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Heritage Health CDA
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Community Health Center
Benewah Medical Center
427 12th St, Plummer, ID 83851-4000
Benewah Medical Center is a community health center dental clinic in Plummer, ID, operated by Coeur D'alene Tribal Health Authority.
The health center is open about 52 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 427 12th St, Plummer, ID 83851 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 208-686-1931 |
| Operated by | Coeur D'alene Tribal Health Authority |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
Dental Services
What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.
Common Questions
Does Idaho Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
What should I bring to the first appointment?
Photo identification, proof of address, and documentation of household income — recent pay stubs, a benefits award letter or a tax return. Take your insurance or Medicaid card if you have one, and a list of any medications you take.
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
Can I book online?
No website is recorded for this clinic, so the phone is the route. If you reach a central number for the organization, say the clinic name and say the appointment is dental, or you may be booked into the medical schedule.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Coeur D'alene Tribal Health Authority sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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 benefits vary by state and Idaho has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care 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.
Planning Your Visit
427 12th St, Plummer, ID 83851
The published number is 208-686-1931. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Coeur D'alene Tribal Health Authority
This is the only site Coeur D'alene Tribal Health Authority operates, which means a single waiting list with no sister clinic to try instead. The nearby clinics listed below are the alternative.
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 24.7 miles away
- Spokane Urgent Care - Valley — Spokane Valley, about 27.7 miles away
- Heritage Health - Pediatrics Hayden — Hayden, about 28.9 miles away
- East Central Dental — Spokane, about 31 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Benewah Medical Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Spokane Urgent Care - Valley
1502 N Vercler Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99216-1078 27.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Heritage Health - Pediatrics Hayden
9095 N Hess St, Hayden, ID 83835-9827 28.9 miles away
Community Health Center
East Central Dental
2211 E Hartson Ave, Spokane, WA 99202-4152 31 miles away
Before you call
