Community Health Center
Clinica Family Health - Pecos
1701 W 72nd Ave, Denver, CO 80221-2721 2.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Clinica Family Health - Thornton
8990 Washington St, Thornton, CO 80229-4537
Clinica Family Health - Thornton is a community health center dental clinic in Thornton, CO, operated by Clinica Campesina/Family Health Services, which runs 5 clinics in Colorado.
The health center is open about 49 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 8990 Washington St, Thornton, CO 80229 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 720-929-1655 |
| Operated by | Clinica Campesina/Family Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
8990 Washington St, Thornton, CO 80229
The published number is 720-929-1655. 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. The bands are set by Clinica Campesina/Family Health Services rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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 and pediatric dentistry, for children 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 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 this the only option in Thornton?
It is the only clinic of this kind we hold for Thornton itself. Clinics of this kind cluster around larger towns, so the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page and are frequently worth the journey.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
Other Clinics Operated by Clinica Campesina/Family Health Services
Clinica Campesina/Family Health Services operates 4 other clinics in 3 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. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- Clinica Family Health - Pecos — Denver, about 2.8 miles away
- Tepeyac 48th Avenue Clinic — Denver, about 5.3 miles away
- Inner City Health Center — Denver, about 6.3 miles away
- Eastside Family Health Center — Denver, about 7.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Clinica Family Health - Thornton
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Tepeyac 48th Avenue Clinic
2101 E 48th Ave, Denver, CO 80216-2253 5.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Inner City Health Center
3800 N York St, Denver, CO 80205-3540 6.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Eastside Family Health Center
501 28th St, Denver, CO 80205-3003 7.2 miles away
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