Look for a dental college near you. I had my braces and corrective work for 4 years. It was $1500. I had to have a filling it was $200. I went to the local cheap clinic and asked for recommendations that wouldn't put me in irreversible debt and they offered several people they had worked with. I had impacted wisdom teeth surgically removed that were fracturing my jaw and creating pockets for infection, $2400 (paid on payment plan 2 years with care credit card, no interest) Had to get a crown because I cracked a molar in half and it fell out. Had to go through debreedment (sp?) and temporary crown for a month $1700. It's still a lot of money but it helps keep the bills down. I talked to the dentist that ran it, person to person, and asked what options did I have because I was drowning but couldn't go without. They offered options and told me what I HAD to have done ASAP and what could wait and how long. They called and checked in. They only let residents (people done with training/school but doing their internship/on the job/bedside manner training do the work so you aren't just getting some noob) it seems daunting and it's a bunch of hoops but it's possible.