Community Health Center
FAMILY HEALTH CARE - GRANT
11 N Maple St, Grant, MI 49327-7900 14.8 miles away
Community Health Center
FAMILY HEALTH CARE - WHITE CLOUD
1035 E Wilcox Ave, White Cloud, MI 49349-8794
FAMILY HEALTH CARE - WHITE CLOUD is a community health center dental clinic in White Cloud, MI, operated by Baldwin Family Health Care, which runs 4 clinics in Michigan.
The health center is open about 58 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1035 E Wilcox Ave, White Cloud, MI 49349 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 231-689-5943 |
| Operated by | Baldwin Family Health Care |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
1035 E Wilcox Ave, White Cloud, MI 49349
The published number is 231-689-5943. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
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
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Baldwin Family Health Care, 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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 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.
Common Questions
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.
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.
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
Size of the Dental Service
Baldwin Family Health Care provided 21,158 dental visits and 8,489 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 28.76 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 Baldwin Family Health Care
Baldwin Family Health Care operates 3 other clinics in 3 other communities 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. 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 CARE - GRANT — Grant, about 14.8 miles away
- BALDWIN FAMILY HEALTH CARE — Baldwin, about 24.7 miles away
- Northwest Michigan Health Services, Inc. — Shelby, about 29.8 miles away
- MUSKEGON FAMILY CARE — Muskegon, about 32.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call FAMILY HEALTH CARE - WHITE CLOUD
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
BALDWIN FAMILY HEALTH CARE
1615 Michigan Ave, Baldwin, MI 49304-9406 24.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Northwest Michigan Health Services, Inc.
119 S State St, Shelby, MI 49455-1243 29.8 miles away
Community Health Center
MUSKEGON FAMILY CARE
2201 S Getty St, Muskegon, MI 49444-1207 32.5 miles away
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