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ODA Primary Health Care Network
14 Heyward St, Brooklyn, NY 11249-7823
ODA Primary Health Care Network is a community health center dental clinic in Brooklyn, NY, operated by Oda Primary Health Care Network, which runs 3 clinics in New York.
The health center is open about 66 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 14 Heyward St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 718-260-4600 |
| Operated by | Oda Primary Health Care Network |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Children's dental care
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.
Common Questions
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.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
What if I have no fixed address?
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.
Is this the only option in Brooklyn?
No — Brooklyn has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
Do I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. The bands are set by Oda Primary Health Care Network rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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 New York has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in pediatric dentistry, for children 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.
Planning Your Visit
14 Heyward St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
The published number is 718-260-4600. 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
Oda Primary Health Care Network provided 30,085 dental visits and 12,392 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 32.77 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 Oda Primary Health Care Network
Oda Primary Health Care Network operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in New York. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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.
- Park Avenue Primary Health Care Center — Brooklyn, less than a mile away
- Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center — Brooklyn, about 1 mile away
- Gouverneur Diagnostic & Treatment Center — New York, about 1.1 miles away
- Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. — Brooklyn, about 1.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Confirmed Dental Services
Children's Dental Care
Call ODA Primary Health Care Network
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center
100 N Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205-2005 1 mile away
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Gouverneur Diagnostic & Treatment Center
227 Madison St, New York, NY 10002 1.1 miles away
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Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc.
1456 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216-2505 1.6 miles away
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