Archive for the ‘free dental care’ Category

Given that over 100 million Americans lack dental insurance, it’s not a surprise that tens of thousands of consumers seek to find free and low cost options for dental care every month.  There are three sources of free dental care that you may not be aware of, so in these next 3 blog posts I will share information on how you can access them.

The first is through clinical trials.  Clinical trials are medical procedures that are conducted in conjunction with the testing and development of medical devices, drug, and procedures.  These trials are relatively safe as they are typically required to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – although the FDA does have some questionable and outdated standards and practices.

Generally a patient needs to be healthy to qualify, but it doesn’t cost any money to check into a clinical trial program.  I had a friend who had all of his wisdom teeth extracted for free as a part of a study conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, MD so I have seen it work for people first hand.

Here are two websites where you can search for clinical trials to see what types of dental trials and being conducted in your area.  If you find one that looks like it will suit you, contact them for more information.

ClinicalTrials.gov – This is a service of The National Institutes of Health listing all clinical trials nationwide. Simply select “Search For Clinical Trials” then enter the terms related to what you are seeking such as “dental, root canal, etc)

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research – This is also a part of The National Institutes of Health with a focus on dental issues.

I hope you found this helpful.  Stay tuned for Part 2 of Free Dental Care Resources – Free Clinics.

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