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Dentist wants me to pay $7000 for four crowns
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Hello, if you can please help or have any advice I would appreciate it a lot because I can not afford $7000

I am a college student in California and recently got into a bike accident. I chipped my front tooth and fractured 3 other teeth around it. I quickly went to the dentist and he wants me to get 4 crowns that would cost $7000. I have my primary insurance with my university (UC ship because I’m in California) and the medi-cal/medicaid as my secondary insurance.

I already told the dentist that I can’t afford this and they recommended paying in installments or filling a claim with my health insurance (I’m not sure which one) because this was an accident. But I don’t know how I can do this. I am thinking of going to another dentist to get a second opinion because 2 of my teeth seem fine/slightly scratched. I feel like only my 2 front teeth need crowns/fillings.

Please leave any advice if you can.

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Op crowns aren’t cheap. Not to burst your bubble but 7k for four crowns is the norm. You won’t find it significantly cheaper unless you listen to the advice given to you and go out of the country or to dental schools in your area. Source, I work in dental billing and deal with the claims all of the time.

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Considering that you can’t drink the tap water in a lot of places in the US… ya.

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