Community Health Center
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3010 Grand Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085-2399 1.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Belvidere Medical Building
2400 Belvidere Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085-6165
Belvidere Medical Building is a community health center dental clinic in Waukegan, IL, operated by Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center, which runs 2 clinics in Illinois.
The health center is open about 65 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2400 Belvidere Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 847-377-8400 |
| Operated by | Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The scale belongs to Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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
2400 Belvidere Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085
The published number is 847-377-8400. 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, 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.
How large is the dental program?
No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.
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.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
Other Clinics Operated by Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center
Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Grand Avenue Health Center — Waukegan, about 1.5 miles away
- Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc. — Kenosha, about 15.7 miles away
- Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc. — Kenosha, about 16.8 miles away
- Pillar Health Kenosha Clinic — Kenosha, about 17.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Belvidere Medical Building
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.
6226 14th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143-4413 15.8 miles away
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Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc.
4536 22nd Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140-5917 16.8 miles away
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Pillar Health Kenosha Clinic
4006 Washington Rd, Kenosha, WI 53144-4819 17.4 miles away
Before you call
