Community Health Center
THREE LOWER COUNTIES COMMUNITY SVCS INC
12145 Elm St, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1358 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
TLC - Princess Anne Dental
12165 Elm St, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1358
TLC - Princess Anne Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Princess Anne, MD, operated by Three Lower Counties Community Services, which runs 4 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 | 12165 Elm St, Princess Anne, MD 21853 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 410-651-5151 |
| Operated by | Three Lower Counties Community Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
| Published hours | Mon-Fri – 7:30 AM – 4 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
12165 Elm St, Princess Anne, MD 21853
The published number is 410-651-5151. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
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. Because Three Lower Counties Community Services sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. What Maryland 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 pediatric dentistry, for children and 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
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.
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
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.
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 just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
Other Clinics Operated by Three Lower Counties Community Services
Three Lower Counties Community Services operates 3 other clinics in 2 other communities in Maryland. 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- THREE LOWER COUNTIES COMMUNITY SVCS INC — Princess Anne, less than a mile away
- THREE LOWER COUNTIES COMMUNITY SERVICES, — Princess Anne, less than a mile away
- CHC - Winterplace — Salisbury, about 14.4 miles away
- Atlantic Community Health Center — New Church, about 19.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call TLC - Princess Anne Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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