What to do for dental care...no insurance?

What do you do when you have a toothache or other dental problem and dentists don't take payments? Also, no $$ on credit card available. What do people on Medicare do for dental care? What about people on Public Aid? Do you think that dental care should be included on health care reform?
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It is very unfair in this country... the whole medical/dental insurance stuff. This can be seen in Michael Moore's film "Sikko". People who do not have insurance through their employer have several options. There are programs that you can buy into where you would have to go to a participating dentist. These dentists have agreed to accept a set fee for each dental procedure. The amount owed by you, the patient, is also set. One of these programs is called Northeast Dental Plan. You can go on-line to check if there are other dental insurance plans that you can buy into. For those people on medicaid, there are dentists, though they may be few, who do accept the state plan. You have to check with the medicaid office in your area for a list of participating dentists. Then, as a last resort, many of the major hospitals have dentists to handle emergencies. Good luck.
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