Hi Anne, oh, this sounds so frustrating!
The Tufts School of Dental Medicine might be able to help: https://dental.tufts.edu/patient-care I hope this is helpful. Best, Rachel On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 9:17 PM Anne Warner <warneran...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am writing for a family friend who is in his late seventies and living > with Medicare as his sole income. Due to a long term illness, he has had > serious dental problems, and due to the loss of two more teeth, he > currently urgently needs 1) to have two teeth extracted, and 2) to have > someone take impressions for and make both upper and lower partial dentures > to replace the ones he has which are failing. We are learning that the > cost of getting this done is between 15 and 20,000USD which is far beyond > his means. Without having this work done, however, he is unable to eat > anything except very soft or liquid foods. He is otherwise healthy, and > this is not a viable situation! > > How do people on Medicare (which provides no dental coverage) manage > this? He can't be the only senior with dental issues. Can anyone recommend > a lower cost option for getting these services? > > Anne Warner > > -- > Anne Taubes Warner > warneran...@gmail.com > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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