Community Health Center
Fair Haven Community Health Care at 374 Grand Avenue Building B
374 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT 06513-3787 0.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Fair Haven Community Health Center @ 50 Grand
50 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT 06513-3949
Fair Haven Community Health Center @ 50 Grand is a community health center dental clinic in New Haven, CT, operated by Fair Haven Community Health Clinic, which runs 3 clinics in Connecticut.
The health center is open about 51.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 50 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT 06513 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 203-777-7411 |
| Operated by | Fair Haven Community Health Clinic |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
50 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT 06513
The published number is 203-777-7411. 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 Fair Haven Community Health 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. What Connecticut 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
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
Is this the only option in New Haven?
No — New Haven has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
Do I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
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.
How large is the dental program?
No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.
Other Clinics Operated by Fair Haven Community Health Clinic
Fair Haven Community Health Clinic operates 2 other clinics elsewhere in Connecticut. 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.
- Fair Haven Community Health Care at 374 Grand Avenue Building B — New Haven, less than a mile away
- Fair Haven Medical Group at Bella Vista — New Haven, about 1 mile away
- CORNELL SCOTT - HILL HEALTH CORPORATION — New Haven, about 2.7 miles away
- StayWell Naugatuck Health Center — Naugatuck, about 15.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Fair Haven Community Health Center @ 50 Grand
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Fair Haven Medical Group at Bella Vista
339 Eastern St, New Haven, CT 06513-2463 1 mile away
Community Health Center
CORNELL SCOTT - HILL HEALTH CORPORATION
428 Columbus AVE, New Haven, CT 06519-1233 2.7 miles away
Community Health Center
StayWell Naugatuck Health Center
30 Church St, Naugatuck, CT 06770-4112 15.1 miles away
Before you call
