Community Health Center
Access Health Louisiana Kenner
2900 Indiana Ave, Kenner, LA 70065-4605 1 mile away
Community Health Center
Kenner Community Health Center at Esplanade Mall
1401 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065-2845
Kenner Community Health Center at Esplanade Mall is a community health center dental clinic in Kenner, LA, operated by Access Health Louisiana, which runs 3 clinics in Louisiana.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1401 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 504-575-3700 |
| Operated by | Access Health Louisiana |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
1401 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065
The published number is 504-575-3700. 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. Because Access Health Louisiana sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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 Louisiana 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in orthodontics, for braces and alignment 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.
Common Questions
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
Size of the Dental Service
Access Health Louisiana provided 2,968 dental visits and 1,766 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 6.16 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 Access Health Louisiana
Access Health Louisiana operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Louisiana. 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. 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.
- Access Health Louisiana Kenner — Kenner, about 1 mile away
- Daughters of Charity Health Center - Metairie — Metairie, about 6.3 miles away
- Jefferson Community Health Care Centers DBA Inclusivcare - Avondale — Westwego, about 7.6 miles away
- Daughters of Charity Health Center - Carrollton — New Orleans, about 9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Kenner Community Health Center at Esplanade Mall
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Daughters of Charity Health Center - Metairie
111 N Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA 70001-5493 6.3 miles away
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Jefferson Community Health Care Centers DBA Inclusivcare - Avondale
3932 Highway 90 W, Westwego, LA 70094 7.6 miles away
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Daughters of Charity Health Center - Carrollton
3201 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118-4307 9 miles away
Before you call
