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Community Health Center
Sesser Community Health Center
6294 State Highway 154, Sesser, IL 62884-2163
Sesser Community Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Sesser, IL, operated by Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 6294 State Highway 154, Sesser, IL 62884 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 618-625-6679 |
| Operated by | Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning |
| 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
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.
Is this the only option in Sesser?
It is the only clinic of this kind we hold for Sesser itself. Clinics of this kind cluster around larger towns, so the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page and are frequently worth the journey.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
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.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. The scale belongs to Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning, 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
6294 State Highway 154, Sesser, IL 62884
The published number is 618-625-6679. 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 Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning
Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning runs this clinic as its only site, so there is one scheduling line and one waiting list. If nothing is available, the nearby clinics below are the next call.
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.
- Shawnee Health Service, Carterville — Carterville, about 23.6 miles away
- Shawnee Health Care, Carterville — Carterville, about 23.6 miles away
- Shawnee Health Care, Marion — Marion, about 23.7 miles away
- Marion Wellness — Marion, about 26.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Sesser Community Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Shawnee Health Care, Carterville
1006 S Division St, Carterville, IL 62918-1539 23.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Shawnee Health Care, Marion
3111 Williamson County Pkwy, Marion, IL 62959-5235 23.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Marion Wellness
1700 Wildcat Dr, Suite A, Marion, IL 62959-1513 26.5 miles away
Before you call
