text: does anyone know how to get cheap or free dental work done? help! i need extensive dental work. due to limited funds and no insurance for so long. i'm ashamed to be seen in public and have lost my confidence and personality. sometimes i feel like i can't go on. if you live near mexico you can get dental work done much cheaper than in the us.  if you have a good, caring doctor let him/her know how you are feeling about yourself and ask if there is a dentist that they know of that could help you at a greatly reduced rate.  surely there are some decent, caring dentists somewhere out there.  if the dentists have web sites you could send each a message and let them know of your situation and see if there is anyone of them willing to help you.