Community Health Center
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEALTH CARE for HOMELESS
1300 Perdido St, New Orleans, LA 70112-2125 1.1 miles away
Community Health Center
HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS
2222 Simon Bolivar Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113-1460
HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS is a community health center site in New Orleans, LA where dental care is provided, operated by New Orleans City Human Svc, which runs 3 clinics in Louisiana.
Because the site is organized around another service, the dental side may keep different hours and a different number. Ask for it by name. The health center is open about 35 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2222 Simon Bolivar Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 504-658-2785 |
| Operated by | New Orleans City Human Svc |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Published hours | Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
Published hours describe the health center overall and may not reflect when dental appointments are available. Confirm current dental hours with the clinic.
Planning Your Visit
2222 Simon Bolivar Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113
The published number is 504-658-2785. 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: 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
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Health care for the homeless program
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The scale belongs to New Orleans City Human Svc, 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
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
Can I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
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.
Can I bring someone with me?
Generally yes, and it is worth doing if you are anxious or want a second pair of ears for the costs. Ask when booking whether they can come into the room, because some clinics keep the treatment area to patients and staff.
Is this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
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.
Size of the Dental Service
New Orleans City Human Svc provided 3,019 dental visits and 1,178 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 6.2 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 New Orleans City Human Svc
New Orleans City Human Svc operates 2 other clinics elsewhere 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. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HEALTH CARE for HOMELESS — New Orleans, about 1.1 miles away
- Daughters of Charity Health Center - Carrollton — New Orleans, about 2.3 miles away
- HCH Arthur Monday — New Orleans, about 2.5 miles away
- CrescentCare St. Roch — New Orleans, about 3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Daughters of Charity Health Center - Carrollton
3201 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118-4307 2.3 miles away
Community Health Center
HCH Arthur Monday
1111 Newton St, New Orleans, LA 70114-2500 2.5 miles away
Community Health Center
CrescentCare St. Roch
1631 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117-8208 3 miles away
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