Question: My neighbor has been suffering for a couple of weeks now with a toothache. She has no job, no income, no insurance and her boyfriend was recently involved in a single car accident where he shattered his leg and won't be able to work for several months. She is in bad need of a lot of dental work and we were just trying to find a dentist that would volunteer to help her. Do you do any free dental work or could you recommend someone in the St. XXXXXXX SC or surrounding area?
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She has already tried getting help at MUSC and they quoted her $154 before they could even set up a file on her or take X-Rays. She spent her last dollar on gas to get down to MUSC. She then went to the local Emergency Room and they gave her a prescription for a few pain pills which are now gone. The soonest appointment she could get to have a tooth pulled is April 8th. She doesn't think she can wait that long being in as much pain as she is in. She has two broken teeth that need to be removed, a cavity in between her two front teeth, a back tooth that needs to be removed, and she needs a bridge where she has already had teeth removed. Her teeth are in terrible shape because she doesn't have any income, no job and no insurance. She has been searching for a job for several months but can't find anyone that will hire her because of her past history. She is now a changed person and a Christian, but her past still haunts her. Her mother was a crack addict and is now dying and her father was killed when she was a child, so she has no family to help her. She is also not eligible for any government assistance because of her past criminal history of spending two years in prison for writing bad checks for food and essentials. Is there anyone anywhere that can help her with her dental problems? She lives about 40-50 miles from SC. Thanks.