Community Health Center
GREATER MERIDIAN HEALTH CLINIC, INC.
2701 Davis St, Meridian, MS 39301-5708 29 miles away
Community Health Center
KEMPER FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER
201 Birch St, De Kalb, MS 39328
KEMPER FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER is a community health center dental clinic in De Kalb, MS, operated by Greater Meridian Health Clinic, which runs 2 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 | 201 Birch St, De Kalb, MS 39328 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 601-743-2643 |
| Operated by | Greater Meridian Health Clinic |
| 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. The bands are set by Greater Meridian Health Clinic 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.
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 Mississippi 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Greater Meridian Health Clinic provided 1,912 dental visits and 860 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 4.91 full-time dental staff. This indicates a moderate dental service. Appointment capacity may be limited.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Planning Your Visit
201 Birch St, De Kalb, MS 39328
The published number is 601-743-2643. 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
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.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
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.
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 this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
Does Medicare cover this?
Original Medicare does not cover routine dental care, which surprises most people who reach retirement expecting otherwise. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a limited dental benefit. The sliding scale here does not depend on Medicare, so ask about it separately.
Other Clinics Operated by Greater Meridian Health Clinic
Greater Meridian Health Clinic operates one other clinic elsewhere in Mississippi. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- GREATER MERIDIAN HEALTH CLINIC, INC. — Meridian, about 29 miles away
- G. A. Carmichael Family Health Center, Inc — Carthage, about 50 miles away
- Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. - - Raleigh — Raleigh, about 71.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call KEMPER FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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