Sarah Lynn,
Try calling the Virinia Medical Center.  I bet they a dental school or some
such or will be willing to work with you on payment.  You may have to make
several phone calls.

Beth the OT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of sara lynn weaver
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 1:52 AM
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> Subject: Re: dentist
>
>
> Dear Mag, I live in Virginia and Medcaid does not cover going to
> the Dentist. is
> there a program that you or anyone on the list knows of where a
> person with CP
> can get a new filling put in. I have medcaid and medcaire. and I
> can not affoward
> to go to the dentist. medcaid does not pay to go to the dentist
> if you are over
> 21 here in VA. and medcare does not pay all of the bill. and I
> can not affoward
> to pay the bill. I got the filling I got now when I was 15 years
> old (That was in
> 1969) and it is in my front tooth. and it comes out sometimes. I
> have been able
> to put it back in. but I really do need a new filling put in. and
> the dentist
> wants there money up front. and I do not have it.  Lynn
>
> Magenta Raine wrote:
>
> > Well, Gordon, first the nitrous oxide thing wasn't working. It
> took them 15
> > minutes to get it going. We had hoped that the gas would get me
> through the
> > cleaning with much less spasticity, but it didn't seem to help
> much, plus the
> > hygienist guy was impatient, not to mention not a team player,
> and after 5
> > minutes of working on my mouth told the dentist;
> > "you need to do this, she needs to be totally anesthesed."  The dentist
> > didn't really want to deal with me so he referred me to some
> county dental
> > board.  And in the meantime I have all kinds of mouth sores.
>