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Advice on paying for dental treatment

  • 14-02-2018 9:05am
    #1
    cinnamony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭


    In a bit of a situation here.

    I'm 23 and went to the dentist yesterday to find out (to my dismay) that I have an abscess on a premolar. I was pretty shocked as I take really good care of my teeth, healthy diet, drink only water, brush, floss, mouthwash the whole lot. Even when I drink smoothies I drink them with a straw... I haven't even had any pain!

    Well nothing to do now but to get this treated, if only it didn't cost 700 :(
    I'm a recent graduate on a grad salary paying most of it in rent, my parents are both sick so thats not an option and my friends are in the same situation as me.

    Any advice on how I can finance this? Was told not to leave it for too long cause it will cause issues :/

    Thanks in advance!


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  • #2
    eurokev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 973 ✭✭✭eurokev


    Get a loan, or some dentists do payment plans.
    I'm an apprentice paying a mortgage, and just had to pay out 1700 there the last few weeks on dental care. But was lucky enough to have had it put away.
    After this experience be sure to learn from it and do everything you can over the next few months to put some money away for such eventualities.
    Use the money you should be getting back from your landlord in your other thread to start it off.
    And make sure to claim back the 20% that you should be able to from the revenue, so many people don't.


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