Wondering how all you frugal people deal with dental costs? DH and I both need a general checkup/cleaning and are shopping around. We don't have dental insurance. They all want around $425 for visit, cleaning and X-rays so that would be over $800 for both of us. I could forego the X-rays but apparently they won't see you unless you get them. We are also looking to switch to Medicare Advantage plans that tout covering dental costs but the dentists I have spoken to have all opted out of that. They all have in-house insurance now. Thoughts?