Community Health Center
Care Clinic Park County
548 Front St, Fairplay, CO 80440-5001 15.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Lake County Dental
223 Harrison Ave, Leadville, CO 80461-3392
Lake County Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Leadville, CO, operated by Summit Community Care Clinic, which runs 8 clinics in Colorado.
The health center is open about 30 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 223 Harrison Ave, Leadville, CO 80461 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 970-668-4055 |
| Operated by | Summit Community Care Clinic |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
223 Harrison Ave, Leadville, CO 80461
The published number is 970-668-4055. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
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.
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 Summit Community Care Clinic, 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. What Colorado 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
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
Does Colorado Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
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.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
Can I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
Size of the Dental Service
Summit Community Care Clinic provided 14,416 dental visits and 6,185 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 23.12 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by Summit Community Care Clinic
Summit Community Care Clinic operates 7 other clinics in 4 other communities in Colorado. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Care Clinic Park County — Fairplay, about 15.6 miles away
- Elevated Community Health Pediatric Dental — Frisco, about 25.2 miles away
- Medical Office Building - Suite 320 — Frisco, about 25.2 miles away
- Summit Community Care Clinic, Inc. — Frisco, about 25.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Lake County Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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Elevated Community Health Admin Offices
360 Peak One Dr, Suite 310, Frisco, CO 80443-5948 25.2 miles away
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Elevated Community Health Pediatric Dental
360 Peak One Dr, Suite 380, Frisco, CO 80443-5870 25.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Medical Office Building - Suite 320
360 Peak One Dr, Frisco, CO 80443-5948 25.2 miles away
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