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Community Health Center
Gilbert Elementary SBHC
87 S Burnt Mill Rd, La Fayette, GA 30728-4263
Gilbert Elementary SBHC is a community health center dental clinic in La Fayette, GA, operated by Primary Health Care Center of Dade, which runs 2 clinics in Georgia.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Access to This Clinic
This clinic is located inside a school. School-based health center sites typically serve enrolled students, and in some cases their families or the surrounding community. Access is determined jointly by the school and the health center. Contact the clinic before visiting to confirm whether patients who are not students can be seen.
Clinic Details
| Address | 87 S Burnt Mill Rd, La Fayette, GA 30728 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 706-638-2432 |
| Operated by | Primary Health Care Center of Dade |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Setting | School |
Planning Your Visit
87 S Burnt Mill Rd, La Fayette, GA 30728
The published number is 706-638-2432. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
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
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The scale belongs to Primary Health Care Center of Dade, 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Can anyone use this clinic?
This site operates inside a school, which usually means it serves enrolled students and sometimes their siblings rather than the general public. Confirm who is eligible before you travel; if you are not, the other clinics listed below are the ones to call.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
Is dental priced the same as medical here?
Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule at the same clinic, and laboratory costs for a crown or denture are often billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask specifically about dental rather than assuming the medical answer applies.
Can I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
Other Clinics Operated by Primary Health Care Center of Dade
Primary Health Care Center of Dade operates one other clinic elsewhere 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. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Primary Health Care Center Trenton — Trenton, about 16.9 miles away
- Homeless Health Care Center — Chattanooga, about 23.4 miles away
- Cempa Dental Clinic — Chattanooga, about 23.9 miles away
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department — Chattanooga, about 24 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Gilbert Elementary SBHC
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Homeless Health Care Center
730 E 11th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403-3103 23.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Cempa Dental Clinic
1042 E 3rd St STE 100, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2110 23.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department
921 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2165 24 miles away
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