I'm in a similar state Dawn. On Disablity with Medicare, which does squat for dental. Something in my gentics makes my enamel not worth a damn. Down to 18 teeth, almost every one with a cavity in it at 30. Still looking for an implant option, but let me share what little information I've found about alternatives.
At the University of Kentucky they have a student dental program. For reduced cost they will sugicaly take out all remaining teeth. Then they will provide a $1000 set of dentures for little over $200. The reason being it takes 8 trips to let them teach the students how to make em. Repair and adjustment for that set is free for life.
While that is in the works, I'm investigating a second option. The state of Kentucky offers something called spend down cards, and your state might also. A deductable is calculated by month over a three month period. Anything over that the state pays, and it does cover most dental procedures. Deductable is high, but squeezing things into one month. Even with discount U of K will cost me around 2 grand, but the card will lower my bill to just over $500.
Now maybe the medical card will help with implants, it's highly doubtful though. Still, I'd rather have dentures then keep living with so much pain. And the diminished ability to eat. I hope that you or someone else looking for info gets use from this. Good luck.
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