then going to a professional licensed dentist. from what i was told, extractions and dentures are the most requested procedure and hard to come by so not to hold my breath.
Im a little phobic about the school setting also because a few years ago, my brother in law went to see a dentist for a cleaning so i figured id make a appointment too just to see how much it would cost. when i got there i had to have xrays taken then the dentist came in with about 7 dental students who were all staring at me with clipboards while my mouth was propped open. i was so embarrassed because not only did i feel violated, but my brother in law was in the next room which wasn't really a room, it was more like a hospital ER where youre seperated by curtains and he could hear everything. They were talking about me and not having propper dental care as though he knew me and my situation. i had to hold my tears back so hard, i wanted to cry and run. my dental problems have nothing to do with bad dental hygiene, i used to be bulimic. When i was leaving the dentists, the receptionist said "im so sorry, that was so wrong of him." because everyone in the office had heard about the girl with such bad teeth. apparently i was the joke of the day in their office. so you can understand, even if the dental schools here didnt charge that much, id have a hard time going... but still would if it would mean an end to the torture. i dont know what to do anymore, i feel like ive exhausted every avenue.
When i was a child, i was severely abused. I made it though by telling myself that life would get better when i was older. it hasnt. i dont even know what happiness feels like, its a foreign concept to me, and as much of a myth as unicorns are. i dont know what to do. if it werent for my husband, id be homeless. he'd help me if he could but we barely get by as it is. begging for help is the only option i see for myself, otherwise its a life of pain and being shunned by society.
Im an 34 and have no upper teeth (unless you call rotted knubs teeth) and my lower teeth are about to go as well. Currently my face is swollen to the point that it looks like I've gone a couple of rounds with mike tyson because of a abscess from a toothache and I think its infected because I feel sick, I have the chills etc. Im in so much pain and its thanksgiving, yay! I havent had much to be thankful for in a long time. I live in vegas and I cant get a job to save my life. NO one will hire me and I cant blame them, who would want a toothless freak greeting their customers? I need help, DESPERATELY. There are no free clinics here and the dental schools will only help you if you pay upfront and its not that much cheaper then a regular dentist. Im desperate. I was raised to believe that people help others when in need but since i began losing my teeth, ive realised how naive i am... people only help others when they stand to get something from it. Like those tv shows where they help someone redo their house and the community lends a helping hand... do you think anyone would donate their time and building supplies if the cameras werent there? No. In this day and age, its every man/woman for him/herself. If ANYONE can help me, please, im in so much pain and I have no money. Im so tired of not having any teeth, im so tired of the pain, im so tired of the shame. There has to be someone out there who could help me. Otherwise, what hope do I have?
