NO HELP, DO OR DIE
I had a toothache this entire Memorial Day Weekend. A friend referred me to see the county dentist to have the tooth extracted on Tuesday after Memorial Day. I went to the county dentist at 1500 C Street at 7:30am. They opened at 7:40am. The receptionist took a copy of my birth certificate and social security card. At 11:40am, they asked my girlfriend my exact age, she told them 18, then they told me that I needed to be 21 in order to receive help. So…my girlfriend contacted her mom and she told her to take me to Western Dental. In the interim, her mom was making calls to see who can serve me. Mind you, my face is swollen, my right eye was closing. So…I went to Western Dental. They wanted $94 for x rays. Fortunately my girlfriend's mom had the funds to pay for it. Then, later they told me all of the bad news and either I had the money to get the dental work done or go home. So, my girlfriend's mom paid an additional $100 for them to take the down payment for me to get one tooth extracted. It is now 2:52 pm and I am still waiting to have the dental work done. They also stated I needed to have another tooth extracted, cavities filled, a root canal, and braces, because I needed to make space for my wisdom teeth that I have presently in my mouth. I asked if they could put the prescription in my girlfriend's moms name because I DON'T have money. I am 18, in high school, my mom receives medi cal, and I don't. They said NO they can not do it. So….I am a high school student, 18 going on 19, without funds to even purchase the penicillin that I require for this infection in my mouth.
A. S., Rancho Cordova, CA