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Community Health Center
Ellen Jones Community Dental Clinic
516 Route 134, South Dennis, MA 02660-3451
Ellen Jones Community Dental Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in South Dennis, MA, operated by Harbor Health Services, which runs 3 clinics in Massachusetts.
The health center is open about 55 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 516 Route 134, South Dennis, MA 02660 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 508-778-5400 |
| Operated by | Harbor Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The scale belongs to Harbor Health Services, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. 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.
Planning Your Visit
516 Route 134, South Dennis, MA 02660
The published number is 508-778-5400. 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
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 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.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
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. Harbor Health Services sets its own scale.
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Other Clinics Operated by Harbor Health Services
Harbor Health Services operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Massachusetts. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. 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.
- Harbor Community Health Center - Hyannis — Hyannis, about 7.7 miles away
- Community Health Center of Cape Cod, Mashpee — Mashpee, about 18.6 miles away
- PROVINCETOWN HEALTH CENTER — Provincetown, about 25.2 miles away
- Community Health Center of Cape Cod - Falmouth — Falmouth, about 25.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Ellen Jones Community Dental Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Community Health Center of Cape Cod, Mashpee
107 Commercial St, Mashpee, MA 02649-6507 18.6 miles away
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PROVINCETOWN HEALTH CENTER
49 Harry Kemp Way, Provincetown, MA 02657-1618 25.2 miles away
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Community Health Center of Cape Cod - Falmouth
210 Jones Rd, Falmouth, MA 02540-2974 25.5 miles away
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