Dental hygiene students can do free cleaning on me?!
Question: I recently got dental x-rays done since my gums bleed every time i brush. Dentist said I need to get deep cleaning done. Since I have no insurance, he said it will cost $500!! which is ridiculous, I am a college student, I cant afford this.
My college has no dental hygiene program, however my friend told me I could try to get free cleaning done by dental hygiene students. Can they do it for FREE? do i have to be a student at their college or not? please let me know.
Answers: I recently got dental x-rays done since my gums bleed every time i brush. Dentist said I need to get deep cleaning done. Since I have no insurance, he said it will cost $500!! which is ridiculous, I am a college student, I cant afford this.
My college has no dental hygiene program, however my friend told me I could try to get free cleaning done by dental hygiene students. Can they do it for FREE? do i have to be a student at their college or not? please let me know.
I know that this answer is correct since I teach at a dental hygiene college. Many of the students are so desperate for patients that they will pay the fee for the patient. "Deep cleaning" or periodontal patients are in great demand for these students to meet their requirements. There is one set fee for all cleanings, so it doesn't matter how many appointments you need for cleaning.
One word of warning though -- you will need many, many appointments to get this cleaning done. While it would be 4 or 5 appointments at the dentist's office, this can easily be 10 appointments by a student. If you have the time, go for it.
they do it at a discount and they are supervised. if it's really deep cleaning that you need they will end up referring you somewhere else.
No, you do not...
Can they do it for free? Yes. Contact the appropriate college / university faculty and ask how you could do so. As for the "deep" cleaning, they may not be able to do that...
As for the $500 dollars...if you can stand (the bleeding) for about a year, put $10 a week aside, and in less than a year, you can have the procedure performed.
Incidentally, talk to your dentist... "Deep Cleaning" may simply be another word for "Root Canal"...I personally doubt it, since you are claiming Gignivitis, not shooting agony.
In any case, see if your dentist is willing to arrange a payment plan if necessary.
Hi there,
I understand your concern, dental students can do it for you. But am sure there is a little charge to pay it's not anything like $500 far less in fact.
It will be priced at a much more affordable amount that a student yourself will be able to pay with out any problems.
If they do have a Free offer going then by all means grab it.
But make sure the students who are treating you are being supervised by the main lecturer, this way you are sure to know your teeth are in good hands.
It would be much better and more comforting for you, if you were to know that they are finally year students who are treating you.
You really need to do your research before you go ahead.
I am not quite sure if it makes a difference whether your a student or not as long as your in the right place at the right time. But like I say you may need to check.
For example, I went to Uni as a student and I always got a good hair cut from the final year students for quite a cheap price. Rather than going to the local hairdresser.
When I left I still went for a hair cut there.
So really it depends what they will offer to you.
Good Luck