Community Health Center

Riggs Community Health Center Annex

1324 Tippecanoe St, Lafayette, IN 47904-2051

765-742-1567 Directions Website

Riggs Community Health Center Annex is a community health center dental clinic in Lafayette, IN, operated by Riggs Community Health Center, which runs 3 clinics in Indiana.

The health center is open about 32 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.

Clinic Details

Address	1324 Tippecanoe St, Lafayette, IN 47904
Phone	765-742-1567
Operated by	Riggs 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.

Common Questions

Can I be seen without insurance?

Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.

Is there help if I do not speak English?

Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.

Do they treat patients who are pregnant?

Yes, and dental care during pregnancy is not something to postpone: professional guidance is that examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions can be done, and untreated infection carries its own risk. Tell them when you book. Our pregnancy guide covers what changes and what does not.

Does Indiana Medicaid cover adult dental work?

That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.

What should I bring to the first appointment?

Photo identification, proof of address, and documentation of household income — recent pay stubs, a benefits award letter or a tax return. Take your insurance or Medicaid card if you have one, and a list of any medications you take.

Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?

Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.

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 Riggs Community Health Center, 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.

This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Adult dental benefits vary by state and Indiana 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

1324 Tippecanoe St, Lafayette, IN 47904

The published number is 765-742-1567. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.

Size of the Dental Service

Riggs Community Health Center provided 7,037 dental visits and 3,370 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 11.97 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.

Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.

Other Clinics Operated by Riggs Community Health Center

Riggs Community Health Center operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Indiana. 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 as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.

RIGGS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — Lafayette, less than a mile away
VPCHC - Crawfordsville — Crawfordsville, about 25 miles away
Boone County Community Clinic — Lebanon, about 33.5 miles away
IHC at Kokomo — Kokomo, about 39.8 miles away

Confirmed Payment Options

Income-Based FeesMedicaid

Call Riggs Community Health Center Annex

Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.

765-742-1567

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