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SACOPEE VALLEY HEALTH CENTER
70 Main St, Porter, ME 04068-3527
SACOPEE VALLEY HEALTH CENTER is a community health center dental clinic in Porter, ME, operated by Sacopee Valley Health Center.
The health center is open about 51 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 70 Main St, Porter, ME 04068 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 207-625-8126 |
| Operated by | Sacopee Valley Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
| Published hours | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Published hours describe the health center overall and may not reflect when dental appointments are available. Confirm current dental hours with the clinic.
Planning Your Visit
70 Main St, Porter, ME 04068
The published number is 207-625-8126. 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:
- Cleanings
- Extractions
- Sliding fee discount
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 Sacopee 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
How large is the dental program?
Across all of its sites, Sacopee Valley Health Center reported treating 919 dental patients in its most recent federal return. That is the organization rather than this address, and a large organization can still run a small dental room here, so it tells you the program is real and operating rather than how many chairs are in this building.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
Does Maine Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
Are the dental hours the same as the health center hours?
Often not — dental sessions are usually a subset of the building’s opening hours, and some clinics run dental only on particular days. Confirm the dental schedule rather than the center’s when you book.
Size of the Dental Service
Sacopee Valley Health Center provided 2,698 dental visits and 919 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 4.4 full-time dental staff. This indicates a moderate dental service. Appointment capacity may be limited.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole.
Other Clinics Operated by Sacopee Valley Health Center
This is the only site Sacopee Valley Health Center operates, which means a single waiting list with no sister clinic to try instead. The nearby clinics listed below are the alternative.
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.
- White Mountain Community Health Center — Conway, about 16.6 miles away
- Nasson Health Care - Springvale — Springvale, about 24.3 miles away
- Greater Portland Health at 63 Preble Street — Portland, about 32.9 miles away
- Greater Seacoast Health — Somersworth, about 38.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Confirmed Dental Services
Dental CleaningTooth Extraction
Call SACOPEE VALLEY HEALTH CENTER
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Nasson Health Care - Springvale
15 Oak St, Springvale, ME 04083-1926 24.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Greater Portland Health at 63 Preble Street
63 Preble St, Portland, ME 04101-3014 32.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Greater Seacoast Health
311 Route 108, Somersworth, NH 03878-6599 38.2 miles away
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