Community Health Center
Catherine's Health Center - Dental ClinicSuite B
781 36th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2319 3.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Catherine's Health Center at Streams of Hope
280 60th St SE, Suite 200, Grand Rapids, MI 49548-8504
Catherine's Health Center at Streams of Hope is a community health center dental clinic in Grand Rapids, MI, operated by Catherines Health Center, which runs 3 clinics in Michigan.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 280 60th St SE, Suite 200, Grand Rapids, MI 49548 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 616-336-8800 |
| Operated by | Catherines Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
280 60th St SE, Suite 200, Grand Rapids, MI 49548
The published number is 616-336-8800. 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Catherines Health Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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 Michigan 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care 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.
Common Questions
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.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
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.
Size of the Dental Service
Catherines Health Center provided 8,915 dental visits and 2,911 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 11.67 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by Catherines Health Center
Catherines Health Center operates 2 other clinics elsewhere in Michigan. 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. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Catherine's Health Center - Dental ClinicSuite B — Grand Rapids, about 3.1 miles away
- Wyoming Community Health Center — Wyoming, about 4.7 miles away
- Burton Health Center — Grand Rapids, about 5 miles away
- Cherry Street Health Center — Grand Rapids, about 7.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Catherine's Health Center at Streams of Hope
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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