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St. John's Dental Clinic
700 N 7th St, Springfield, IL 62702-6352
St. John's Dental Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Springfield, IL, operated by Central Counties Health Centers, which runs 3 clinics in Illinois.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Access to This Clinic
This clinic is located inside a hospital. Hospital-based dental services are sometimes open to the general public and sometimes limited to the hospital's own patients. Confirm which applies, and ask where in the building the dental clinic is located, as main reception may not be familiar with it.
Clinic Details
| Address | 700 N 7th St, Springfield, IL 62702 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 217-788-2300 x2380 |
| Operated by | Central Counties Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Setting | Hospital |
Planning Your Visit
700 N 7th St, Springfield, IL 62702
The published number is 217-788-2300 x2380. It may be a shared scheduling line. Say which site you mean and that you want dental rather than medical, or you can be booked into the wrong queue.
Things to settle on the phone first: 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.
Dental Services
This clinic has not published a list of the treatments it provides. Expect the routine treatments to be available. The question worth asking is about the expensive ones: root canals, dentures and oral surgery are handled in house at some health centers and referred out at others.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The scale belongs to Central Counties Health Centers, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. Ask them to run your household through it before you commit to a treatment plan. 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. What Illinois Medicaid covers for adults is a state decision and has been cut and restored in several states; for children the benefit is required nationally. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Common Questions
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.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
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.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
Can I book online?
No website is recorded for this clinic, so the phone is the route. If you reach a central number for the organization, say the clinic name and say the appointment is dental, or you may be booked into the medical schedule.
Other Clinics Operated by Central Counties Health Centers
Central Counties Health Centers operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Illinois. Asking the scheduling line which site can see you soonest is usually faster than calling each in turn; the shortest wait is not always the closest clinic. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. 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.
- SIU Center for Family Medicine - Springfield — Springfield, less than a mile away
- Capitol Community Health Center — Springfield, about 1.5 miles away
- Central Counties Health Centers - Christian County — Taylorville, about 24.8 miles away
- SIU Center for Family Medicine - Lincoln — Lincoln, about 27.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call St. John's Dental Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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2239 E Cook St, Springfield, IL 62703-1944 1.5 miles away
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Central Counties Health Centers - Christian County
1141 N Cheney St, Taylorville, IL 62568-2758 24.8 miles away
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SIU Center for Family Medicine - Lincoln
109 3rd St, Lincoln, IL 62656-2604 27.5 miles away
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