Affordable Dental Clinics in Mattapan, MA

Explore community health centers, sliding-scale dental clinics and other affordable dental care options in Mattapan.

1 Dental Clinic All Sliding Scale Medicaid Uninsured Emergency

Community Health Center

Mattapan Community Health Center

1575 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan, MA 02126-2122

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Affordable Dental Care in Mattapan, MA

1reviewed clinic

1operating organization

1with a published phone number

2 mito Dorchester Center, the nearest listed city

This page lists one reviewed dental clinic in Mattapan, MA. It is operated by Mattapan Community Health Center.

The nearest other Massachusetts cities with listings are Dorchester Center at about 2 miles (1 clinic), Jamaica Plain at about 2 miles (1 clinic), Roxbury at about 3 miles (2 clinics), Quincy at about 4 miles (1 clinic) and North Quincy at about 4 miles (1 clinic). Distances are as the crow flies. It is worth calling across town boundaries: a clinic twenty minutes further out can be weeks sooner.

This Mattapan clinic has a website recorded, linked from its listing. Be aware that a health center's site usually describes the organization rather than the individual address, and dental care is frequently offered at only some sites — so the website is a starting point rather than confirmation.

Before you travel across Mattapan, settle the things these listings cannot: what to ask on the phone, how the sliding fee discount is applied for, and which door to use when it is urgent and money is short. If you think what you have might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than onto a dental waiting list; the price of that visit is not the thing to weigh in that moment.

Local care options

Other Routes Near Mattapan

Two routes are not listed here at all: dental school teaching clinics or free and charitable clinics, both of which are usually organized locally. Your county health department knows them, and so does the front desk at any clinic listed above.

Nearby Cities

Boston6 clinics Dorchester6 clinics Worcester3 clinics Peabody2 clinics Springfield2 clinics Gardner2 clinics

Worth reading first

Bright and clean modern dental clinic room with advanced dental equipment.

How sliding-scale dental clinics workWho qualifies, and what the discount does and does not cover.

Close-up image of dental tools and model teeth for professional dentistry setup.

Finding dental care without insuranceThe three cheaper routes compared.

Two dental students in scrubs practice on a dummy in a classroom setting.

Dental school clinics: what treatment costsCheaper for large amounts of work, slower for everything.

How sliding-scale dental clinics workWho qualifies, and what the discount does and does not cover.

Before you call

Frequently Asked Questions

This is the only clinic listed here. What if it cannot take me?

One listing means one waiting list, so plan for that. The nearby cities below are the next places to look, and dental school and hygiene teaching clinics in the state are a separate route that keeps its own lists.

Will the number listed reach the dental department?

Often it reaches central scheduling instead, especially at larger organizations. Name the clinic and say the appointment is dental, or you can be booked into the medical queue.

How do I confirm a sliding-fee discount?

Ask which documents the clinic wants, whether dental is on a separate fee schedule from medical, and what your planned treatment would cost after the discount is applied.