Community Health Center

G. A. Carmichael Family Health Center, Inc

303 W Franklin St, Carthage, MS 39051-3703

601-859-5213 x2786 Directions Website

G. A. Carmichael Family Health Center, Inc is a community health center dental clinic in Carthage, MS, operated by G.a. Carmichael Family Health Center, which runs 4 clinics in Mississippi.

The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.

Clinic Details

Address	303 W Franklin St, Carthage, MS 39051
Phone	601-859-5213 x2786
Operated by	G.a. Carmichael Family Health Center
Program	Health Center Program (federally funded)

Planning Your Visit

303 W Franklin St, Carthage, MS 39051

The published number is 601-859-5213 x2786. 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.

Dental Services

This clinic has not published a list of the treatments it provides. Expect the routine treatments to be available. The question worth asking is about the expensive ones: root canals, dentures and oral surgery are handled in house at some health centers and referred out at others.

Costs and Coverage

Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The bands are set by G.a. Carmichael Family Health Center rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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.

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

Common Questions

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.

Does my partner’s income count?

If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.

What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?

Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.

Is Medicaid accepted?

It has not been confirmed either way for this clinic, which is not the same as no. 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.

Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?

This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.

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.

Other Clinics Operated by G.a. Carmichael Family Health Center

G.a. Carmichael Family Health Center operates 3 other clinics in 2 other communities in Mississippi. 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. 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

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

G. A. CARMICHAEL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER — Canton, about 31.3 miles away
Lexington Pediatric Complex — Lexington, about 39.5 miles away
Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. - - Brandon — Brandon, about 42.3 miles away
Jackson - Hinds Comprehensive Health Center at the Jackson Medical Mall — Jackson, about 47.6 miles away

Confirmed Payment Options

Income-Based Fees

Call G. A. Carmichael Family Health Center, Inc

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

601-859-5213 x2786

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