What do you do when you cannot afford a dentist and i cannot afford dental insurance. i have a tooth that broke apart?

Dental Schools: You might check out the dental schools at usc or ucla, and see whether they might offer low-cost dental clinics. Also, here's a link listing many low cost, free, or sliding scale clinics in california: http://www.Needymeds.Org/free_clinics.Taf?_function=list&state=ca not all of these offer dental services, but many do. Good luck!

Public assistance: In many areas, there are placed that provide dental care on a sliding scale as long as you show proof of income and other specifics. A dental school will also provide a lower cost method of care. A single tooth extraction may run about 200-300 dollars at a general dentist office. Not all general dentists take teeth out and it may take some calling around to find someone who can.

Dental Care Access: Outrageously, more than 100 million ppl in usa don't get dental care b/c they can't afford it (see http://bit.Ly/11lxdol ). No less outrageous on general healthcare front: "nearly half of us adults ages 19 to 64—an estimated 84 million people—did not have health insurance for all of 2012, or had coverage that did not adequately protect them from high health care costs." see http://bit.Ly/11igahp.

Alternatives include seeking medicaid or medicare dental coverage, seeking treatment at a Dental School, seeking treatment at a social services dental clinic, talking to your Dentist or oral surgeon about a payment plan. There are alternatives.