If you can find dentist who will do the work and let you pay payments for it please let me know.
I am not poor by any means and had root canal 2 years ago. It was $500. I paid in 4 installments of $125 over 4 months. The secretary hesitated a bit when I asked but she said ok.
Find a Doctor that has Care Credit. Many Dentists don’t do payment plans because well we are not a bank and have overhead to worry about. But Care Credit offers patients the option to pay for services over a year with no interest, or longer with interest. It is a good thing. The only catch is you have to have decent credit.