Community Health Center
Union Community Health Center #1
260 E 188th St, Bronx, NY 10458-5397 0.6 miles away
Community Health Center
2759 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10458-3708
PART OF THE SOLUTION is a community health center dental clinic in Bronx, NY, operated by Care for the Homeless.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
| Address | 2759 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10458 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 718-220-4892 |
| Operated by | Care for the Homeless |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Fees follow an income-based scale, so the same treatment costs different patients different amounts. The scale belongs to Care for the Homeless, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. Get the assessment done first; it changes what the whole plan costs, not just the first visit. 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. New York decides its own adult dental benefit, which ranges from comprehensive to emergency extractions only depending on the state and the year. Children are covered everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
The treatments available at this clinic are not listed publicly. Health center dental programs usually cover examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings and extractions; root canals, dentures and oral surgery are the ones that vary, and are often referred out.
2759 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10458
The published number is 718-220-4892. At larger organizations it may reach central scheduling rather than the dental department, so say which clinic you are calling about and that it is for dental care.
Before making the trip, check: 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.
Care for the Homeless provided 1,842 dental visits and 878 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 3.48 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 run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
Yes, and dental care during pregnancy is not something to postpone: professional guidance is that examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions can be done, and untreated infection carries its own risk. Tell them when you book. Our pregnancy guide covers what changes and what does not.
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.
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.
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
This is the only site Care for the Homeless operates, which means a single waiting list with no sister clinic to try instead. The nearby clinics listed below are the alternative.
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Community Health Center
260 E 188th St, Bronx, NY 10458-5397 0.6 miles away
Community Health Center
2432 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10458-5204 0.7 miles away
Community Health Center
4487 3rd Ave, Bronx, NY 10457-1526 0.9 miles away
Community Health Center
2101 Quarry Rd, Bronx, NY 10457-1642 1 mile away