Affordable Dental Clinics in Dubuque, IA

Explore community health centers, sliding-scale dental clinics and other affordable dental care options in Dubuque.

1 Dental Clinic All Sliding Scale Medicaid Uninsured Emergency

Community Health Center

Crescent Community Health Center

1690 Elm St, Suite 300, Dubuque, IA 52001-3679

Income-Based Fees Medicaid

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Affordable Dental Care in Dubuque, IA

1reviewed clinic

1operating organization

1with a published phone number

53 mito Clinton, the nearest listed city

This page lists one reviewed dental clinic in Dubuque, IA. It is operated by Crescent Community Health Center.

The nearest other Iowa cities with listings are Clinton at about 53 miles (1 clinic), Cedar Rapids at about 63 miles (3 clinics), Davenport at about 68 miles (2 clinics), Waterloo at about 85 miles (1 clinic) and Columbus City at about 94 miles (1 clinic). Distances are as the crow flies. It is worth calling across town boundaries: a clinic twenty minutes further out can be weeks sooner.

This Dubuque clinic has a website recorded, linked from its listing. Be aware that a health center's site usually describes the organization rather than the individual address, and dental care is frequently offered at only some sites — so the website is a starting point rather than confirmation.

Before you travel across Dubuque, settle the things these listings cannot: what to ask on the phone, how the sliding fee discount is applied for, and which door to use when it is urgent and money is short. If you think what you have might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than onto a dental waiting list; the price of that visit is not the thing to weigh in that moment.

Local care options

Other Routes Near Dubuque

Two routes are not listed here at all: dental school teaching clinics or free and charitable clinics, both of which are usually organized locally. Your county health department knows them, and so does the front desk at any clinic listed above.

Nearby Cities

Cedar Rapids3 clinics Des Moines3 clinics Davenport2 clinics Clarion1 clinic Leon1 clinic Columbus City1 clinic

Worth reading first

Two dental students in scrubs practice on a dummy in a classroom setting.

Dental school clinics: what treatment costsCheaper for large amounts of work, slower for everything.

Bright and clean modern dental clinic room with advanced dental equipment.

How sliding-scale dental clinics workWho qualifies, and what the discount does and does not cover.

Close-up image of dental tools and model teeth for professional dentistry setup.

Finding dental care without insuranceThe three cheaper routes compared.

Dental school clinics: what treatment costsCheaper for large amounts of work, slower for everything.

Before you call

Frequently Asked Questions

This is the only clinic listed here. What if it cannot take me?

One listing means one waiting list, so plan for that. The nearby cities below are the next places to look, and dental school and hygiene teaching clinics in the state are a separate route that keeps its own lists.

Will the number listed reach the dental department?

Often it reaches central scheduling instead, especially at larger organizations. Name the clinic and say the appointment is dental, or you can be booked into the medical queue.

How do I confirm a sliding-fee discount?

Ask which documents the clinic wants, whether dental is on a separate fee schedule from medical, and what your planned treatment would cost after the discount is applied.