Where is the best place to find no-cost or income-based dental coverage or insurance?

PO3 Troy Stutsman — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 06:41:59 -0400

Hi:
I’m a disabled Veteran collecting Social Security Disability Income and the Government will only allow me to claim 10% on my Disability but I’m 100% disabled as far as Social Security is concerned...
I have no Dental Insurance due to this.
I need to have some dental work done
but I cannot afford to pay for it out of my
pocket.
I’ll be 57 this month.
Does anyone know where I can get either
Free dental work, a policy that’s very cheap,
or a dental group that charges on a wage basis?
I live in Northern Indiana.
Thanks for any information anyone
might have...!
Have a great day and be blessed.

Response by SFC Michael D. made Sep 5 at 2019 8:02 AM

SFC Michael D. — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:02:51 -0400

If you have a Dental school in your area, I would try them. Here in San Antonio we have one and the work done is free. There are also programs where Dentists will go to a function and do free work. My wife is a Dental Asst. and her boss does this.

Response by MSgt Michael Smith made Sep 5 at 2019 8:04 AM

MSgt Michael Smith — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:04:00 -0400

I think that you should contact the VA. If I read your post correctly you are 10% disabled according the the VA. If you are collecting 100% social security disability, then perhaps there is something that the VA can do for you. There are a lot of factors in a VA disability rating besides medical related stuff. Inability to work is a huge one.

Response by MSgt Frank Askins made Sep 5 at 2019 11:06 AM

MSgt Frank Askins — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:06:34 -0400

I've never done it but when I retired, I was told that you could get dental care on base but it was a standby status. From what I understood, if you want to go there and wait for a no-show or when a dentist has a free moment, they would look at you...depending on what the problem is. If you live near a military base, it doesn't cost anything to give them a call and see if they do this. For what it's worth, I do have dental insurance (Federal) and they don't really seem to pay that much. I'm always having to pay a good amount for any dental care.

Depending on what your problem is, I'd call around to several dental offices and check their costs. Doing this has saved me a little money over time.

Response by SGT David Bower made Dec 5 at 2022 8:20 PM

SGT David Bower — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:20:24 -0500

In our area the county health department has a program for dental and you are charged in accordance to policy on income. You might be surprised what they will do for you even with an average income. Look into your county health department/ clinics.