# Smart Spending Dental
> You do not need a full shelf. What to buy first and what can wait. Includes simple steps and when to ask a dentist.

## Guides
- [An Essentials Short List](https://affordable-oral-care-products.rorutolu.workers.dev/essentials-short-list/): An essentials short list for oral care is small: a soft toothbrush, a fluoride toothpaste, something to clean between your teeth, and a dentist you see.
- [Store Brand vs Name Brand](https://affordable-oral-care-products.rorutolu.workers.dev/store-brand-vs-name-brand/): Store brand vs name brand is mostly a label question, not a quality guess.
- [Which Trendy Products to Skip](https://affordable-oral-care-products.rorutolu.workers.dev/skip-trendy-products/): If you want to skip trendy products, begin by asking what a product replaces: if the answer is brushing, cleaning between teeth or a dental visit, skip it.
- [Buying Toothpaste in Bulk](https://affordable-oral-care-products.rorutolu.workers.dev/bulk-buying-toothpaste/): Bulk buying toothpaste can trim your cost per tube, but only if the product is one you already use, with fluoride, and the expiration date outlasts your supply.
- [Free and Low-Cost Programs](https://affordable-oral-care-products.rorutolu.workers.dev/free-dental-programs/): Free dental programs exist in several forms: dental school clinics, community health centers, sliding-scale offices, and occasional volunteer events.

## About
- [About Smart Spending Dental](https://affordable-oral-care-products.rorutolu.workers.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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