Community Health Center
TFHC#30 - Fletcher
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Community Health Center
TFHC #16 North Tampa
12410 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33612-5352
TFHC #16 North Tampa is a community health center dental clinic in Tampa, FL, operated by Tampa Family Health Centers, which runs 11 clinics in Florida.
The health center is open about 73 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 12410 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33612 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 813-866-0950 |
| Operated by | Tampa Family Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
12410 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33612
The published number is 813-866-0950. 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 Tampa Family Health Centers, 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 Florida 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
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.
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.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
How large is the dental program?
Across all of its sites, Tampa Family Health Centers reported treating 40,137 dental patients in its most recent federal return. That is the organization rather than this address, and a large organization can still run a small dental room here, so it tells you the program is real and operating rather than how many chairs are in this building.
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.
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.
Size of the Dental Service
Tampa Family Health Centers provided 88,347 dental visits and 40,137 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 69.98 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 Tampa Family Health Centers
Tampa Family Health Centers operates 10 other clinics in 2 other communities in Florida. 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.
- TFHC#30 - Fletcher — Tampa, less than a mile away
- TFHC Bearss — Lutz, about 1.8 miles away
- TFHC # 23 - Nebraska — Tampa, about 2.7 miles away
- TFHC #21 - Dale Mabry — Tampa, about 4.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call TFHC #16 North Tampa
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
TFHC Bearss
1212 E Bearss Ave, Lutz, FL 33549-3525 1.8 miles away
Community Health Center
TFHC # 23 - Nebraska
8108 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33604-3103 2.7 miles away
Community Health Center
TFHC #21 - Dale Mabry
7814 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33614-3220 4.4 miles away
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