Community Health Center
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Family Dental Center and Administration
115 Calle Portal, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-2950 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Adult Clinic
155 Calle Portal, Suite 300, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-2900
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Adult Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Sierra Vista, AZ, operated by Chiricahua Community Health Centers, which runs 4 clinics in Arizona.
The health center is open about 63 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 155 Calle Portal, Suite 300, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 520-459-1200 |
| Operated by | Chiricahua Community Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
155 Calle Portal, Suite 300, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
The published number is 520-459-1200. 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. The scale belongs to Chiricahua Community Health Centers, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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 I cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
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.
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 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.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
Other Clinics Operated by Chiricahua Community Health Centers
Chiricahua Community Health Centers operates 3 other clinics in 3 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. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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.
- Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Family Dental Center and Administration — Sierra Vista, less than a mile away
- Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Cliff Whetten Clinic — Elfrida, about 35.5 miles away
- MCHC - Main Clinical Site — Nogales, about 41.4 miles away
- MCHC - Rio Rico Clinical Site — Rio Rico, about 43.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Adult Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Cliff Whetten Clinic
10566 N Highway 191, Elfrida, AZ 85610-9021 35.5 miles away
Community Health Center
MCHC - Main Clinical Site
1852 N Mastick Way, Nogales, AZ 85621-1063 41.4 miles away
Community Health Center
MCHC - Rio Rico Clinical Site
1103 Circulo Mercado, Rio Rico, AZ 85648-6248 43.5 miles away
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