Community Health Center
MedCura Whitefoord (Dental)
35 Whitefoord Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30317-1727 6.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Ethne Health - Dental
4122 E Ponce de Leon Ave, Ste 5, Clarkston, GA 30021-1838
Ethne Health - Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Clarkston, GA, operated by Ethne Health.
The health center is open about 36 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 4122 E Ponce de Leon Ave, Ste 5, Clarkston, GA 30021 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 407-799-0044 |
| Operated by | Ethne Health |
| Program | Health Center Program look-alike |
A look-alike meets every requirement of the federal Health Center Program — including the income-based sliding fee discount and seeing patients regardless of ability to pay — but does not receive the federal grant that funds the others. For you as a patient the discount works the same way; what differs is the funding behind it.
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
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 Ethne Health 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. 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.
Planning Your Visit
4122 E Ponce de Leon Ave, Ste 5, Clarkston, GA 30021
The published number is 407-799-0044. 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
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.
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.
How large is the dental program?
No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Ethne Health
Ethne Health runs this clinic as its only site, so there is one scheduling line and one waiting list. If nothing is available, the nearby clinics below are the next call.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- MedCura Whitefoord (Dental) — Atlanta, about 6.9 miles away
- Mercy Care Decatur Street — Atlanta, about 8.6 miles away
- CPACS Cosmo Health Center Dental — Peachtree Corners, about 8.6 miles away
- CPACS Cosmo Health Center Behavioral Health — Peachtree Corners, about 8.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Ethne Health - Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Mercy Care Decatur Street
424 Decatur St SE, Atlanta, GA 30312-1848 8.6 miles away
Community Health Center
CPACS Cosmo Health Center Dental
6185 Buford Hwy, Ste A, Peachtree Corners, GA 30071-2302 8.6 miles away
Community Health Center
CPACS Cosmo Health Center Behavioral Health
6185 Buford Hwy STE G, Peachtree Corners, GA 30071-2350 8.6 miles away
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