Community Health Center
Citronelle Health Center
19250 N Mobile St, Citronelle, AL 36522-2122 0 miles away
Community Health Center
Citronelle Dental
19260 N Mobile St, Citronelle, AL 36522-2122
Citronelle Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Citronelle, AL, operated by Mobile County Board of Health, which runs 6 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 | 19260 N Mobile St, Citronelle, AL 36522 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 251-866-5585 |
| Operated by | Mobile County Board of Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Published hours | Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. |
Published hours describe the health center overall and may not reflect when dental appointments are available. Confirm current dental hours with the clinic.
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Mobile County Board of Health, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. Adult dental coverage under Alabama Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
19260 N Mobile St, Citronelle, AL 36522
The published number is 251-866-5585. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: whether new dental patients are being taken, and the current wait, what a first visit costs, before and after any discount, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
How large is the dental program?
No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
Other Clinics Operated by Mobile County Board of Health
Mobile County Board of Health operates 5 other clinics in 4 other communities in Alabama. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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.
- Citronelle Health Center — Citronelle, at the same address
- North Mobile Health Center — Mount Vernon, about 12.4 miles away
- Semmes Health Center — Semmes, about 22.3 miles away
- Eight Mile Health Center — Mobile, about 24 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Citronelle Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
North Mobile Health Center
950 W Coy Smith Hwy, Mount Vernon, AL 36560-3201 12.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Semmes Health Center
3810 Wulff Rd E, Semmes, AL 36575-5256 22.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Eight Mile Health Center
4009 Saint Stephens Rd, Mobile, AL 36612-1231 24 miles away
Before you call
