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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a an adult whose parents truly didnt have money for dental care and I never had any sort of dentistry until I was an adult. So, the answer for some families is they just dont do it. Its optional.

For my son, it is actually far less expensive than I expected. We started putting money in an FSA to cover it and didnt need all of it. I think we paid $2K out of pocket. Its definitely something you can shop around for, use tax free accounts, hsas, or ask for a no interest payment plan. Its not that hard unless you just dont plan and dont take any actions to research.[/quote]

Your parents did not take you for a basic cleaning??? WTF. I believe that is covered by medicaid at least. [/quote]

I went around age 12 for a cleaning, my dad found some deal and paid in cash. I remember it because it was the first time and I hated it! Then when I was in high school he must have had a switch in insurance because i started going 1x yearly. Never went in college though. For most of my life he didnt work a job that offered dental insurance. I dont think they had medicaid, though im really not sure. My point is for families that truly dont have the money they do not take their kids to a dentist. And we weren't starving or homeless or anything extreme, just didnt have dental insurance and it wasnt something my parents bothered with. Im sure there are many other families like that too.

I very much grew up thinking braces were only for rich kids.[/quote]

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