Dental Hygenist recommend expander, insurance doesnt cover ortho? ?

I saw my dentist for the first time in 5 yrs(had no health insurance) and in actuality he wasn't in so I saw his terrible dental hygenist she took x-rays/cleaned/examined..come out with a bunch of cavities(not sure of the # she said he might find more?) which doesn't bother me, because genetically I'm pretty prone to them..She also mentioned I go stern to my orthodontist(havent seen him in in the region of 5 years also...) and get an expander on the bottom of my teeth if I could..(I have overcrowding since my tradition teeth came in/not wearing my retainer..dammit.) Well here's my issue, my dental insurance doesn't cover orthodontics(wonderrrful..) and I'm not exactly rich(more like adjectives college student, whom mommy & daddy havent loaned me a penny since I was 13..) and I don't know what to do..I've made the appointment with the orthodontist to procure a permanent metal bracket on the back of my two front teeth put backbone on..(if he can, that happened almost 2 years ago)..and I don't want to mention the expander and have him start doing things and not be capable of pay my rent this month..What should I do? If I don't get this expander, will my dentist merely stop seeing me?
Answers:
Do your parents have dental ins. themselves probably you could use their plan .Depending where you live , you could possibly qualify for a State medical card which covers regular dental appts. and then they could recommend a dentist who could fix your other probs. check near your local Dept. of Human Services dept. Source(s): been there done that
So the hygienist was terrible because you have cavities?, sounds like you obligation a trip back to SEE the Dentist, and get them FIXED formerly ANYTHING else is done.......
Most ortho is not covered by insurance, and they will discuss payment plans....you can choose to either do or hindrance the treatment then.
If finances are an issue then you should not be considering ortho at this time. Ortho is elective treatment mostly for the purposes of cosmetics.
You should be working on getting any cavities fixed.

As for the hygenist, I don't know what to right to be heard. They should not be diagnosing you, especially in ortho. A hygenist may notice cavity and mention it to you and have doctor verify that you do have cavity but for the most she should not be doing the final diagnosis of it. The other odd thing is if you do hold cavities why are you getting braces done first? Ortho is not to be started until the mouth is stable. This is negligence on the part of orthodontist who puts the braces on knowing in attendance are cavities.

I would seek a second judgment and if you do have cavities bring them worked on first.


I should imagine the world will continue as normal if you don't hold this treatment as it is not exactly life-threatening, is it ?


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