How do i raise money??

[Worried14]

last year i went toa frends halloween party..
this was the first time i hav eva been to a halloween party beacuse me mom hates them..
three people were on the trampoline ( yes i no tis dangerous) and i nocked out my front tooth this was 5 days after havin my train tracks taken off :(

i hav been sent to this special dentist and he says i hav to have 2 new false front teeth. thats fine as long as they r cheap well thas the problem they r gonna cost �6000 and i need a way to earnthat much so me mom dosnt sue me best frend

Any suggestions

btw im only 14 so i cnt get a propper job

xxxx

[mormess]

Win the lottery?

Without getting into debt I can't think of a way to find �6k. And if you're 14 you can't get a bank loan.

I'm sure there's a question of responsibility for supervising children, but at the end of the day you're 14, you knew that what you were doing had risks, and accidents happen.

I'm really sorry to hear about your tooth. I've had tracks in my youth and I know how it felt when they came off. Mind you, since then I've chipped my front tooth twice, once on a beer bottle, once on the bottom of a swimming pool. And my back tooth got chipped on a piece of glass in a muffin. I'm not sure I can sue anyone for any of those things though. In one case I ate the evidence :-)

Perhaps your mum can avoid horrible litigation by arranging some kind of loan? I'm sure she would find the idea of you trying to raise six grand ridiculous. If she's of a mind to sue, you trying to raise the money might not stop her.

Get a second opinion on the cost. Was this an NHS dentist?

All the best.

[cambus]

Can't you wait until Christmas?

[bednobs]

if you've been without them for a year, why the sudden rush now?

[Worried14]

no this is a privet dentist

i dont get �6000 for x-mas tho

i hav my dead teeth in my mouth atm and they will soon fall out and i need to hav the money for wen they do or they cud get stuck t o my gum and then they will hav to be pulled out

thanx for all ur sugestions

[bednobs]

i dont understand if theyve been dead for a year what makes any dentist think they will fall out "soon"

[Ice-Maiden]

Sweetheart - I go to a private dentist, and he charges nowhere near �6000 for treatment, and this includes intravenous sedation. I think someone's just trying to scare you into being careful in future. I doubt if your mum could sue your friend, since the trampoline wasn't faulty? Even if it was, then it would've been up to your friend or his/her parents to make sure that no one used the thing. You could probably be referred to a hospital dentist via any dentist you might be seeing now, and then it wouldn't cost you anything. Hope you soon get those teeth fixed!

[johnny37]

Without going into the question of how can two teeth be worth �6000, ask your friend to look at their house insurance. Even if they were negligent it may be that they are covered for claims for injury to third parties. Its not a question of suing them, just an insurance claim. If the policy is unclear claim anyway. They can only turn it down.

[Whickerman]

Including root canal, you should be looking at max �600 for each crown, and that's for the best care also. That's in total 1/5 of what your dentist is charging. He's having a laugh.

[tufty7]

Am I missing something here?? I was under the impression that kids got NHS treatment free??

Should the dentist not be refering you to a hospital orthodontist?? I reckon the dentist is pulling your leg rather than your teeth , �6k?? bet he drives a beemer .....

[evedawn]

Wow what a dilemma!!!

Will your friends parents household insurance cover it maybe?

Another option your parents might want to look at is a NHS DENTIST. If you can register with one of them they can write off to the powers that be at the NHS and ask for special permission to have all the necessary work done and they will only charge you �380!!!

I know this is true cos my husband had to have some pretty major dental work done costing around �3500!! Well although we both work full time we just didn't have that sort of money and that when our local NHS dentist came to the rescue. like i said he wrote off explaining what needed to be done and...it was....a brilliant job for �380!!! Good luck.

[Markandshez]

I believe all dental treatment is free for under 16, and older if they are in full time education.

You surely cannot sue your best friend as you are past the age of legal responsibility and you admitted you knew it was dangerous - so it was your own fault

LIke a previous poster says, this is either your mum trying to scare you or a dodgy post

[Reverandfunk]

What a load of rubbish.

[Jillius]

If you are under 16 you don't pay for dental treatment so it shouldn't be costing you anything !