Affordable Dental Clinics in Alger, MI

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

1 Dental Clinic All Sliding Scale Medicaid Uninsured Emergency

Community Health Center

STERLING AREA HEALTH CTR DENTAL

5095 Rifle River Trl, Alger, MI 48610-9327

Income-Based Fees Medicaid

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Affordable Dental Care in Alger, MI

1reviewed clinic

1operating organization

1with a published phone number

38 mito Roscommon, the nearest listed city

This page lists one reviewed dental clinic in Alger, MI. It is operated by Sterling Area Health Center.

The nearest other Michigan cities with listings are Roscommon at about 38 miles (1 clinic), Bay City at about 39 miles (1 clinic), Oscoda at about 40 miles (1 clinic), Harrisville at about 46 miles (1 clinic) and Saginaw at about 52 miles (2 clinics). Distances are as the crow flies. It is worth calling across town boundaries: a clinic twenty minutes further out can be weeks sooner.

This Alger 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 Alger, 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 Alger

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.

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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.