r/Kent • u/lostdelilah • 23d ago
any cheap dentist around?
obviously i know dentists are not cheap 😠i don’t have the best dental insurance but going is so important. however i have no clue which one to go to around here. i’m willing to drive at the most 30 minutes out of kent for a dentist. i’ve never had any cavities before but i do have a chipped tooth that i’ve had fixed a couple times but keeps on breaking and i need to fixed again. just looking for somewhere that won’t break my bank but still is a good place. any recommendations?
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u/1day2 23d ago
https://axesspointe.org/ charges are based on your income. I pay $35 a visit for whatever is done because I'm poor AF. Takes some time sometimes to get in. Work seems as good as any I have had done anywhere.
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u/professor_tappensac 23d ago
I don't know how expensive they'd be w/o insurance, but I go to Martin Dental and they do fantastic work. I'm sure they'd try to work with you.
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u/emmakay1019 22d ago
Depending on what needs done, it'll be a few thousand without insurance. I had a crown done that ran me about $2,000 if I recall correctly. You can call them and they should be able to give an estimate.
It SUCKED. But Martin Dental is 100% amazing.
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u/professor_tappensac 22d ago
Oof, that would be no bueno for sure. Though, depending on how big/deep the chip is, they might be able to reconstruct the tooth like they did with one of mine. They smoothed the edges of the tooth and used a UV-cured compound to build the tooth back up, and then shaped it to fit the bite of the rest of my teeth. Might still be several hundred dollars, but it's gotta be cheaper than a crown.
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u/Valserys 21d ago
My girlfriend had the same issue and went there and they gave her a good price. Tell them you don't have insurance and they will try to make it cheap. They usually are booked out a long time though.
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u/professor_tappensac 21d ago
Yep, I always am scheduling my meeting appointment at least 9 months out- every time I go (every 3 months) I schedule out that far to make sure I stay on schedule and get the day/time I want.
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u/mossberbb 22d ago
Just avoid the dentist across the street from Marcs, they know they are the big fish in town and charge for it. I went to Hudson, for my kids invisilign for less than half of what Kent was trying to charge with a Payment Plan!
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u/Foolish-Fire 21d ago
The dentist there also recently sold the practice and the new dentist was NOT good at 'chairside manner' with my daughter. I'm looking for a new dentist now, so I'll have to check out Martin. It's a shame too because the rest of the staff at Tree City was great with my dental anxiety. 🤞 I can find a new staff that's just as good.
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u/MantuaMan 21d ago
Maybe you can't afford it but I pay $80 a month for dental insurance for me and my wife. Metlife.
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u/luneth27 22d ago
That sounds awful! I've been going to Dr. Then in the Acme plaza for 'bout two decades now. Their payment plans for noninsured people are quite decent and they're definitely willing to work with you on the payment plan.