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Grand Avenue Health Center
3010 Grand Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085-2399
Grand Avenue Health Center 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 48 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 3010 Grand Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 847-377-8180 |
| 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
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
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
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.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
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 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.
Is this the only option in Waukegan?
No — Waukegan has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Because Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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
3010 Grand Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085
The published number is 847-377-8180. 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 Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center
Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center operates one other clinic elsewhere in Illinois. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Belvidere Medical Building — Waukegan, about 1.5 miles away
- Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc. — Kenosha, about 14.5 miles away
- Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc. — Kenosha, about 15.5 miles away
- Pillar Health Kenosha Clinic — Kenosha, about 16.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Grand Avenue Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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4006 Washington Rd, Kenosha, WI 53144-4819 16.1 miles away
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