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I am a 39 year old mother of three from Texas. I have been in and out of the dentist since I got my first little tooth buds! Both my mother and father lost their teeth at a very early age and I was right behind them. I was never into drugs and I probably took better care of my teeth than anybody I know. It was simply a matter of genetics. Now, I am by no means living in poverty, but as an "average" American, I was literally powerless to do anything about my situation.

I'm not a vain person, but I believe that confidence says a lot about a person and can determine the course of your life. I had to DO something...ANYTHING!  I didn't have time for gimmicks. I was so desperate, I even went so far as to make my own plastic coverings to cover up my teeth! I don't recommend that. It made my teeth rot faster and it smelled horrendous! To make matters worse I was in a LOT of pain. I started researching pain relief and discovered thousands of people in forums that were going through the same thing with no help in sight.

I created the site as a self-help place to go for pain relief. I began getting literally hundreds and hundreds of emails for help and it absolutely broke my heart. I knew what I needed to do. I spent three long years researching dentists that would provide pro bono work or at the very least extremely low prices and sliding scale fees to those that truly need help.

I'm glad I didn't give up. I actually discovered things that are NOT common knowledge. There is still so much that needs to be done, but there is help. I'm not trying to extort money from anyone or make outrageous claims. Although low cost and free dentistry is available to seniors and children more readily, it is much harder for the rest of us. We all read a lot of JUNK on the Internet and I can honestly say I have contributed something worthwhile. I can't say that I have all the answers, but I do have a great deal to share! It will always be a work in progress!

The directory and website are not "gimmicks" or "traps" to get you to buy something else. There are no "come ons" or anything you need to pay for after reading it. I created it to be readily available to everyone. If you can't afford to buy the directory, I will GIVE it to you. If you can afford it, please do so and contribute to the upkeep! God Bless!

My teeth are just disintegrating and I am unemployed with no money to have them fixed.  I am looking for a grant for proper dental care.  

    I am under 30 years old, single, grew up in foster homes with people unwilling to take me to get dental care. I have almost complete tooth loss. I have dental insurance through the law firm I work at, but it is useless. I don't qualify for carecredit because my credit sucks due to just plain not always being able to pay bills at 11.50 an hour. Anyone have any suggestions? Help? How do I get financed? We all know how painful tooth pain can be, I have put up with it for so long that I think I have a lot of dead nerves now too. I don't want to be vain, but we live in a vain world. This is embarrassing and painful. The fact that I even have to ask for help sickens me even worse, but I have no family and can't even afford a large loan payment, I don't even own a car to sleep in if I can't pay rent. 

                      My name is Dawn, I'm 43 years old and I need help. I have lost most of my teeth, I only have 12 left in my mouth. I am in danger of losing more. I have been on medical asst. most of  my life. This means that root canels and cappings are not covered so if a tooth gets to bad to fix I always have to get it pulled because I can't afford to have anything else done. It's even hard for me to see a dentist because there is not any in my area that take the medical card. The dentist I see now doesn't take the medical card anymore, but he still sees me because I was going there before he stopped excepting them. But now I can't even get an appointment to see him I have to call in if I'm having a problem and he will try to get you that day. If he can't you have to keep calling everyday to see if you can get in. By the time you finally get an appointment your problem is worse then when you first called in.

                      I'm hoping there is some help out there for me. I was hoping to find a grant or something, for some implants. The teeth I have left are mostly in the front. I have to chew eveything with my front teeth and now they are becoming weak and sore. I know I'm going to lose another one soon. I don't laugh or smile much because I'm embarassed because I have so many teeth missing. I don't know what to do. Is there anyone out there that can help me.

                                                                                                Thank you for your time

                                                                                                                Dawn