Question:
I am really cheap...I do need my back tooth fixed, root canal I think, it
driving me nuts ...so I called around and found out I can get dental work done
cheap *or free I think if very low income..at local university dental school
Answer:
LOL! You can also get cheap! dental work in Mexico. Yes, it would be
quality work, but labor is so cheap there that a crown costs only pennies to
make. My dad is moving to Mexico and keeps trying to get me to get my
temporary crown replaced there. I think I'll pass.
You don't have to be cheap. This makes good sense. Dental schools are
not about to risk their reputation or the future of their students. I
received excellent treatment for next to nothing at the University of
the Pacific Dental College in San Francisco - though it was many years
ago - and I don't recall a low income requirement - that may have
changed.
This reminds me... during the same years, I had my hair cut at the
local Barber College. Same deal - they wanted to protect their
reputation. Haircuts took longer, but I was always satisfied. If the
student had any doubt, he just called an instructor to the scene.
When I lived in the Charleston SC area, I went to the dental college for work
done. I can't remember what they charged, been too long ago, but I'm sure it
would still be cheap, by todays standards. And like the Herbster said, they
are going to be at their best, after all they are in training and there are
instructors there to make sure everything is OK.
