[Gay State Conservative]

Years ago there was a period when I didn't have dental insurance and found myself in need of some serious dental work.My solution...the student clinic (or "teaching practice") at Harvard Dental School.I had thousands of dollars worth of work done for almost nothing.

The only drawbacks...1) everything took at least twice as long as a real dentist would have taken and...2) there were a couple of occasions when the student told me that that was the first time he/she had done what was about to be done to me.On one occasion I could feel the student's hands shaking inside my mouth! Good thing an instructor was looking over his shoulder at the time! ;-)

[gas_dr]

There are free clinics associated with almost every major medical school where students practice under vey close supervision. It is a great answer to indigent care and usually the medicine is first rate because there is an experienced attending literally standing over the should of the medical clerk.