Community Health Center
HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
201 Kendall Dr, Lamar, CO 81052 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Family Health Center
200 Kendall Dr, Lamar, CO 81052-3940
Family Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Lamar, CO, operated by High Plains Community Health Center, which runs 2 clinics in Colorado.
The health center is open about 54.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 200 Kendall Dr, Lamar, CO 81052 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 719-336-8445 |
| Operated by | High Plains Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
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.
What should I bring to the first appointment?
Photo identification, proof of address, and documentation of household income — recent pay stubs, a benefits award letter or a tax return. Take your insurance or Medicaid card if you have one, and a list of any medications you take.
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
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.
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.
Is Medicaid accepted?
A Medicaid billing registration is on file for this clinic, so probably yes — but participation runs plan by plan. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by High Plains Community Health Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Adult dental benefits vary by state and Colorado has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. 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.
Planning Your Visit
200 Kendall Dr, Lamar, CO 81052
The published number is 719-336-8445. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Other Clinics Operated by High Plains Community Health Center
High Plains Community Health Center operates one other clinic elsewhere in Colorado. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — Lamar, less than a mile away
- Las Animas Clinic and Las Animas Dental Clinic — Las Animas, about 33.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Family Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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Las Animas Clinic and Las Animas Dental Clinic
245 Vine Ave, Las Animas, CO 81054-1039 33.6 miles away
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1012 Belmont Ave, La Junta, CO 81050-2101 51.9 miles away
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