Community Health Center
Promise Healthcare - Kenyon Road
201 W Kenyon Rd, Champaign, IL 61820-7892 0.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Promise Healthcare - Frances Nelson
819 Bloomington Rd, Champaign, IL 61820-2101
Promise Healthcare - Frances Nelson is a community health center dental clinic in Champaign, IL, operated by Promise Healthcare Nfp, which runs 3 clinics in Illinois.
The health center is open about 65 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 819 Bloomington Rd, Champaign, IL 61820 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 217-356-1558 |
| Operated by | Promise Healthcare Nfp |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. The scale belongs to Promise Healthcare Nfp, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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 Illinois 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
819 Bloomington Rd, Champaign, IL 61820
The published number is 217-356-1558. 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Promise Healthcare Nfp provided 12,223 dental visits and 5,707 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 10.41 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Promise Healthcare Nfp
Promise Healthcare Nfp operates 2 other clinics elsewhere in Illinois. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. 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.
- Promise Healthcare - Kenyon Road — Champaign, less than a mile away
- Promise Healthcare - Kirby — Champaign, about 2.2 miles away
- VERMILION AREA COMM HLTH CTR — Danville, about 32.8 miles away
- SIHF Healthcare - Charleston — Charleston, about 44.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Promise Healthcare - Frances Nelson
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Promise Healthcare - Kirby
919 West Kirby Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821-5121 2.2 miles away
Community Health Center
VERMILION AREA COMM HLTH CTR
614 N Gilbert St, Danville, IL 61832-3940 32.8 miles away
Community Health Center
SIHF Healthcare - Charleston
626 W Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920-2444 44.8 miles away
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