Community Health Center

NORTHWEST MICHIGAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

10767 E Traverse Hwy, Traverse City, MI 49684-6219

231-947-0351 Directions Website

NORTHWEST MICHIGAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC. is a community health center dental clinic in Traverse City, MI, operated by Northwest Michigan Health Services, which runs 3 clinics in Michigan.

The health center is open about 52.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.

Clinic Details

Address	10767 E Traverse Hwy, Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone	231-947-0351
Operated by	Northwest Michigan Health Services
Program	Health Center Program (federally funded)
Site schedule	Full-Time
Operating calendar	Seasonal

Dental Services

No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.

Costs and Coverage

What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The bands are set by Northwest Michigan Health Services rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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.

No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. 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 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

Northwest Michigan Health Services provided 13,782 dental visits and 5,468 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 18.54 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

10767 E Traverse Hwy, Traverse City, MI 49684

The published number is 231-947-0351. 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.

Common Questions

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.

When is the dental clinic open?

Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.

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.

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.

Can I get dentures here?

Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.

Other Clinics Operated by Northwest Michigan Health Services

Northwest Michigan Health Services operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Michigan. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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

Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.

Northwest Michigan Health Services, Inc. — Benzonia, about 25.2 miles away
Family Health Care - Cadillac — Cadillac, about 38.9 miles away
Alcona Health Center Emmet County Site — Harbor Springs, about 57.3 miles away
BALDWIN FAMILY HEALTH CARE — Baldwin, about 61.1 miles away

Confirmed Payment Options

Income-Based Fees

Call NORTHWEST MICHIGAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.

231-947-0351

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