Community Health Center
ELK RIDGE - FLAGSTAFF CLINIC
2920 N 4th St, Flagstaff, AZ 86004-1816 32.8 miles away
Community Health Center
ELK RIDGE - WILLIAMS
300 S 6th St, Williams, AZ 86046-0110
ELK RIDGE - WILLIAMS is a community health center dental clinic in Williams, AZ, operated by El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, which runs 11 clinics in Arizona.
The health center is open about 84 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 300 S 6th St, Williams, AZ 86046 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 928-635-4441 |
| Operated by | El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
300 S 6th St, Williams, AZ 86046
The published number is 928-635-4441. 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care 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.
Common Questions
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.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center sets its own scale.
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
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.
What if I have no income at all?
Health centers deal with this routinely and have a procedure for applicants who cannot document income — usually a signed declaration. Being unable to prove income is not a reason to stay away; say so when you call so they can tell you what to bring instead.
Other Clinics Operated by El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center
El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center operates 10 other clinics in 4 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. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- ELK RIDGE - FLAGSTAFF CLINIC — Flagstaff, about 32.8 miles away
- COTTONWOOD — Cottonwood, about 36.4 miles away
- Black Canyon Community Health Center, Inc. - Spring Valley — Mayer, about 62 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call ELK RIDGE - WILLIAMS
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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COTTONWOOD
51 Brian Mickelsen Pkwy, Cottonwood, AZ 86326-3610 36.4 miles away
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