Community Health Center
BOSTON MOUNTAIN RURAL HEALTH CTR
932 N Gaskill St, Huntsville, AR 72740-8903 0 miles away
Community Health Center
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Inc.
934 N Gaskill St, Huntsville, AR 72740-8903
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Inc. is a community health center dental clinic in Huntsville, AR, operated by Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, which runs 4 clinics in Arkansas.
The health center is open about 72 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 934 N Gaskill St, Huntsville, AR 72740 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 479-738-5500 |
| Operated by | Boston Mountain Rural Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
934 N Gaskill St, Huntsville, AR 72740
The published number is 479-738-5500. 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 Boston Mountain Rural 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 Arkansas 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
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.
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.
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
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. Boston Mountain Rural Health Center sets its own scale.
Other Clinics Operated by Boston Mountain Rural Health Center
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center operates 3 other clinics in 3 other communities in Arkansas. 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.
- BOSTON MOUNTAIN RURAL HEALTH CTR — Huntsville, at the same address
- Community Clinic Outreach CREO — Springdale, about 22.2 miles away
- Community Clinic Springdale Dental — Springdale, about 22.2 miles away
- Community Clinic Fayetteville Medical — Fayetteville, about 26 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Inc.
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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610 E Emma Ave, Springdale, AR 72764-4685 22.2 miles away
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