Community Health Center
SWLA Center for Health Services - Lake Charles
2000 Opelousas St, Lake Charles, LA 70601-2641 0.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Comprehensive Care Center of Southwest Louisiana Admin & Health Center
425 Kingsley St, Lake Charles, LA 70601-3533
Comprehensive Care Center of Southwest Louisiana Admin & Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Lake Charles, LA, operated by Southwest Louisiana Aids Council, which runs 2 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 | 425 Kingsley St, Lake Charles, LA 70601 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 337-439-5861 |
| Operated by | Southwest Louisiana Aids Council |
| Program | Health Center Program look-alike |
A look-alike meets every requirement of the federal Health Center Program — including the income-based sliding fee discount and seeing patients regardless of ability to pay — but does not receive the federal grant that funds the others. For you as a patient the discount works the same way; what differs is the funding behind it.
Costs and Coverage
Fees follow an income-based scale, so the same treatment costs different patients different amounts. The bands are set by Southwest Louisiana Aids Council rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. Get the assessment done first; it changes what the whole plan costs, not just the first visit. 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. Louisiana decides its own adult dental benefit, which ranges from comprehensive to emergency extractions only depending on the state and the year. Children are covered everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Services
The treatments available at this clinic are not listed publicly. Health center dental programs usually cover examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings and extractions; root canals, dentures and oral surgery are the ones that vary, and are often referred out.
Planning Your Visit
425 Kingsley St, Lake Charles, LA 70601
The published number is 337-439-5861. At larger organizations it may reach central scheduling rather than the dental department, so say which clinic you are calling about and that it is for dental care.
Before making the trip, check: 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.
Common Questions
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.
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.
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.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
Does Louisiana 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.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
Other Clinics Operated by Southwest Louisiana Aids Council
Southwest Louisiana Aids Council operates one other clinic elsewhere in Louisiana. Where an organization runs several clinics, the waits rarely match. It is worth asking which one has capacity before settling on the closest. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- SWLA Center for Health Services - Lake Charles — Lake Charles, less than a mile away
- Comprehensive Care Center of Southwest Louisiana - Health Center — Lake Charles, about 2 miles away
- GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR — Port Arthur, about 50.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Comprehensive Care Center of Southwest Louisiana Admin & Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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