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Community Health Center
GREATER GARDNER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
175 Connors St, Gardner, MA 01440-2637
GREATER GARDNER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER is a community health center dental clinic in Gardner, MA, operated by Community Health Connections, which runs 5 clinics in Massachusetts.
The health center is open about 54 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 175 Connors St, Gardner, MA 01440 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 978-410-6100 |
| Operated by | Community Health Connections |
| 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.
Common Questions
How large is the dental program?
No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
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.
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.
Does Massachusetts Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Community Health Connections sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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 benefits vary by state and Massachusetts has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. 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.
Planning Your Visit
175 Connors St, Gardner, MA 01440
The published number is 978-410-6100. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Community Health Connections
Community Health Connections operates 4 other clinics in 3 other communities in Massachusetts. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- South Gardner Community Health and Urgent Care Center — Gardner, about 1.4 miles away
- Community Health Connections Fitchburg Health Center — Fitchburg, about 9.8 miles away
- ACTION Community Health Center — Fitchburg, about 10.3 miles away
- Leominster Community Health and Urgent Care Center — Leominster, about 13 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call GREATER GARDNER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Community Health Connections Fitchburg Health Center
326 Nichols Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420-1914 9.8 miles away
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ACTION Community Health Center
130 Water St, Fitchburg, MA 01420 10.3 miles away
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Leominster Community Health and Urgent Care Center
165 Mill St, Leominster, MA 01453-3592 13 miles away
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