I feel your pain, i'm in a similar boat with less excuse. Any recommendations for choosing a dentist? I've got a lot of work to be done, so i want someone competent, friendly, etc. I fear price gouging for something that is already more expensive than i can afford.

I've got so much work to be done i need to construct a long term "game plan" with this to-be dentist. So, yea.

edit: I should add a bit of "dentist phobia" as well, i suppose. I don't claim it normally, but my heart is racing just reading this thread -_-