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Katahdin Valley Health Center Dover Foxcroft
188 Summer St, Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426-1129
Katahdin Valley Health Center Dover Foxcroft is a community health center dental clinic in Dover Foxcroft, ME, operated by Katahdin Valley Health Center, which runs 4 clinics in Maine.
The health center is open about 79.1 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 188 Summer St, Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 207-538-3700 |
| Operated by | Katahdin Valley Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
188 Summer St, Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
The published number is 207-538-3700. 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. The scale belongs to Katahdin Valley Health Center, 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 Maine 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 dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care 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
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.
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.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
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.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Katahdin Valley Health Center
Katahdin Valley Health Center operates 3 other clinics in 3 other communities in Maine. 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.
- Downeast School - PCHC Dental — Bangor, about 31.3 miles away
- Dental Center — Bangor, about 32.9 miles away
- HELEN HUNT HEALTH CENTER — Old Town, about 33.2 miles away
- BINGHAM AREA HEALTH CENTER — Bingham, about 33.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Katahdin Valley Health Center Dover Foxcroft
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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