Community Health Center
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.
4951 Business Park Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503-7174 3.1 miles away
Community Health Center
SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION
4501 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508-5919
SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION is a community health center dental clinic in Anchorage, AK, operated by Southcentral Foundation, which runs 3 clinics in Alaska.
Clinic Details
| Address | 4501 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 907-729-3359 |
| Operated by | Southcentral Foundation |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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. The scale belongs to Southcentral Foundation, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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 Alaska 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in periodontics, for gum disease 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
4501 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508
The published number is 907-729-3359. 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: 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.
Common Questions
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Southcentral Foundation
Southcentral Foundation operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Alaska. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. — Anchorage, about 3.1 miles away
- Willow Community Health Center — Willow, about 39.3 miles away
- C'eyiits' Hwnax Life House Community Health Center — Sutton, about 47 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Willow Community Health Center
24091 W Long Lake Rd, Willow, AK 99688-0519 39.3 miles away
Community Health Center
C'eyiits' Hwnax Life House Community Health Center
11495 N Callison St, Sutton, AK 99674 47 miles away
Community Health Center
PCHS Soldotna Dental
290 Arbor Ave, Soldotna, AK 99669-7664 63.9 miles away
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