Community Health Center
Upham's Corner Helath Center
415 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125-2424 0.7 miles away
Community Health Center
DotHouse Health
1353 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122-2987
DotHouse Health is a community health center dental clinic in Dorchester, MA, operated by Dothouse Health.
The health center is open about 62.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1353 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 617-288-3230 |
| Operated by | Dothouse Health |
| 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. Dothouse Health sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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, pediatric dentistry, for children, 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.
Planning Your Visit
1353 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122
The published number is 617-288-3230. 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
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.
Do I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
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.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
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. Dothouse Health sets its own scale.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
Other Clinics Operated by Dothouse Health
Dothouse Health 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.
- Upham's Corner Helath Center — Dorchester, less than a mile away
- Upham's Corner Health Center - Business & Human Resources Office — Dorchester, less than a mile away
- Upham's Eye and Dental Clinic — Dorchester, about 1 mile away
- Codman Square Health Center — Dorchester Center, about 1.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call DotHouse Health
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Upham's Corner Health Center - Business & Human Resources Office
500 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125-2389 0.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Upham's Eye and Dental Clinic
636 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125-3416 1 mile away
Community Health Center
Codman Square Health Center
637 Washington St, Dorchester Center, MA 02124-3510 1.2 miles away
Before you call
