Hello im in need for permanent dentures im in pain everyday from my teeth which also causes migraine headache it has become difficult to eat. Im so embarrassed and ashamed I look in the mirror and my heart just breaks and I start another day with tears.
My wish is to have a full set of permanent All 4 in one dentures they are secured with a few implants this way you wont worry they will fall out or have to use that awful adhesive.You will feel more confident and not afraid to eat anything or laugh with a friend. I have researched and found with upper and lower dentures plus pulling of 11 teeth 3 surgically removed the cost would be around $9000.00 being on a fixed income and medical insurance covering only $500.00 no retirement fund or family to assist me its impossible for me to handle this on my own. I pray that some wonderful people feel my pain and heartache and assist this Senior Citizen smile again and regain her self- confidence
I thank you for your kindness and generosity and wish for you a life of prosperity and good health.

To Every Blessing that comes my way,

I have been going back and forth to the dentist for the last ten years. Every visit has only put a band aid on the current problem with many other problems on the brink of causing more nights of unbearable toothache and pain.

Unfortunately, have yet to be in a situation where I can take care of every issue I have going on in my mouth due to the financial cost of dental work.

I did some research and found that dental implants would be a great choice to fix all the problems inside my mouth.

I went to an implant center near me and had a free consultation. I was told I am a good candidate for dental implants. Next we went over the financial obligation.

The cost completely shocked me (please see picture attached).

Then I told myself this is an investment for my health and well being.

This investment of dental implants can be done entirely in one day and last up to 30 years.

I found a lot of pros in dental implants. One of the pros is dental implants give you a chewing capability of 90%.

There are two prices quoted, the top price (38,000) if I only got the top portion of my teeth done. The second price (58,000) if I were to do the top and bottom.

I would like to do both the top and bottom teeth which at this point is only possible with kind donors as yourself.

I am embarrassed to ask for so much money (toothaches and pains can be unbearable) and I have eaten sooo uncomfortably for the last 10 years.

There was an option to put a down payment and the rest of the payment can be stretched out for the next ten years. With the payment stretched out for ten years I am sure I can handle the monthly payments.

My goal is to put a down payment of 20,000.

Here are the major problems I am dealing with:

Need a bridge replacement (the one I have has already been cemented three times and I can not chew on the left side)

Ulcer on upper left side due to my tooth being infected

Need 3 root canals

1 root canal that was started and due to finances I was never able to go back for my second visit to have it completed.

Missing tooth on the upper right side which makes chewing on the right side very difficult

Because of my upper right tooth missing my bottom tooth and grown upward a lot.

If you have ever had a toothache you can understand how terribly painful they are.

Would you please help make this goal of mine become a reality!

I am incredibly grateful

Thank you

paypal.me/Shaonnanoel

 

 

 

 

 

Over the years I have spent a small fortune looking after my teeth, only to find within a few months everything I had ‘fixed’ was worse then ever! I regularly use coconut oil to gargle and have bought expensive products which promise to repair caries and even regrow teeth but this didn’t work for me. For the last 10 years I have purchased little white beads which melt when heated and allows time to mould the resin into the shape of the missing teeth. This was ok when it was a few missing but now I have the whole top except for a few towards the back, to make and try to get it attached somehow. This has not been ideal as the fake teeth discolour badly and need replacing often. On the bottom is 8 teeth but only where there are none on top and this makes eating almost impossible. Also my jaw is painful as it doesn’t sit right anymore and my jaw bone is disappearing from having no teeth attached. It has gotten to such a point that the only teeth left to attach my fake teeth are almost fallen out and it is extremely difficult to remove the fake teeth without tremendous amounts of pain from pulling on a very loose tooth. Recently I pulled a tooth out while removing the fake teeth. Fortunately it was on the side which has a few other, now also very loose teeth. I am very concerned that soon there won’t be any teeth left to attach my fake to Andrew the thought of it is unbearable. I have been to three dentist for options and a quote recently and because the bone is receding, dentures are not an option and neither do they stop the bone receding further. I am needing implants on both top and bottom. The lowest quote has been $25000 Australian dollars for each one. This is way out of my budget. I quit my successful massage business in 2016 to be the carer for my partner when he was severely injured when hit by a speeding B Double while riding a motorcycle on the highway. Another long story! If you can help me I will never stop smiling again! Thank you for reading my story.
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Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude for your presence on this website. Your support and blessings will hold a special place in my heart. I am a single mother who suffered a brutal attack a few years ago that has affected my appearance and because of that I have mental health issues. I suffer from PTSD and Anxiety. There were several hardships I have experienced since then. These experiences have taught me valuable lessons about strength and overcoming the things that are possible to overcome. As I began to find myself and reflect on my life’s journey I realize that I am a survivor and I can use my hardships to help others. Since then, I have been on a mission to get back to my old self but as I stated I have dental issues that have been left untreated causing more damage and now the cost of my teeth is 14000. Dentists can be so expensive, especially for someone as myself without insurance coverage or limited financial resources. Once I get my smile back I plan to pay it forward by raising awareness and promoting oral health education. I believe my hardships can help others not go down the road I went through by having the tools information and resources. Sometimes good people go through bad experiences and I am one of these people that just needs that one person to give me a chance in trusting that it will affect more people like myself as I am fully dedicated to paying it forward. I won’t take up anymore of your time and thank you so much for your time and consideration.

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I went into my local Western Dental office. Located in Santa Ana, CA. In need of a couple extractions. I hated the dentist and only went because it was effecting my day to day life gradually wearing me down.  Unfortunately, I did not leave my dental appointment in better condition than when I arrived. Instead I left hurt, confused and dealing with issues that could have been avoided, had the dental staff been competent.

Any professional in this industry would of been able to diagnosis this condition with out any modern technology, on eye site alone. But there is this unspoken industry standard that is = Professionals often engage in the most rudimentary practices. Not as step in the diagnosis phase.  More of A “easy pay day” from insurance providers. A common and grossly abused standard in todays economy.

Back to my story – I provided insurance information along with up to-date charts of my dental history. Consisting of a diagnosis of my current condition, supported by x-rays and detailed notes from previous caregivers. The extractions should of been preformed on this day or shortly after. All insight I shared was ignored.

Alternatively, a lengthy “new patient” process began. Requiring multipule visits and unnecessary charges to my insurance provider. October 27, 2022. This visit consists of WDS taking “their” x-rays. That ultimately produces an identical diagnosis as the one provided. This “common practice” was directly responsible for delaying treatment of my periodontal disease for multipule weeks.

During those weeks and for the last eight months I have been suffering.  I was led to believe this would be done by a oral surgeon. Also with the aid of an Anesthetist. Which I was under the impression I paid up front for in the amount of $590.00. Instead the general dentist barbarically removed all 16 bottom teeth during one sitting. Administering nothing more than local anesthesia. After a short time, I begin feeling a great deal of resistance. I reacted as such by flinching. I was told “only two remaining”. I braced myself as the dentist placed his knee in my lap to provide more leverage and or to restrain me from another convulsion to complete the task. I could hear and feel the nerve damage happen instantly as he ”pushed thru to the finish line.”

It was at this point I began to question competency. I went into the office in extreme pain accompanied  with  a high anxiety level. I expected transparency and a higher standard of care

As my gums began to heal, I went in the office for what I believed to be a routine check up, monitoring the sutures for removal. To my surprise a young lady was prepping me for surgery. Wait what surgery ?! I exclaimed. She responded puzzled “implants” and gave a brief description of her work order. This young lady I had never met. She never introduced herself. Never spoke of her qualifications or education, nothing. “I don’t let total strangers implant anything into me.” I said in all seriousness. I left without receiving any treatment that day.

Yet days later, I was billed for the treatment. That Week, I began receiving harassing phone calls from Western Dental Services billing department, almost daily. I continued to receive these phone calls until I was forced to change my phone number in march of 2023. Over 4 months I received countless of unjust calls. At times I would get two calls a day. I would request a supervisor to discuss non payment, they would  hang up. During that week I visited the office on a few occasions to ask for any and all paperwork regarding my case. Why am I receiving these calls? The state was paying for my extractions. The dentist had an obligation to provide me with treatment and failed.

I wanted to know what was my money used for? I needed a copy of any services rendered by Western Dental. I was denied that request on more than one occasion. I still have not received a copy of Charts # 86869 & 86923. I was flat out being ignored. The next day I was locked out of the lobby and confronted in a threating manner by the male staff. All the while, I am asking about the suture removal. I was told numerous times “they will dissolve or that the doctor was not in, he is out of town.” They started making false claims that I was hostile and confrontational.

 

November 16 2022. I entered the WDS  office in the most oral pain I ever experienced. I plead with them to have the stiches removed. As it was clear they had not begun to dissolve. I was shocked by the over all lack of urgency. Again another trip left in the waiting room with no positive outcomes. A young hygienist ineffectively attempted to remove them. In the process inflicting more nerve damage. As the semi healed state of the task at hand was out of her scope.  She stopped and assured me they will dissolve.

 

Maybe there was a language barrier. Being a minority in the community, I noticed a slight sense of discrimination. Not just from the dentist but also dental hygienists and other dental professionals. Each time I would go, I would ask for but never receive any administrative support. No proper paperwork, receipts, summery of work. Just the large bills, I was now being harassed for.These instances were happing so regularly, I began recording each visit. I plan on sharing those audio conversations as well.

I keep hoping they were right and the sutures would absorb. They never did even slightly.  This incomplete treatment is now starting to take up so much of my time, its effecting all aspects of my life. February 28 2023 I went as far as going to the Emergency Room, now beyond dental pain. I am physically and mentally exhausted from constant pain. I begged them to remove the sutures!! By this point they are no longer visible, as the extraction points are fully healed. The lead E.R. Doctor and myself spoke of my situation candidly. Without hesitation he stated “in his experience sutures using a black silk material was not dissolvable and required removal”. I plan to provide general reference links

He then referred me to an oral surgeon. The time I’m spending away from work to correct this, is increasing far beyond what I think anyone would expect. Now I’m searching for oral surgeons and respectable dental practices to help me. After going to three different dental practices and explaining my situation at length, I was repeatedly told “they didn’t want to be held responsible for damages, caused from fixing WDS mistakes”. One doctor said and I quote “It is a going to be a bloody mess, and best performed by a specialist”. Other advice given, Return to the responsible party who put them in.

During this time, I was in contact with Elaine Salcido the Senior Manager, Quality Management Department WDS corporate office. As I filed a Grievance Case # 60687 was now being looked into. After multipule conversations with Elaine WDS. I decided to go see the person responsible for these sutures. December 6, 2022. I again visit the WDS Santa Ana office. This time to much of my surprise I was allowed the opportunity to speak directly with the DDS. I asked, How can we go on with finishing treatment? As the sutures never came out and I can still feel them. I watched day by day as the gums healed over them, Hoping I was wrong and they would in fact dissolve. They never did even slightly.

 

He responded with “they had dissolved, I was not feeling the material still present, but scar tissue from the over worked area.” I suppose that is a nice way of saying – it is from the material, I never retrieved and the nerve damage it caused. He continued “If they were still present, I would see the black silk material.” I believe that statement was contradictive, He did not have a second thought about lying to me, while telling on himself at the same time. Any dental professional will admit by this time, the area would have been fully healed.

He must of assumed, I would get use to the nerve damage and getting out of this situation was easier for me to suffer, than it was for him to admit negligence. I ask the question, If they were dissolvable, why schedule me back at all? I left right then felling defeated. Knowing he would never admit responsibility to me.

For the last eight months, I’ve been trying to get back to my normal life. I have been hindered by unprofessionalism, upper-management mistakes, false statements and red-tape every step of the way. It has truly been mentally, physically and financially damaging. Emotionally Exhausting and at times just embarrassing.  In comparison to what anyone would expect in a similar situation at any other facility, Needless to say, I received unprofessional and inattentive subpar treatment.The choice to not properly administer anesthesia and the failure to properly treat my condition, combined with the lengthy process of getting input back from WDS corporate officials created the following issues.

 

1) Missed work. due to time off to recover and again later trying to make the appropriate corrections.

2) I became unable to continue my duties at work effectively. My speech suffered. I could no longer clearly pronounce much of the industry vernacular. Causing confusion and leading to mistakes being made in the field. Effecting my confidence to properly communicate. Limiting my interactions with current and future customers. Directly impacting my potential for wages earned.

3)I have also suffered personally, my diet has been greatly altered leading to other digestive issues I had to seek medical treatments for. In the form of enema and colonic procedures being administered. Impacting my sexual life and ultimately depression.

I feel not only is the DDS. responsible for the care and treatment of my condition but also WDS as a whole responsible for this outcome. With the administrative delays, false statements from everyone I interacted with at that office, inappropriate collection of funds and length of time for the refund of said funds, ultimate Responsibility and Accountability  for a staff member’s malpractice as well as for their own negligence falls on WDS. As employers and should be held vicariously liable for actions their staff take when performing work duties

After correction I do plan on pursuing legal action against Western Dental. Of course that will required unbudgeted funding as well and with statutes of limitations only working in their favor, well see how that pans out.

If your still with me on this, I want to sincerely thank you for your time  and consideration. For those of you that have the means to help, I will never be able to put into words the impact your kindness has had on me.  I plan to keep you posted and any donation will receive a picture of me grinning ear to ear for the new lease on life.  Bless you.

my paypal can be accessed  – paypal/locoohcho

Hello, Everyone.

This is a really tough post. I have had a tough go of it, as most of us have throughout our lives. I grew up without much and in chain with that we couldn’t afford much healthcare wise. My dental condition has declined fairly significantly and it’s starting to affect my health. I have worked hard to get to a place where I could at least live paycheck to paycheck, and through working hard hoped that I could find a place that I could just be financially stable enough to afford it. I haven’t been able to smile in 15 years, and now I am afraid of the damage it has done. After seeing my doctor I was warned about heart disease that comes with bad dental conditions. I just want to be able to be healthy again, smile again, and live a life as long as I can. I worked for a company for four years that got me really close to being out of a hole, and to a place where I could finally take care of my health. That company went bankrupt in October of 2022 that put my family behind on everything we have to pay. Our rent, our bills, and COVID only added to that. I finally found a job, paying a lot less, in January but we just can’t catch up. I am hoping that this is something worthy of asking for help. I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t see any other options. I am eternally grateful for any and all help, and I am praying for the opportunity that I can give back in the future. Even for just reading this, if you do, thank you for all of those out there helping those in need.

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Dear Angels,

I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to you today with a humble heart and a genuine plea for your assistance. My name is Linda, and I am an English teacher who has had the privilege of teaching children from all around the world through online platforms like Zoom.

As an educator, my greatest joy comes from connecting with these bright, curious, and eager young minds, instilling in them a love for language, and empowering them with the ability to communicate effectively in English. However, recently I have encountered an unforeseen obstacle that has left me feeling helpless and deeply embarrassed.

My front teeth, which serve as a gateway to communication and expression, have been damaged and are now in dire need of restoration. The incident has not only caused me immense physical discomfort but has also taken a heavy toll on my self-confidence, making it increasingly difficult for me to interact with my students and carry out my duties as an effective teacher.  My students tell me how beautiful I am all the time, but I know it is difficult for them to look at me every day.

Sadly, I find myself in a financial predicament where I am unable to afford the necessary dental work to repair my teeth. As an English teacher, my income is modest, and I do not have any savings or access to resources that would enable me to cover the exorbitant cost of the dental procedures required. With each passing day, the burden of embarrassment grows, and the fear of losing the ability to inspire and connect with my students becomes more overwhelming.

It is with the utmost sincerity and vulnerability that I reach out to you. I pray you will consider supporting me in my quest to restore my smile and regain the confidence necessary to continue teaching. Your contribution, no matter the size, would not only alleviate the financial strain but also provide a lifeline for me to continue impacting the lives of these incredible young learners who are like my very own children.

By supporting my dental treatment, you would not only be investing in my personal well-being but also in the future of countless children  from all over the world, who benefit from the knowledge and skills they gain through our lessons. Your generosity would enable me to face each day with renewed confidence, inspiring young minds and ensuring that their dreams are not hindered by language barriers.

If you find it in your heart to help, you can contribute directly to my Paypal at paypal.me/Lindasuerinaldi. Every donation, no matter how small, will be a ray of hope for me, bringing me one step closer to restoring my smile and teaching with the passion and conviction I have always possessed.

Alternatively, if you know of any dental professionals or organizations that may offer their services pro bono or at a reduced cost, I would be immensely grateful if you could connect me with them. Your guidance and support would mean the world to me.

I would like to sincerely apologize for the appearance of my picture accompanying this campaign letter, where, as you can see, I am captured without my front teeth. This situation brings me to tears all the time, and I understand that it may be unsettling. However, I wanted to provide a transparent representation of the profound impact this dental issue has had on my life and my ability to teach effectively. Teaching has been the sincerest blessing of my life!! Please accept my heartfelt apologies for any discomfort caused.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to read my heartfelt appeal. I am eternally grateful for your consideration and compassion. Together, we can overcome this obstacle, and I can continue to empower young minds and nurture their potential.

My Paypal.me link is:        paypal.me/Lindasuerinaldi

With sincere gratitude and warm regards,

Linda S. Holcomb