Community Health Center
Mississippi Admin Office
440 N Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655-3209 2.2 miles away
Community Health Center
arcare - 132
1201 Office Park Dr, Oxford, MS 38655-3598
arcare - 132 is a community health center dental clinic in Oxford, MS, operated by Arcare, which runs 6 clinics across 2 states.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1201 Office Park Dr, Oxford, MS 38655 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 870-347-2534 |
| Operated by | Arcare |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
1201 Office Park Dr, Oxford, MS 38655
The published number is 870-347-2534. 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. Because Arcare sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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
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.
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.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
Do they treat patients who are pregnant?
Yes, and dental care during pregnancy is not something to postpone: professional guidance is that examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions can be done, and untreated infection carries its own risk. Tell them when you book. Our pregnancy guide covers what changes and what does not.
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.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
Other Clinics Operated by Arcare
Arcare operates 5 other clinics across 2 states, 1 of them 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. 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Mississippi Admin Office — Oxford, about 2.2 miles away
- BYHALIA FAMILY DENTAL CLINIC — Byhalia, about 38.1 miles away
- Benton Medical Center — Ashland, about 38.8 miles away
- Access Family Health Services - Tupelo — Tupelo, about 46.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call arcare - 132
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
BYHALIA FAMILY DENTAL CLINIC
34 E Brunswick St, Byhalia, MS 38611-7000 38.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Benton Medical Center
15921 Boundary Dr, Ashland, MS 38603 38.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Access Family Health Services - Tupelo
499 Gloster Creek Vlg, Tupelo, MS 38801-4600 46.1 miles away
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