Community Health Center
Citronelle Dental
19260 N Mobile St, Citronelle, AL 36522-2122 0 miles away
Community Health Center
Citronelle Health Center
19250 N Mobile St, Citronelle, AL 36522-2122
Citronelle Health Center 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 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 19250 N Mobile St, Citronelle, AL 36522 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 251-866-9126 |
| Operated by | Mobile County Board of Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
19250 N Mobile St, Citronelle, AL 36522
The published number is 251-866-9126. 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Dental Services
This clinic has not published a list of the treatments it provides. Expect the routine treatments to be available. The question worth asking is about the expensive ones: root canals, dentures and oral surgery are handled in house at some health centers and referred out at others.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. Because Mobile County Board of Health 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. 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 anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
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.
Does Medicare cover this?
Original Medicare does not cover routine dental care, which surprises most people who reach retirement expecting otherwise. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a limited dental benefit. The sliding scale here does not depend on Medicare, so ask about it separately.
What about cleanings and check-ups?
Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
Other Clinics Operated by Mobile County Board of Health
Mobile County Board of Health operates 5 other clinics in 4 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.
- Citronelle Dental — 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 Health Center
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
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