Community Health Center
CommuniHealth Services - Bastrop Community Health Center
314 N Franklin St, Bastrop, LA 71220-3846 21 miles away
Community Health Center
CommuniHealth Services Marion Family Practice, Dental & Behavioral Health Center
335 Main St, Marion, LA 71260-5253
CommuniHealth Services Marion Family Practice, Dental & Behavioral Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Marion, LA, operated by Morehouse Community Medical Centers, which runs 3 clinics in Louisiana.
The health center is open about 64 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 335 Main St, Marion, LA 71260 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 318-292-2795 |
| Operated by | Morehouse Community Medical Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Published hours | Monday through Thursday - 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
Published hours describe the health center overall and may not reflect when dental appointments are available. Confirm current dental hours with the clinic.
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Morehouse Community Medical Centers sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. 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 coverage under Louisiana Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
335 Main St, Marion, LA 71260
The published number is 318-292-2795. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: 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
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
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 long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
Other Clinics Operated by Morehouse Community Medical Centers
Morehouse Community Medical Centers operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Louisiana. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- CommuniHealth Services - Bastrop Community Health Center — Bastrop, about 21 miles away
- CommuniHealth Services - Downsville Clinic — Downsville, about 21.5 miles away
- PHSC West Monroe Family Health Center — West Monroe, about 27.3 miles away
- PHSC WELLNESS CLINIC — Monroe, about 27.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call CommuniHealth Services Marion Family Practice, Dental & Behavioral Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CommuniHealth Services - Downsville Clinic
4787 Highway 151, Downsville, LA 71234-5145 21.5 miles away
Community Health Center
PHSC West Monroe Family Health Center
301 McMillan Rd, West Monroe, LA 71291-5385 27.3 miles away
Community Health Center
PHSC WELLNESS CLINIC
2915 Betin Ave, Monroe, LA 71201-7257 27.9 miles away
Before you call
