Community Health Center
McKinney Community Health Center, Inc.
218 Quarterman St, Waycross, GA 31501-3547 23.4 miles away
Community Health Center
McKinney Community Health Center
501 N Pierce St, Alma, GA 31510-2445
McKinney Community Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Alma, GA, operated by Mckinney Medical Center, which runs 3 clinics in Georgia.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 501 N Pierce St, Alma, GA 31510 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 912-632-0872 |
| Operated by | Mckinney Medical Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
501 N Pierce St, Alma, GA 31510
The published number is 912-632-0872. 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 scale belongs to Mckinney Medical Center, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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 Georgia 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
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
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, Mckinney Medical Center reported treating 2,045 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Mckinney Medical Center provided 3,325 dental visits and 2,045 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 3.86 full-time dental staff. This indicates a moderate dental service. Appointment capacity may be limited.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by Mckinney Medical Center
Mckinney Medical Center operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Georgia. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- McKinney Community Health Center, Inc. — Waycross, about 23.4 miles away
- East Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc. — Vidalia, about 45.8 miles away
- Diversity Health Center Hinesville — Hinesville, about 55.2 miles away
- McKinney Community Health Center, Inc. — Folkston, about 56.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call McKinney Community Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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East Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc.
118 Alice Coleman Dr, Vidalia, GA 30474-8860 45.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Diversity Health Center Hinesville
303 Fraser Dr, Hinesville, GA 31313-3710 55.2 miles away
Community Health Center
McKinney Community Health Center, Inc.
3913 Main St, Folkston, GA 31537-7545 56.1 miles away
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