Community Health Center
CFH - Downtown Site
505 N Jackson St, Jackson, MI 49201-1266 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Center for Family Health Dental
500 N Jackson St, Jackson, MI 49201-1223
Center for Family Health Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Jackson, MI, operated by Center for Family Health, which runs 4 clinics in Michigan.
The health center is open about 42 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 500 N Jackson St, Jackson, MI 49201 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 517-748-5500 |
| Operated by | Center for Family Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
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 Center for Family Health, 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Adult dental coverage under Michigan 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care, dental public health, and pediatric dentistry, for children 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Center for Family Health provided 16,344 dental visits and 7,490 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 23.87 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.
Planning Your Visit
500 N Jackson St, Jackson, MI 49201
The published number is 517-748-5500. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
How large is the dental program?
Across all of its sites, Center for Family Health reported treating 7,490 dental patients in its most recent federal return. That is the organization rather than this address, and a large organization can still run a small dental room here, so it tells you the program is real and operating rather than how many chairs are in this building.
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.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
Does Michigan Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
Other Clinics Operated by Center for Family Health
Center for Family Health operates 3 other clinics elsewhere in Michigan. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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.
- CFH - Downtown Site — Jackson, less than a mile away
- CFH - Jackson High Health Center — Jackson, less than a mile away
- CFH - Northeast Health Center — Jackson, about 1.4 miles away
- Grace Health, Inc. — Albion, about 17.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Center for Family Health Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CFH - Jackson High Health Center
544 Wildwood Ave, Jackson, MI 49201-1097 0.5 miles away
Community Health Center
CFH - Northeast Health Center
1024 Fleming Ave, Jackson, MI 49202-2597 1.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Grace Health, Inc.
115 Market Pl, Albion, MI 49224-1767 17.5 miles away
Before you call
