Community Health Center
Bullhook Community Health Center
521 4th St, Havre, MT 59501-3649 20.4 miles away
Community Health Center
One Health - Sweet
419 Pennsylvania St, Chinook, MT 59523-9726
One Health - Sweet is a community health center dental clinic in Chinook, MT, operated by Bighorn Valley Health Center, which runs 7 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 | 419 Pennsylvania St, Chinook, MT 59523 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 1234567890 |
| Operated by | Bighorn Valley Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
419 Pennsylvania St, Chinook, MT 59523
The published number is 1234567890. 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 Bighorn Valley 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 Montana 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
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
What if I have no income at all?
Health centers deal with this routinely and have a procedure for applicants who cannot document income — usually a signed declaration. Being unable to prove income is not a reason to stay away; say so when you call so they can tell you what to bring instead.
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.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
Can I book online?
No website is recorded for this clinic, so the phone is the route. If you reach a central number for the organization, say the clinic name and say the appointment is dental, or you may be booked into the medical schedule.
Do I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
Size of the Dental Service
Bighorn Valley Health Center provided 8,036 dental visits and 2,199 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 12.46 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Bighorn Valley Health Center
Bighorn Valley Health Center operates 6 other clinics across 2 states, 5 of them in Montana. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- Bullhook Community Health Center — Havre, about 20.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call One Health - Sweet
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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