My son and I are traveling a six hour round trip to a dental school at the university I went to. I had student dentist do root canals, gold fillings, gold cap, et cetera when I was a student there thirty years ago and all the dentists since who have seen my mouth say, who did that work? that is very nice. Seeing students is pretty low cost compared to what local licensed dentists charge. It takes a bit more time because everything the students do has to be checked by their instructors but I am happy with them.

A couple of months ago during my initial assessment my student asked me if I missed the teeth that had been extracted. One I don't miss at all but the two lower molars that were side by side I do miss when chewing. He told me I might be a candidate for implants. They will do all the other needed work first and then assess my bone structure to see if I have enough bone for implants. The cost would be $1500 per implant but by the time we get that far into my treatment I am hoping to have my IRS issues settled so I can start working per diem as a RN again. I would still have to make payments to afford that but I hope that my bone structure is solid enough to support the implants.

I don't know if "regular" dentists do implants or just oral surgeons or how it works but those of you missing some molar might want to ask about that as an alternative to dentures.