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Saint James Dental Center
414 W James Blvd, Saint James, MO 65559-1219
Saint James Dental Center is a community health center dental clinic in Saint James, MO, operated by South Central Missouri Community Health Center, which runs 4 clinics in Missouri.
The health center is open about 38 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 414 W James Blvd, Saint James, MO 65559 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 573-265-8402 |
| Operated by | South Central Missouri Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
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 South Central Missouri Community Health Center 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. Adult dental coverage under Missouri 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
South Central Missouri Community Health Center provided 33,450 dental visits and 14,871 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 54.1 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Planning Your Visit
414 W James Blvd, Saint James, MO 65559
The published number is 573-265-8402. 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
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.
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.
Does Missouri Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
Other Clinics Operated by South Central Missouri Community Health Center
South Central Missouri Community Health Center operates 3 other clinics in 2 other communities in Missouri. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- Four Rivers Community Health Center — Rolla, about 7.8 miles away
- Four Rivers Community Health Center — Rolla, about 8.5 miles away
- Compass Health — Sullivan, about 28.2 miles away
- Four Rivers Community Health Center St Robert — Saint Robert, about 31.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Saint James Dental Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Four Rivers Community Health Center
509 E 10th St, Rolla, MO 65401 8.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Compass Health
101 Progress Pkwy, Sullivan, MO 63080-2359 28.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Four Rivers Community Health Center St Robert
165 Park Dr, Saint Robert, MO 65584-7860 31.1 miles away
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