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Third Avenue Family Health Center
2604 3rd Ave, Bronx, NY 10454-1199
Third Avenue Family Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Bronx, NY, operated by Damian Family Care Centers, which runs 3 clinics in New York.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2604 3rd Ave, Bronx, NY 10454 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 718-292-0100 |
| Operated by | Damian Family Care Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The bands are set by Damian Family Care Centers rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Adult dental coverage under New York Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
2604 3rd Ave, Bronx, NY 10454
The published number is 718-292-0100. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
Is dental priced the same as medical here?
Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule at the same clinic, and laboratory costs for a crown or denture are often billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask specifically about dental rather than assuming the medical answer applies.
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.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
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.
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Other Clinics Operated by Damian Family Care Centers
Damian Family Care Centers operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in New York. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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.
- Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center — Bronx, less than a mile away
- Boriken Neighborhood Health Center — New York, less than a mile away
- Ramon Velez Community Health Center — Bronx, about 1 mile away
- The Nest Community Health Center — New York, about 1 mile away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Third Avenue Family Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Boriken Neighborhood Health Center
2265 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10035-2231 0.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Ramon Velez Community Health Center
754 E 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455-3267 1 mile away
Community Health Center
The Nest Community Health Center
169 W 133rd St, New York, NY 10030-3301 1 mile away
Before you call
