Community Health Center
MFHC Dental Program
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Community Health Center
Community Health Center of Asbury Park
1301 Main St, Asbury Park, NJ 07712-5359
Community Health Center of Asbury Park is a community health center dental clinic in Asbury Park, NJ, operated by Visiting Nurse Assn-Central.
The health center is open about 57 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1301 Main St, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 732-774-6333 |
| Operated by | Visiting Nurse Assn-Central |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
1301 Main St, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
The published number is 732-774-6333. 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 Visiting Nurse Assn-Central, 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 New Jersey 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 hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care 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
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.
Can I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
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 Visiting Nurse Assn-Central
Visiting Nurse Assn-Central has no other locations, so there is nowhere else within the same organization to ask. Work down the nearby clinics below if this one is full.
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.
- MFHC Dental Program — Long Branch, about 5.5 miles away
- CHEMED — Lakewood, about 13.6 miles away
- OCEAN HEALTH INITIATIVES LAKEWOOD SITE — Lakewood, about 13.9 miles away
- OHI - Toms River — Toms River, about 21.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Community Health Center of Asbury Park
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CHEMED
1771 Madison Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701-1242 13.6 miles away
Community Health Center
OCEAN HEALTH INITIATIVES LAKEWOOD SITE
101 2nd St, Lakewood, NJ 08701-3324 13.9 miles away
Community Health Center
OHI - Toms River
10 Stockton Dr, Toms River, NJ 08755-6433 21.3 miles away
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