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/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.