Community Health Center
EASTPORT HEALTH CARE, INC.
30 Boynton St, Eastport, ME 04631-1397 4.1 miles away
Community Health Center
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AT LUBEC, INC.
43 S Lubec Rd, Lubec, ME 04652-3620
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AT LUBEC, INC. is a community health center dental clinic in Lubec, ME, operated by Regional Medical Center at Lubec.
The health center is open about 44 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 43 S Lubec Rd, Lubec, ME 04652 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 207-733-1090 |
| Operated by | Regional Medical Center at Lubec |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
43 S Lubec Rd, Lubec, ME 04652
The published number is 207-733-1090. 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. Regional Medical Center at Lubec sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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
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.
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
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.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
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.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Regional Medical Center at Lubec
Regional Medical Center at Lubec runs this clinic as its only site, so there is one scheduling line and one waiting list. If nothing is available, the nearby clinics below are the next call.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- EASTPORT HEALTH CARE, INC. — Eastport, about 4.1 miles away
- ST. CROIX REGIONAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER — Princeton, about 38.2 miles away
- HARRINGTON FAMILY HEALTH CENTER — Harrington, about 42.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AT LUBEC, INC.
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
ST. CROIX REGIONAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
136 Mill St, Princeton, ME 04668-3344 38.2 miles away
Community Health Center
HARRINGTON FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
50 E Main St, Harrington, ME 04643-3043 42.1 miles away
Before you call
