Community Health Center
Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center
632 Blue Hill Ave, Dorchester, MA 02121-3293 1.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Codman Square Health Center
637 Washington St, Dorchester Center, MA 02124-3510
Codman Square Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Dorchester Center, MA, operated by Codman Square Health Center.
The health center is open about 68.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 637 Washington St, Dorchester Center, MA 02124 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 617-825-9660 |
| Operated by | Codman Square Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The scale belongs to Codman Square Health Center, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Adult dental coverage under Massachusetts 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care and periodontics, for gum disease 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Codman Square Health Center provided 9,266 dental visits and 3,725 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 11.02 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole.
Planning Your Visit
637 Washington St, Dorchester Center, MA 02124
The published number is 617-825-9660. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
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.
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.
How large is the dental program?
Across all of its sites, Codman Square Health Center reported treating 3,725 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.
Is Medicaid accepted?
A Medicaid billing registration is on file for this clinic, so probably yes — but participation runs plan by plan. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
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 Codman Square Health Center
Codman Square Health Center 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center — Dorchester, about 1.1 miles away
- DotHouse Health — Dorchester, about 1.2 miles away
- Upham's Corner Helath Center — Dorchester, about 1.6 miles away
- Pine Street Inn at the Shattuck — Jamaica Plain, about 1.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Codman Square Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
DotHouse Health
1353 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122-2987 1.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Upham's Corner Helath Center
415 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125-2424 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Pine Street Inn at the Shattuck
170 Morton St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-3735 1.7 miles away
Before you call
