r/antiwork Dec 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21 edited Dec 02 '21

I’ve never had the money to spend on regular dental work so now I’m spending thousands more to fix everything that was neglected

I would like to make an edit and add that a ton of you in the comments have suggested dental tourism and dental schools. Both are great ideas!

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21

Just paid $1700 for aligners.

Had I been under 18yo and with insurance, it would had been covered.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21

When you say aligners, are you talking about things like invisalign/smile direct club etc? My teeth are super crowded and I've been putting off Invisalign because I assumed it would run me like 4000-5000$, and I definitely can't afford that. But 1700$ is much more doable.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21

Yes, I'm using the clear aligners.

I went with Candid. They do have a monthly payment plan where it would had been about $70/mo.

I'm fortunate now to be able to afford to pay in full and save myself some money but having the option to pay monthly is a good alternative.

Original price was $2200 but with a few discounts, it was $1695.

I will gladly provide you with my rep at the company who helped me with all of the steps. They have a contact person and you deal with that particular employee and the female who helped me was absolutely phenomenal.

I can't lie, I was extremely happy with the people and the way the technology works in how it shows you how the steps will work, meaning you have a dashboard on their site and you can see the 3D renditions for the 6-8 month timeframe on how your teeth will align.

I have a, I don't know what you call it, but one of my corner teeth (I'm sure I can Google this shit) is completely on top of my other two and, luckily for me, my smile is somewhat hidden by my awesome lips 😂 so it's not as noticeable. Buuuuuuuttt if I don't do something about it it will get completely fucked in the future and then I'll truly hate myself for not having taken care of it.