Community Health Center
Heritage Health CDA
1090 W Park Pl, Coeur D Alene, ID 83814-2785 4.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Heritage Health - Pediatrics Hayden
9095 N Hess St, Hayden, ID 83835-9827
Heritage Health - Pediatrics Hayden is a community health center dental clinic in Hayden, ID, operated by Dirne Health Centers, which runs 3 clinics in Idaho.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 9095 N Hess St, Hayden, ID 83835 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 208-620-5250 |
| Operated by | Dirne Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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. Dirne Health Centers sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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 Idaho 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Dirne Health Centers provided 5,815 dental visits and 2,183 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 9.69 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.
Planning Your Visit
9095 N Hess St, Hayden, ID 83835
The published number is 208-620-5250. 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 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 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. Dirne Health Centers sets its own scale.
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
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.
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
Other Clinics Operated by Dirne Health Centers
Dirne Health Centers operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Idaho. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Heritage Health CDA — Coeur D Alene, about 4.2 miles away
- Spokane Urgent Care - Valley — Spokane Valley, about 21.3 miles away
- Unify Community Health, Northeast — Spokane, about 27.3 miles away
- East Central Dental — Spokane, about 28.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Heritage Health - Pediatrics Hayden
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Spokane Urgent Care - Valley
1502 N Vercler Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99216-1078 21.3 miles away
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Unify Community Health, Northeast
4001 N Cook St, Spokane, WA 99207-5879 27.3 miles away
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East Central Dental
2211 E Hartson Ave, Spokane, WA 99202-4152 28.1 miles away
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