Community Health Center
Denton Medical Center
808 S 5th Ave, Denton, MD 21629-1398 12.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Federalsburg Health Center
320 Hargraves Dr, Federalsburg, MD 21632-1088
Federalsburg Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Federalsburg, MD, operated by Choptank Community Health System, which runs 5 clinics in Maryland.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 320 Hargraves Dr, Federalsburg, MD 21632 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 410-754-9021 |
| Operated by | Choptank Community Health System |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Choptank Community Health System, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. 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. Adult dental coverage under Maryland Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
320 Hargraves Dr, Federalsburg, MD 21632
The published number is 410-754-9021. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: 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.
Common Questions
What if I cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
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.
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.
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. Choptank Community Health System sets its own scale.
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 they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Other Clinics Operated by Choptank Community Health System
Choptank Community Health System operates 4 other clinics in 4 other communities in Maryland. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Denton Medical Center — Denton, about 12.3 miles away
- FASSETT - MAGEE HEALTH CENTER/Cambridge Dental Center — Cambridge, about 18.2 miles away
- La Red Health Center Main Campus — Georgetown, about 20.6 miles away
- GOLDSBORO MEDICAL and DENTAL CENTER — Goldsboro, about 23.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Federalsburg Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
FASSETT - MAGEE HEALTH CENTER/Cambridge Dental Center
503 Muir St, Ste A, Cambridge, MD 21613-1848 18.2 miles away
Community Health Center
La Red Health Center Main Campus
21444 Carmean Way, Georgetown, DE 19947-4572 20.6 miles away
Community Health Center
GOLDSBORO MEDICAL and DENTAL CENTER
316 Railroad Ave, Goldsboro, MD 21636-1126 23.2 miles away
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