Community Health Center
Las Vegas Medical & Dental Clinic
1235 8th St, Las Vegas, NM 87701-4254 24.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Main Clinic
3 Mora Valley Clinic Rd, Mora, NM 87732-2202
Main Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Mora, NM, operated by Mora Valley Community Health Services.
The health center is open about 50 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 3 Mora Valley Clinic Rd, Mora, NM 87732 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 877-271-2201 |
| Operated by | Mora Valley Community Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
3 Mora Valley Clinic Rd, Mora, NM 87732
The published number is 877-271-2201. 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. Mora Valley Community Health Services sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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 Mexico 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
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.
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
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 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.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
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.
Size of the Dental Service
Mora Valley Community Health Services provided 2,133 dental visits and 718 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 3.33 full-time dental staff. This indicates a moderate dental service. Appointment capacity may be limited.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole.
Other Clinics Operated by Mora Valley Community Health Services
Mora Valley Community Health Services 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Las Vegas Medical & Dental Clinic — Las Vegas, about 24.6 miles away
- PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL SERVICES — Santa Fe, about 41.9 miles away
- LA FAMILIA MEDICAL CENTER — Santa Fe, about 42.5 miles away
- Espanola Dental Clinic — Espanola, about 43.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Main Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL SERVICES
1422 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501-4391 41.9 miles away
Community Health Center
LA FAMILIA MEDICAL CENTER
1035 Alto St, Santa Fe, NM 87501-2406 42.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Espanola Dental Clinic
608 LA Joya St, Espanola, NM 87532-3467 43.9 miles away
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