Community Health Center

Midtown Health Center - Vets Home

600 E Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701-0865

402-370-3330 Directions

Midtown Health Center - Vets Home is a community health center dental clinic in Norfolk, NE, operated by Midtown Health Center, which runs 3 clinics in Nebraska.

The health center is open about 8 hours a week and may run only one or two days, so dental appointments are scarce.

Clinic Details

Address	600 E Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701
Phone	402-370-3330
Operated by	Midtown Health Center
Program	Health Center Program (federally funded)

Dental Services

What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.

Common Questions

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.

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.

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.

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.

Do I have to pay on the day?

Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.

Do they see children?

Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.

Costs and Coverage

This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Because Midtown Health Center sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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 benefits vary by state and Nebraska has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.

Planning Your Visit

600 E Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701

The published number is 402-370-3330. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.

Worth confirming before you travel: 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.

Size of the Dental Service

Midtown Health Center provided 6,916 dental visits and 2,752 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 10.01 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 Midtown Health Center

Midtown Health Center operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Nebraska. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. 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.

Midtown Health Center — Norfolk, about 1.2 miles away
Midtown Health Center - Madison — Madison, about 15.3 miles away
East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center — Columbus, about 40.6 miles away

Confirmed Payment Options

Income-Based Fees

Call Midtown Health Center - Vets Home

Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.

402-370-3330

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