Webinfusion,

Okay, thank you for sharing a bit more about your health. Yes, you have to be especially careful about having chronic infection as your immune system is already dealing with so much.

May I ask.... did your oncologist or your medical physician ever ask you about your dental health or specifically if you have root canaled teeth or periodontal disease?

I agree about offering to make payments due to the high cost of dentistry and the financial stress it can cause. Most dentists will consider taking on patients who commit to a set monthly payment amount. Frequently those cases that are costly require a substantial amount of $$ down first. The reason for this is.... #1 there will be costs incurred to render that treatment to the patient and the dentist does not want to have to put those out of their own pocket as there is no guarantee that the patient will follow through with the treatment and ...#2 it is not uncommon for additional work to be needed if something unexpected happens which would change the original financial arrangement.... #3 good or bad may happen in that patients life good (a vacation or other expensive expenditure) or bad (loss of a job or other) that would prevent them from making payments on their dental work. I am speaking about this from professional experience as a financial manager in the dental office setting.

Many offices also offer something called Care Credit which is an interest free line of credit through a credit agency for treatment over $200. There is no set up fee or monthly interest to the patient as long as they pay their minimum required amount each month to the agency. The dentist bills the agency for the dental work and he is charged to use the service. So that's another option people can look into.

Bryanna