Has anyone ever traveled to Cuba or Canada to get free dental care???
I was thinking of going to Cuba & getting my teeth done like Michael Moore in Sicko did &
took the Americans over there & did is it possible to do I am a citizen?
A Cuban person told me I could I just heve to get my own Novaciane they don't have alot down there

Serious answers please

Two years in a row I had dental work done at the dental clinic in Guardalavaca. It isn't free but certainly inexpensive by Canadian standards. In December I had 2 fillings and a crown done, the price 65 CUC under $85.00 Canadian. In Canada it would have been at least $400-500.00 Dr. Miguel the dentist didn't freeze anything so it hurt a bit but the quality was very good. He had also done a filling for me the previous December but that time he froze everything so possibly he was out of novocaine this time. He spoke excellent English. All you have to do is ask client services at your resort to make an appointment.

Edit: Thank you college girl, you probably know Dr. Miguel and that clinic.

Can a dentist clean the pores of teeths which are caused due to eating tobacco?How often can a person visit a dentist in a year?

The normal dental visit is twice a year. And yes a Dentist can remove stains from teeth.

You eat tobacco? Actually eating tobacco is not really good for your teeth or your lungs. I saw on Discovery channel about elderly people from asian countries eating dried tobacco leaves. And they have stained brownish teeth.

My daughter had a bad experience with a dentist. She was a dentist among others in a dental group. I would like to write a letter and complain, but wonder who or what I could write it to.

You need to find out if the dentist is an associate or partner. If she is an associate, I would recommend scheduling an appointment with the practice's owner to discuss your concerns. If she is a partner, there's not much to do at the level of the practice. If it was a matter of something REALLY bad, you can always file a formal complaint with your state's dental board.

Im doing a assignment for health about smoking. It asked if smoking 1 cigarette could result that a dentist could find out if it was smoked a long time ago. Say, 5 months after it was smoked. So can they?

No. A single cigarette will have very little impact on your mouth. It won't noticeably stain your teeth and after that length of time they most certainly won't be able to smell it on your breath or your clothes.

I find that when people ask this question it usually means that they had a smoke yesterday and their have a dentists appointment today and are worried that their dentist will tel their mom about it.

To all of those people, if you smoked 24 hours ago and have cleaned your teeth then the dentist won't be able to tell, not unless you're a regular smoker in which case your teeth will be stained and then he will be able to tell, and he may tell your mom.

So I went to the dentist last week and they told me I have to see an oral surgeon because the tooth is curved or something like that. What is the difference? Also will they do anything different to pull the tooth or do they just have different tools to use? I'm confused, someone please tell me the difference.
BTW it's to get a tooth pulled.
When you say general anesthesia do you mean just the regular needle they give you in the gum or do you mean they would have to put me to sleep, because I really don't want to be put to sleep.

A dentist does general work like cavities, crowns, root canals, etc.

And oral surgeon is more educated and perform surgeries such as removing wisdom teeth and things like that. (more complicated procedures.)

I'm not to sure at all but if it is extremely curved the oral surgeon many have to cut the gum and give you stitches, normal dentist don't do that. Blah, I hope i didn't scare you. And sorry if i am wrong.

I have a cavity that started out as what looked like a chip on one of my back molars but it's progressively getting worse and looking like a little hole. My dentist is really backed up and I couldn't get an appointment until early June. I brush and floss everyday but just have a tendency to get cavities no matter what. Any advice on how to slow it down? I've never needed a root canal and plan to keep it that way..

No, there's not any way to slow it down.

You said you get cavities easily - watch and control all your sugar sources -
don't sip on sodas,
don't sip on coffee,
no chewing gum (unless it's sugarless)
no sucking on hard candies or chewing sticky caramels, or raisins, etc
don't snack

Brush and floss after every single meal and make sure your technique is correct. Tell your dentist so that they can give you a prescription-strength fluoride that can protect your teeth much better than toothpaste.

some dental problems could be very life threatening like an abscess.
Also dental care could be very expensive, like 3000 for a root canal.

There are several types of subsidized dental care systems in various European countries, for example. If you are really interested, you can look up the different programs, by country, and see the type of government programs, private programs, varying insurance coverage plans and combinations thereof. We could evaluate those programs to see what aspects might work well here since many people here have no dental coverage.

I recently had all four of my wisdom teeth out. After about a week, I went back for a check-up and the dentist put this disgusting brown moss-like stuff in one of the gums to help it heal and prevent infection, I guess. It was really gross, and I was just wondering if anyone else has had this experience?

I think that stuff is cloves or some herbal type remedy. They usually do that if you have lost your blood clot, which would protect you from getting "dry socket" That nasty clove stuff is supposed to act like a pain reliever. Look up "dry socket" and they call that 'packing'.

I had a crown made, paid for it and decided I wanted another dentist to install it. Can another dentist do it skillfully? Or would only the dentist who made the impression be able to skilfully do it?

Wow what a strange question. Why don't you want the dentist who made the crown not to finish up the job? To answer your question, yes another dentist would be able to finish the placement of the crown,but to find one willing to do it may not be easy. There could be some ethical and/or legal problems involved. For example, what if they crown did not fit and had to be remade? What if a problem develops years later on that tooth? who is responsible if anyone? Of course the second dentist would not do the finishing for no charge even if you had already paid the first dentist.

I am shopping for pet insurance am trying to decide whether I want routine care (which includes dental and routine shots) added onto the insurance coverage or if I should just pay out of pocket.

Thus far, my dog is in good health.

Assuming no extractions or drilling, for basic vaccinations and dental I pay about $300-$500 a year for my small dog.

Of course, this doesn't include the extra $500 a year in random vet bills or heartworm meds.