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Susana P. Castro Health Center - Dental Clinic
62 N Ayer St, Harvard, IL 60033-2870
Susana P. Castro Health Center - Dental Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Harvard, IL, operated by Community Health Partnership of Illinois.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 62 N Ayer St, Harvard, IL 60033 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 815-943-4339 |
| Operated by | Community Health Partnership of Illinois |
| 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Community Health Partnership of Illinois, 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.
Planning Your Visit
62 N Ayer St, Harvard, IL 60033
The published number is 815-943-4339. 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
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
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 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. Community Health Partnership of Illinois sets its own scale.
Does Medicare cover this?
Original Medicare does not cover routine dental care, which surprises most people who reach retirement expecting otherwise. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a limited dental benefit. The sliding scale here does not depend on Medicare, so ask about it separately.
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.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
Other Clinics Operated by Community Health Partnership of Illinois
Community Health Partnership of Illinois has no other locations, so there is nowhere else within the same organization to ask. Work down the nearby clinics below if this one is full.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Beloit Area Community Health Center — Beloit, about 22.4 miles away
- Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc. — Silver Lake, about 24.2 miles away
- Aunt Martha's Rockford Community Health Center — Rockford, about 25.8 miles away
- Crusader Clinic on West State Street — Rockford, about 27.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Susana P. Castro Health Center - Dental Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc.
903 S 2nd St, Silver Lake, WI 53170-1747 24.2 miles away
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Aunt Martha's Rockford Community Health Center
1401 E State St, Rockford, IL 61104-2315 25.8 miles away
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Crusader Clinic on West State Street
1200 W State St, Rockford, IL 61102-2112 27.1 miles away
Before you call
