Community Health Center
HOLYOKE HEALTH CENTER, INC.
230 Maple St, Holyoke, MA 01040-5166 1.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Holyoke Soldier Home
110 Cherry St, Holyoke, MA 01040-7002
Holyoke Soldier Home is a community health center dental clinic in Holyoke, MA, operated by Holyoke Health Center, which runs 4 clinics in Massachusetts.
The health center is open about 7.5 hours a week and may run only one or two days, so dental appointments are scarce.
Clinic Details
| Address | 110 Cherry St, Holyoke, MA 01040 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 413-420-2111 |
| Operated by | Holyoke Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
110 Cherry St, Holyoke, MA 01040
The published number is 413-420-2111. 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 Holyoke Health 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.
Common Questions
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.
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.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Holyoke Health Center
Holyoke Health Center operates 3 other clinics in 3 other communities 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. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- HOLYOKE HEALTH CENTER, INC. — Holyoke, about 1.7 miles away
- CHICOPEE HEALTH CENTER — Chicopee, about 4.1 miles away
- Western Massachusetts Hospital 91 East Mountain Road HHC Suite 1790 — Westfield, about 6.9 miles away
- Caring Health Center Main Street Clinic — Springfield, about 7.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Holyoke Soldier Home
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CHICOPEE HEALTH CENTER
505 Front St, Chicopee, MA 01013-3140 4.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Western Massachusetts Hospital 91 East Mountain Road HHC Suite 1790
91 E Mountain Rd, Westfield, MA 01085-1889 6.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Caring Health Center Main Street Clinic
1049 Main St, Springfield, MA 01103-2114 7.4 miles away
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