Community Health Center
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers David R. Gamez
501 Lapeer Ave, Saginaw, MI 48607-1255 0.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Warren Avenue
321 N Warren Ave, Saginaw, MI 48607-1500
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Warren Avenue is a community health center dental clinic in Saginaw, MI, operated by Great Lakes Bay Health Centers, which runs 5 clinics in Michigan.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 321 N Warren Ave, Saginaw, MI 48607 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 989-754-7771 |
| Operated by | Great Lakes Bay Health Centers |
| 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.
Common Questions
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
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.
How large is the dental program?
No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
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.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. The scale belongs to Great Lakes Bay Health Centers, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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 benefits vary by state and Michigan has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. 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.
Planning Your Visit
321 N Warren Ave, Saginaw, MI 48607
The published number is 989-754-7771. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers operates 4 other clinics in 4 other communities in Michigan. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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.
- Great Lakes Bay Health Centers David R. Gamez — Saginaw, less than a mile away
- Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Bridgeport — Bridgeport, about 6.4 miles away
- Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Bayside Monitor — Bay City, about 13.3 miles away
- HCHN - DENTAL NORTH — Flint, about 26.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Warren Avenue
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Bridgeport
6297 Dixie Hwy, Bridgeport, MI 48722-9635 6.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Bayside Monitor
3884 Monitor Rd, Bay City, MI 48706-9298 13.3 miles away
Community Health Center
HCHN - DENTAL NORTH
G5399 N Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48505-1536 26.9 miles away
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