Community Health Center
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Community Health Center
Suncoast Mobile Dental Bus I
313 S Lakewood Dr, Brandon, FL 33511-2815
Suncoast Mobile Dental Bus I is a community health center dental clinic in Brandon, FL, operated by Suncoast Community Health Centers, which runs 3 clinics in Florida.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Access to This Clinic
This is a part-time site. Part-time health center locations may be open only one or two days a week, and dental services may be available on fewer days still. Confirm the dental schedule before planning a visit.
Clinic Details
| Address | 313 S Lakewood Dr, Brandon, FL 33511 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 813-653-6100 |
| Operated by | Suncoast Community Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Part-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.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The bands are set by Suncoast Community Health Centers rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. 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 coverage under Florida Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in pediatric dentistry, for children and 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
313 S Lakewood Dr, Brandon, FL 33511
The published number is 813-653-6100. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: 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.
Common Questions
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.
Do they treat patients who are pregnant?
Yes, and dental care during pregnancy is not something to postpone: professional guidance is that examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions can be done, and untreated infection carries its own risk. Tell them when you book. Our pregnancy guide covers what changes and what does not.
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
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.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Suncoast Community Health Centers
Suncoast Community Health Centers operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Florida. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- TFHC#28 - Causeway — Tampa, about 3.8 miles away
- Palm River Community Health Center — Tampa, about 3.8 miles away
- TFHC#31 - Sligh — Tampa, about 7.1 miles away
- TFHC#15 - Osborne — Tampa, about 8.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Suncoast Mobile Dental Bus I
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Palm River Community Health Center
7728 Palm River Rd, Tampa, FL 33619-4215 3.8 miles away
Community Health Center
TFHC#31 - Sligh
6216 E Sligh Ave, Tampa, FL 33617-9105 7.1 miles away
Community Health Center
TFHC#15 - Osborne
4620 N 22nd St, Tampa, FL 33610-6205 8.5 miles away
Before you call
