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Daughters of Charity Health Center - St. Cecilia
1030 Lesseps St, New Orleans, LA 70117-4736
Daughters of Charity Health Center - St. Cecilia is a community health center dental clinic in New Orleans, LA, operated by Marillac Community Health Centers, which runs 4 clinics across 2 states.
The health center is open about 42 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1030 Lesseps St, New Orleans, LA 70117 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 504-941-6041 |
| Operated by | Marillac Community Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
1030 Lesseps St, New Orleans, LA 70117
The published number is 504-941-6041. 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. The scale belongs to Marillac Community Health Centers, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
Common Questions
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. Marillac Community Health Centers sets its own scale.
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.
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 have no income at all?
Health centers deal with this routinely and have a procedure for applicants who cannot document income — usually a signed declaration. Being unable to prove income is not a reason to stay away; say so when you call so they can tell you what to bring instead.
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
Other Clinics Operated by Marillac Community Health Centers
Marillac Community Health Centers operates 3 other clinics across 2 states, 2 of them 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. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- HCH Arthur Monday — New Orleans, about 1.5 miles away
- CrescentCare St. Roch — New Orleans, about 1.6 miles away
- CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEALTH CARE for HOMELESS — New Orleans, about 2.8 miles away
- HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS — New Orleans, about 3.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Daughters of Charity Health Center - St. Cecilia
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CrescentCare St. Roch
1631 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117-8208 1.6 miles away
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CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEALTH CARE for HOMELESS
1300 Perdido St, New Orleans, LA 70112-2125 2.8 miles away
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HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS
2222 Simon Bolivar Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113-1460 3.6 miles away
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