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PRIMECARE WEST TOWN
1431 N Western Ave, #406, Chicago, IL 60622-1735
PRIMECARE WEST TOWN is a community health center dental clinic in Chicago, IL, operated by Primecare Community Health, which runs 2 clinics in Illinois.
The health center is open about 58.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1431 N Western Ave, #406, Chicago, IL 60622 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 312-633-5841 |
| Operated by | Primecare Community Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Primecare Community Health, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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 Illinois 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
Primecare Community Health provided 4,208 dental visits and 1,913 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 6.54 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
1431 N Western Ave, #406, Chicago, IL 60622
The published number is 312-633-5841. 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
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.
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.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Primecare Community Health
Primecare Community Health operates one other clinic elsewhere in Illinois. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Erie Humboldt Park Health Center — Chicago, less than a mile away
- Erie West Town Health Center — Chicago, about 1.3 miles away
- IWS Family Health Logan Square — Chicago, about 1.9 miles away
- Winfield Moody Health Center — Chicago, about 2.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call PRIMECARE WEST TOWN
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Erie West Town Health Center
1701 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60622-5646 1.3 miles away
Community Health Center
IWS Family Health Logan Square
3600 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-2319 1.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Winfield Moody Health Center
1276 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60610-2003 2.3 miles away
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