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GREATER NEW BEDFORD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
874 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740-6232 11.8 miles away
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HealthFirst Family Care Center Inc.
387 Quarry St, Suite 100, Fall River, MA 02723-1026
HealthFirst Family Care Center Inc. is a community health center dental clinic in Fall River, MA, operated by Healthfirst Family Care Center, which runs 2 clinics in Massachusetts.
The health center is open about 62 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 387 Quarry St, Suite 100, Fall River, MA 02723 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 508-679-8111 |
| Operated by | Healthfirst Family Care Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
387 Quarry St, Suite 100, Fall River, MA 02723
The published number is 508-679-8111. 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: 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.
Dental Services
This clinic has not published a list of the treatments it provides. Expect the routine treatments to be available. The question worth asking is about the expensive ones: root canals, dentures and oral surgery are handled in house at some health centers and referred out at others.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The scale belongs to Healthfirst Family Care 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 Massachusetts 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 public health 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 do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
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.
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.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
Other Clinics Operated by Healthfirst Family Care Center
Healthfirst Family Care Center operates one other clinic elsewhere in Massachusetts. 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. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- GREATER NEW BEDFORD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — New Bedford, about 11.8 miles away
- Manet at Taunton - - (Suite 140) — Taunton, about 14.5 miles away
- CCA INC. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH — Cranston, about 15.9 miles away
- PCHC Dental Clinic — Providence, about 16.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call HealthFirst Family Care Center Inc.
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Manet at Taunton - - (Suite 140)
1 Washington St, Taunton, MA 02780-5293 14.5 miles away
Community Health Center
CCA INC. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
311 Doric Ave, Cranston, RI 02910-2903 15.9 miles away
Community Health Center
PCHC Dental Clinic
335R Prairie Ave, Providence, RI 02905-2426 16.2 miles away
Before you call
