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Community Health Center
Eight Mile Health Center
4009 Saint Stephens Rd, Mobile, AL 36612-1231
Eight Mile Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Mobile, 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 | 4009 Saint Stephens Rd, Mobile, AL 36612 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 251-456-1399 |
| Operated by | Mobile County Board of Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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.
Common Questions
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.
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.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Mobile County Board of Health, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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. Adult dental benefits vary by state and Alabama has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental public health 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.
Planning Your Visit
4009 Saint Stephens Rd, Mobile, AL 36612
The published number is 251-456-1399. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Mobile County Board of Health
Mobile County Board of Health operates 5 other clinics in 4 other communities in Alabama. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. 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 as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- FRANKLIN MEDICAL MALL — Mobile, about 5.3 miles away
- H.E. Savage Memorial Center — Mobile, about 5.8 miles away
- The Charles White Family Health Center — Mobile, about 6 miles away
- Family Oriented Primary Health Care Clinic - Downtown Health Center — Mobile, about 6.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Eight Mile Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
H.E. Savage Memorial Center
1201 Spring Hill Ave, Mobile, AL 36604-2717 5.8 miles away
Community Health Center
The Charles White Family Health Center
990 Cody Rd N, Mobile, AL 36608-4833 6 miles away
Community Health Center
Family Oriented Primary Health Care Clinic - Downtown Health Center
251 N Bayou St, Mobile, AL 36603-1699 6.1 miles away
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