Community Health Center
Adelante Healthcare Buckeye
306 E Monroe Ave, Buckeye, AZ 85326-2706 30.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Adelante Healthcare Gila Bend
100 North Gila Boulevard, Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Adelante Healthcare Gila Bend is a community health center dental clinic in Gila Bend, AZ, operated by Adelante Healthcare, which runs 7 clinics in Arizona.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 100 North Gila Boulevard, Gila Bend, AZ 85337 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 602-964-2273 |
| Operated by | Adelante Healthcare |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
100 North Gila Boulevard, Gila Bend, AZ 85337
The published number is 602-964-2273. 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. Adelante Healthcare sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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 Arizona 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
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
Other Clinics Operated by Adelante Healthcare
Adelante Healthcare operates 6 other clinics in 5 other communities in Arizona. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Adelante Healthcare Buckeye — Buckeye, about 30.8 miles away
- Desert Senita Dental Center — Ajo, about 39.9 miles away
- Valleywise Community Health Center - Avondale — Avondale, about 41.9 miles away
- Adelante Healthcare Goodyear — Goodyear, about 42.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Adelante Healthcare Gila Bend
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Desert Senita Dental Center
410 N Malacate St, Ajo, AZ 85321-2254 39.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Valleywise Community Health Center - Avondale
950 E Van Buren St, Avondale, AZ 85323-1506 41.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Adelante Healthcare Goodyear
13471 W Cornerstone Blvd, Goodyear, AZ 85395-2713 42.3 miles away
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