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Cahaba Medical Care - Birmingham Dental Office
623 8th Ave W, Birmingham, AL 35204-3604
Cahaba Medical Care - Birmingham Dental Office is a community health center dental clinic in Birmingham, AL, operated by Cahaba Medical Care Foundation, which runs 3 clinics in Alabama.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 623 8th Ave W, Birmingham, AL 35204 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 205-545-7696 |
| Operated by | Cahaba Medical Care Foundation |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
623 8th Ave W, Birmingham, AL 35204
The published number is 205-545-7696. It may be a shared scheduling line. Say which site you mean and that you want dental rather than medical, or you can be booked into the wrong queue.
Things to settle on the phone first: the dental hours, and which days appointments run, whether new dental patients are being taken, and the current wait, what a first visit costs, before and after any discount, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. Because Cahaba Medical Care Foundation sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. Ask them to run your household through it before you commit to a treatment plan. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. What Alabama Medicaid covers for adults is a state decision and has been cut and restored in several states; for children the benefit is required nationally. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Common Questions
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
Is Medicaid accepted?
A Medicaid billing registration is on file for this clinic, so probably yes — but participation runs plan by plan. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
Size of the Dental Service
Cahaba Medical Care Foundation provided 6,424 dental visits and 3,176 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 9.67 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by Cahaba Medical Care Foundation
Cahaba Medical Care Foundation operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Alabama. Asking the scheduling line which site can see you soonest is usually faster than calling each in turn; the shortest wait is not always the closest clinic. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. What is treated at one site is no guide to another, so confirm with the clinic you actually intend to visit.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Behavioral Health Wellness Center — Birmingham, about 3.4 miles away
- Cahaba Medical Care - Hope Health — Fairfield, about 4.2 miles away
- CHC - Woodlawn — Birmingham, about 6 miles away
- Bessemer — Bessemer, about 9.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Cahaba Medical Care - Birmingham Dental Office
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Cahaba Medical Care - Hope Health
4614 Carnegie Ave, Fairfield, AL 35064-1430 4.2 miles away
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CHC - Woodlawn
5720 1st Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35212-2599 6 miles away
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Bessemer
2201 Arlington Ave, Bessemer, AL 35020-4299 9.4 miles away
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