dental school in newark (insurance, lawyer, unemployment)

[deb8997]

Hey just wondering if anyone has gone to the newark dental school for treatment? since i've lost my job and is now on unemployment i have 2 teeth that need fixing and of course i cant afford to go to dentist since insurance ran out, i need implant and root canal on both of my canines top(bicuspis)implant on one and root canal on the other. i guess its not a bad time cause i know im gonna have to get the tooth pulled and i will hava a missing tooth and until i get a flipper put in im not leaving the house. just wondering if anyone has been there and what i can expect.

[hrjersey]

They did mine and my brother's braces many, many years ago. My teeth are still straight. Unfortunately I can't tell you how things are today.

[ccnj]

Are you talking about UMDNJ?
My dentist is a professor there one day a week. She's excellent and supervises all of the procedures that are done.

I also work with a lady that had her daughter's braces done there and she was very happy with them.

[deb8997]

Originally Posted by ccnj

Are you talking about UMDNJ?
My dentist is a professor there one day a week. She's excellent and supervises all of the procedures that are done.

I also work with a lady that had her daughter's braces done there and she was very happy with them.

yes the one in newark.

[johnfrisco]

I say if you need the work go for it. Dental work is ridiculously expensive even with Dental Insurance. And from the work you mentioned it would cost a fortune. They are supervised and it's not brain surgery.

[jerseyj]

Originally Posted by deb8997

Hey just wondering if anyone has gone to the newark dental school for treatment? since i've lost my job and is now on unemployment i have 2 teeth that need fixing and of course i cant afford to go to dentist since insurance ran out, i need implant and root canal on both of my canines top(bicuspis)implant on one and root canal on the other. i guess its not a bad time cause i know im gonna have to get the tooth pulled and i will hava a missing tooth and until i get a flipper put in im not leaving the house. just wondering if anyone has been there and what i can expect.

deb, I have sent a couple of clients to the dental school. It takes about 6 months to get an appointment but once you get that first appointment they will schedule you regularly. They bill Medicaid 100% and everyone else a reduced fee.

Becoming a Patient at NJDS

My experience (not personal) has been exceptional. All of the students are overseen by "real Dental Specialists".
In one of my cases, my client was an elderly patient with some serious medical issues, the dental school had a cardiologist evaluate him prior to his proceedure and present throughout his dental proceedure. I was really impressed.
If you are patient and not in need of emergency dental work, I would not hesitate to try them.

[deb8997]

yea about he appt,i called everyday and they told me i had to call back in 2 weeks then one day i just called and she was said they had one slot left and i got it. so hopefully its meant to be.

[gardenjulie]

Not UMDMJ's school in Newark, but mother went to the dental school at Penn over in Philly. She needed a lot of dental / periodontal work and dentures. Horrible experience. Yes, the students are supervised, however, it took over 1 1/2 years to get the work completed because she was constantly getting assigned to a new student, due to various reasons, graduation, etc. The work wasn't that good and it ended up costing her as much as it would have if she had gone to a dentist in private practice.

[guest2009]

i'm a patient at UMD dental school. i can tell you one thing - if i could go back in time and start over again, i would have NEVER!!! gone to THIS school, or any other school, including NYU, which some doctors say has one of the best implantology programs in the states (which i doubt).

because of UMD i think dentistry, just like implantology, should not be recognized as an exact science, but should be a branch of medicine.

there are 2 ways you can get treatment - emergency department - work done by 95% by undergraduates (not doctors yet), and only very serious cases are assigned to post-doctorate (doctors) students.

i know a few recent graduates and heard stories about the ER - probably one of the worst in the state or country. the dental school itself has 3 areas - B C D.
departments - ENDO, PERIO, SURGERY on C. PROSTHO, ORTHO, implantology on D. those are post-doctorate students. there's also undergrad department on D, they do easy general work. i would avoid them if possible. implantology dept is just screening for implants for those who didn't register downstairs. they refer to prosthodontics.

it's hard to get appt, but once you're in the chair in the begining they tell you, depending on your case, it could take months, years, decades, centuries, milleniums to complete work. THERE'S NO GUARANTEE, but the'll try. then you sign concent forms, which allows umd to do whatever they want and they are not responsible for any damage or complications. again, they don't guarantee anything, especially with implants.

then you get a quote and a treatment plan, but it's not accurate, may increase 10-20+%. they don't tell you upfront if you are self-paying and want your radiographs and records from chart it's $35/x-ray and $1/page. in this state they are only allowed to charge maximum $200.

so far i'm out of $4,500 and 16 trips to the school. very little or no progress and there's nothing but lies and conspiracy. the administration is corrupt, fees are not much less and in my case are higher than outside. it seemed ok at first and i thought i was getting a professional honest opinion, unlike private practice drs, who will say anything to get my money. i did get several good opinions but not many "treatment" options. and they still want my money and made me pay a deposit at least one year upfront.

my student dr literally goes by the book, uses notes, articles from books, journals on how to do procedures in my case, needs supervision from faculty, and always gets advise on how to do things when works on me. in private practice i get diagnosis and "treatment" plan in 5-30 minutes 1-2 visits. at UMD - 11 visits.

i don't know who built this school in newark and why, but it's location contributes their 3RD WORLD atmoshere, and every department i've been to, they always rush. they even doublebook me. so far mistakes have been made, damage has been done to my teeth as a result of "treatment". rushing is a sure way to a disaster.

my advice - get yourself a lawyer first and then become a patient at UMD. bill them for damages and your wasted time. keep in mind UMDNJ is 3RD WORLD.