NEBRASKA Dental (Health Center)?

I need some MAJOR dental work done and I've thought about getting on Medicaid to help me pay for it as it will be way too expensive and I can't afford most of the work I need done right now. I've looked into going to a dentistry school/clinic as I've heard it is much cheaper than private dentists (btw does anyone have a rough estimate of how much it would cost to go to a dentistry school/clinic, i need a few root canals/crowns done..)





But the one last thing people tell me about is Health Centers. What are they? I've heard sometimes they will provide free dental care to even people that need major services, i.e. root canals, crowns, etc. Or they are even cheaper than a private dentist and/or dentistry clinic/school.





I've heard of 2 Health Centers in Nebraska. CHARLES DREW HEALTH CENTER and ONE WORLD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER...





Is there anyone out there who knows about these Health Centers?





I would greatly appreciate any feedback on this!





Thank you.

NEBRASKA Dental (Health Center)?
Oh my...wish I could help...I'm not familiar with those 2 organizations. I live in Lincoln too. I go to a regular dentist...and yes, dental charges are outrageous! I just had my 7th root canal. I'm under my DH's dental insurance policy...and the crown and 1/2 of the other expenses for just this one is going to be $750 out of our pocket...AFTER insurance!


I wish you luck!!! :)
Reply:yeah
Reply:I know that in Texas there are the free clinics or sliding scale clinics if there is something in Nebraska like that they may be able to help
Reply:I would just call them and ask the questions. You could also call Creighton school of dentistry-they have a clinic located right next to creighton hospital on north 30th street.





I went to Rainbow Dental for wisdom teeth and they are not bad priced at all-having two extracted this week for only $250 when i have heard from a lot of people their extractions costed them over $1000-2000. They are also running a special right now for the basic cleaning, xrays, and exam for only $99 so you could take advantage of that right now to find out exactly what you need so you can call around and get price quotes from other places.....