Community Health Center
MISSOURI OZARKS COMMUNITY HEALTH
804 Highway 5, Mansfield, MO 65704 12.6 miles away
Community Health Center
DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
504 W Broadway Ave, Ava, MO 65608
DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH is a community health center dental clinic in Ava, MO, operated by Douglas County Public Health Services Group, which runs 3 clinics in Missouri.
The health center is open about 56.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 504 W Broadway Ave, Ava, MO 65608 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 417-683-5739 |
| Operated by | Douglas County Public Health Services Group |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
504 W Broadway Ave, Ava, MO 65608
The published number is 417-683-5739. 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 scale belongs to Douglas County Public Health Services Group, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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 Missouri 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 public health 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
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Douglas County Public Health Services Group
Douglas County Public Health Services Group operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Missouri. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- MISSOURI OZARKS COMMUNITY HEALTH — Mansfield, about 12.6 miles away
- Fordland Clinic — Fordland, about 20.1 miles away
- DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC HLTH SRV. GROUP — Gainesville, about 27.8 miles away
- Jordan Valley Community Health Center - Marshfield — Marshfield, about 30.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Fordland Clinic
1059 Barton Dr, Fordland, MO 65652-7350 20.1 miles away
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DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC HLTH SRV. GROUP
87 Elm St, Gainesville, MO 65655-7131 27.8 miles away
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Jordan Valley Community Health Center - Marshfield
1166 Banning St, Marshfield, MO 65706-1015 30.3 miles away
Before you call
