Community Health Center
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Adult Clinic
155 Calle Portal, Suite 300, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-2900 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Family Dental Center and Administration
115 Calle Portal, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-2950
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Family Dental Center and Administration 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 50 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 115 Calle Portal, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 520-364-1429 x41429 |
| Operated by | Chiricahua Community Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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 Chiricahua Community Health Centers, 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 Arizona 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.
Planning Your Visit
115 Calle Portal, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
The published number is 520-364-1429 x41429. 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 about cleanings and check-ups?
Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Chiricahua Community Health Centers
Chiricahua Community Health Centers operates 3 other clinics in 3 other communities in Arizona. 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.
- Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Adult Clinic — Sierra Vista, less than a mile away
- Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Cliff Whetten Clinic — Elfrida, about 35.4 miles away
- MCHC - Main Clinical Site — Nogales, about 41.4 miles away
- MCHC - Rio Rico Clinical Site — Rio Rico, about 43.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Sierra Vista Family Dental Center and Administration
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 35.4 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 43.6 miles away
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