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Community Health Center
Correctional Treatment Facility
1901 E St SE, Washington, DC 20003-2591
Correctional Treatment Facility is a community health center dental clinic in Washington, DC, operated by Unity Health Care, which runs 14 clinics in District of Columbia.
The health center is open about 168 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Access to This Clinic
This clinic is located inside a correctional facility. It serves people held at the facility and is not open to the public. Appointments cannot be made by members of the public.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1901 E St SE, Washington, DC 20003 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 202-698-0400 |
| Operated by | Unity Health Care |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Setting | Correctional Facility |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
1901 E St SE, Washington, DC 20003
The published number is 202-698-0400. 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. The bands are set by Unity Health Care 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. What District of Columbia 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
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
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.
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 about cleanings and check-ups?
Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Unity Health Care
Unity Health Care operates 13 other clinics elsewhere in District of Columbia. 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.
- The Michelle Obama Southeast Center of Bread for the City — Washington, about 1.1 miles away
- Anacostia Health Center — Washington, about 1.4 miles away
- Minnesota Ave Health Center — Washington, about 1.6 miles away
- Parkside Health Center — Washington, about 2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Correctional Treatment Facility
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Anacostia Health Center
1500 Galen St SE, Washington, DC 20020-4913 1.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Minnesota Ave Health Center
3946 Minnesota Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019-2661 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Parkside Health Center
765 Kenilworth Ter NE, Washington, DC 20019-1898 2 miles away
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