Community Health Center
Athens Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. East
402 McKinley Dr, Athens, GA 30601-3261 3.1 miles away
Community Health Center
MedLink Athens
2000 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606-6022
MedLink Athens is a community health center dental clinic in Athens, GA, operated by Medlink Georgia, which runs 2 clinics in Georgia.
The health center is open about 42 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2000 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 706-352-9705 |
| Operated by | Medlink Georgia |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Medlink Georgia, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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 Georgia 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 oral and maxillofacial surgery, for surgical extractions and jaw procedures 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Medlink Georgia provided 4,708 dental visits and 2,587 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 3.5 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.
Planning Your Visit
2000 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606
The published number is 706-352-9705. 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
Can I bring someone with me?
Generally yes, and it is worth doing if you are anxious or want a second pair of ears for the costs. Ask when booking whether they can come into the room, because some clinics keep the treatment area to patients and staff.
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.
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 cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. Medlink Georgia sets its own scale.
Other Clinics Operated by Medlink Georgia
Medlink Georgia operates one other clinic elsewhere in Georgia. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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.
- Athens Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. East — Athens, about 3.1 miles away
- MedLink Danielsville — Danielsville, about 15.1 miles away
- Four Corners Primary Care Centers, Hoschton — Hoschton, about 21.9 miles away
- Oconee Valley Healthcare, Inc. Greensboro — Greensboro, about 30.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call MedLink Athens
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
MedLink Danielsville
306 Courthouse Sq, Danielsville, GA 30633-7059 15.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Four Corners Primary Care Centers, Hoschton
115 Towne Center Pkwy STE 113, Hoschton, GA 30548-2222 21.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Oconee Valley Healthcare, Inc. Greensboro
803 S Main St, Greensboro, GA 30642-1211 30.6 miles away
Before you call
