I will preface by letting you know I took my 4 year old to the dentist late last year… You don’t want to know the outcome. It took me a while to get over that appointment. Several days later I got a HUGE bill in the mail. I was like "What the heck is this?? Helloooooo….I mean, we pay through the NOSE for dental. And she was THREE TIMES what my payment was….."
Now I know why my parents never took us to the dentist. Mom used to say "Don’t eat that gumball, I can’t afford to take you to get your tooth fixed if it breaks….." -hahaha! We thought she was cheap…. little did we know dental was so pricey.
Anyways, I got this great info from a reader today. Worth a read…
Through September, kids ages 3-17 can get free dental care through September at Carrington College’s dental clinic. Services, conducted by supervised students in the college’s dental hygiene program, include X-rays, cleaning and polishing.
- 5 p.m. -8:30 p.m. Mondays
- 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Tuesdays
- 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesdays
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursdays & Fridays
The clinic is located at 1300 S. Country Club Drive, Suite 2, Mesa. Appointments can be made at 480-717-3510.
Thanks Bev!
I took my kids here a while back and they were awesome! Even did the seals on my daughters teeth for free!
Are you kidding? That’s awesome. I stopped paying for dental. that’s one area the military does not cover unfortunately, so we just don’t go — which is not good either. I’m taking my daughter to this – her teeth need fillings Like FIVE fillings. :-/
They don’t do fillings :( They don’t do anything where they would have to numb youup or drill. Other than that they are great and also service adults for like $35 I think. Super cheap basic family dental!
I wish they had this when I was a kid. Once I needed nine fillings at once. My mother practically had a stroke!
I know the feeling with dental & the military! I haven’t been in years! I really need to go myself to get a cleaning, my wisdom teeth out, & I think even a root canal! It’s so expensive, so I’ve been putting it off..guess I will just have to make payments :(
My sister takes her kids and her hubby to a dental school for their braces. We are lucky enough to have decent dental insurance.They paid 50% on the kids braces(2 kids at once–YIKES).
I hate teeth work.. my son is missing 3 adult teeth (they just never grew in and never will) so he has to have ALOT of work as they are teeth that show ughhh when we are done we will have spend well over 20k in TEETH
Made an appointment for my son and niece. Worried about my just turned 4 year old as she might freak out in the chair. We do not have dental but hope I have harped enough on the kids to brush well. Anyone have any suggestions for a 4 year old or when to take.