Community Health Center
FAMILY HEALTH CENTER SHERIDAN
2918 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI 49001-3755 0.7 miles away
Community Health Center
FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ALCOTT
505 E Alcott St, Kalamazoo, MI 49001-6144
FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ALCOTT is a community health center dental clinic in Kalamazoo, MI, operated by Family Health Center, which runs 3 clinics in Michigan.
The health center is open about 72 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 505 E Alcott St, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 269-349-2641 |
| Operated by | Family Health Center |
| 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Family Health Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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 and dental public health 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.
Planning Your Visit
505 E Alcott St, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
The published number is 269-349-2641. 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
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.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
Is this the only option in Kalamazoo?
No — Kalamazoo has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
Is Medicaid accepted?
A Medicaid billing registration is on file for this clinic, so probably yes — but participation runs plan by plan. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
Other Clinics Operated by Family Health Center
Family Health Center operates 2 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- FAMILY HEALTH CENTER SHERIDAN — Kalamazoo, less than a mile away
- FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. — Kalamazoo, about 2.3 miles away
- Grace Health, Inc. — Battle Creek, about 20.1 miles away
- INTERCARE BANGOR — Bangor, about 27.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ALCOTT
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
117 W Paterson St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-2581 2.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Grace Health, Inc.
181 Emmett St W, Battle Creek, MI 49037-2963 20.1 miles away
Community Health Center
INTERCARE BANGOR
308 Charles St, Bangor, MI 49013-1317 27.7 miles away
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