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MN Community Care - West Side Dental
478 Robert St S, Saint Paul, MN 55107-2236
MN Community Care - West Side Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Saint Paul, MN, operated by West Side Community Health Services, which runs 3 clinics in Minnesota.
The health center is open about 43 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 478 Robert St S, Saint Paul, MN 55107 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 651-602-7575 |
| Operated by | West Side Community Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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. West Side Community Health Services sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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 Minnesota 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.
Planning Your Visit
478 Robert St S, Saint Paul, MN 55107
The published number is 651-602-7575. 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
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
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.
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.
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 dental priced the same as medical here?
Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule at the same clinic, and laboratory costs for a crown or denture are often billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask specifically about dental rather than assuming the medical answer applies.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by West Side Community Health Services
West Side Community Health Services operates 2 other clinics elsewhere in Minnesota. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- MN Community Care - La Clinica — Saint Paul, less than a mile away
- United Family Medicine — Saint Paul, about 2.3 miles away
- MN Community Care - East Side Clinic — Saint Paul, about 2.4 miles away
- OPEN CITIES HEALTH CENTER, INC. — Saint Paul, about 3.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call MN Community Care - West Side Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
United Family Medicine
1026 7th St W, Saint Paul, MN 55102-3828 2.3 miles away
Community Health Center
MN Community Care - East Side Clinic
895 7th St E, Saint Paul, MN 55106-3871 2.4 miles away
Community Health Center
OPEN CITIES HEALTH CENTER, INC.
409 Dunlap St N, Saint Paul, MN 55104-4213 3.7 miles away
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