Community Health Center
ODA Primary Health Care Network
14 Heyward St, Brooklyn, NY 11249-7823 0.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Park Avenue Primary Health Care Center
517 Park Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205-1783
Park Avenue Primary Health Care Center 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 55 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 517 Park Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 718-260-4600 |
| Operated by | Oda Primary Health Care Network |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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
What about cleanings and check-ups?
Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
How large is the dental program?
Across all of its sites, Oda Primary Health Care Network reported treating 12,392 dental patients in its most recent federal return. That is the organization rather than this address, and a large organization can still run a small dental room here, so it tells you the program is real and operating rather than how many chairs are in this building.
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
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.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Oda Primary Health Care Network, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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.
Planning Your Visit
517 Park Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
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. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- ODA Primary Health Care Network — Brooklyn, less than a mile away
- Gouverneur Diagnostic & Treatment Center — New York, less than a mile away
- Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center — Brooklyn, about 1.1 miles away
- Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. — Brooklyn, about 1.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Confirmed Dental Services
Children's Dental Care
Call Park Avenue Primary Health Care Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Gouverneur Diagnostic & Treatment Center
227 Madison St, New York, NY 10002 0.9 miles away
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Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center
100 N Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205-2005 1.1 miles away
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Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc.
1456 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216-2505 1.4 miles away
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