Community Health Center
CULLMAN QUALITY HEALTH CARE
2016 Main Ave SW, Cullman, AL 35055-5239 43.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Huntsville Family Health Center
751 Pleasant Row NW, Huntsville, AL 35816-2543
Huntsville Family Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Huntsville, AL, operated by Central North Alabama Health Services.
The health center is open about 47 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 751 Pleasant Row NW, Huntsville, AL 35816 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 256-533-6311 |
| Operated by | Central North Alabama Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
751 Pleasant Row NW, Huntsville, AL 35816
The published number is 256-533-6311. 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 Central North Alabama Health Services 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
Other Clinics Operated by Central North Alabama Health Services
This is the only site Central North Alabama Health Services operates, which means a single waiting list with no sister clinic to try instead. The nearby clinics listed below are the alternative.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- CULLMAN QUALITY HEALTH CARE — Cullman, about 43.1 miles away
- Capstone - Double Springs — Double Springs, about 61.2 miles away
- Quality of Life Health Complex — Gadsden, about 62.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Huntsville Family Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Capstone - Double Springs
25734 Highway 195, Double Springs, AL 35553-2308 61.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Familly Health Care Clinic, Inc. - - Muscle Shoals
102 Physicians Dr, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661-2148 61.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Quality of Life Health Complex
1411 Piedmont Cutoff, Gadsden, AL 35903-2708 62.9 miles away
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