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Heartland Community Health Clinic DBA: Heartland Health Services - University
2214 N University St, Peoria, IL 61604-3168
Heartland Community Health Clinic DBA: Heartland Health Services - University is a community health center dental clinic in Peoria, IL, operated by Heartland Community Health Clinic.
The health center is open about 42.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2214 N University St, Peoria, IL 61604 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 309-680-7600 |
| Operated by | Heartland Community Health Clinic |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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
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.
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.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Heartland Community Health Clinic, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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.
Planning Your Visit
2214 N University St, Peoria, IL 61604
The published number is 309-680-7600. 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 Heartland Community Health Clinic
This is the only site Heartland Community Health Clinic 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Chestnut Family Health Center — Bloomington, about 35.8 miles away
- SIU Center for Family Medicine - Lincoln — Lincoln, about 41.4 miles away
- Knox Community Health Center — Galesburg, about 44.2 miles away
- Cass County Health Department - Cass County Health Clinic — Virginia, about 61.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Heartland Community Health Clinic DBA: Heartland Health Services - University
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
SIU Center for Family Medicine - Lincoln
109 3rd St, Lincoln, IL 62656-2604 41.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Knox Community Health Center
1361 W Fremont St, Galesburg, IL 61401-2436 44.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Cass County Health Department - Cass County Health Clinic
331 S Main St, Virginia, IL 62691-1571 61.7 miles away
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