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Cahaba Medical Care - Centreville Dental Office
260 Walnut St, Centreville, AL 35042-2332
Cahaba Medical Care - Centreville Dental Office is a community health center dental clinic in Centreville, 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 | 260 Walnut St, Centreville, AL 35042 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 205-926-4697 |
| Operated by | Cahaba Medical Care Foundation |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Costs and Coverage
Fees follow an income-based scale, so the same treatment costs different patients different amounts. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Cahaba Medical Care Foundation, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Get the assessment done first; it changes what the whole plan costs, not just the first visit. 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. Alabama decides its own adult dental benefit, which ranges from comprehensive to emergency extractions only depending on the state and the year. Children are covered everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Care for uninsured patients
- Cleanings
- Dentures
- Extractions
- Fillings
- Medicaid
- Root canal treatment
- Sliding fee discount
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.
Planning Your Visit
260 Walnut St, Centreville, AL 35042
The published number is 205-926-4697. At larger organizations it may reach central scheduling rather than the dental department, so say which clinic you are calling about and that it is for dental care.
Before making the trip, check: 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.
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.
Common Questions
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
Is this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
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.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
Can I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
Other Clinics Operated by Cahaba Medical Care Foundation
Cahaba Medical Care Foundation operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Alabama. Where an organization runs several clinics, the waits rarely match. It is worth asking which one has capacity before settling on the closest. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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 as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Maude L. Whatley Health Center — Tuscaloosa, about 29.9 miles away
- LaBridgette R. Ellis Medical and Dental Center — Greensboro, about 30.9 miles away
- Bessemer — Bessemer, about 33.9 miles away
- Cahaba Medical Care - Hope Health — Fairfield, about 40.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaidMedicaidUninsured
Confirmed Dental Services
Dental CleaningDenturesFillingsRoot CanalTooth Extraction
Call Cahaba Medical Care - Centreville Dental Office
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
LaBridgette R. Ellis Medical and Dental Center
800 Hall St, Greensboro, AL 36744-2517 30.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Bessemer
2201 Arlington Ave, Bessemer, AL 35020-4299 33.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Cahaba Medical Care - Hope Health
4614 Carnegie Ave, Fairfield, AL 35064-1430 40.2 miles away
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