Community Health Center
The Chautauqua Center - Jamestown
107 Institute St, Jamestown, NY 14701-6628 27.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Dunkirk Main Location
75 E 3rd St, Dunkirk, NY 14048-2239
Dunkirk Main Location is a community health center dental clinic in Dunkirk, NY, operated by The Chautauqua Center, which runs 3 clinics in New York.
The health center is open about 53 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 75 E 3rd St, Dunkirk, NY 14048 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 716-363-6050 |
| Operated by | The Chautauqua Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
75 E 3rd St, Dunkirk, NY 14048
The published number is 716-363-6050. 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. The bands are set by The Chautauqua Center rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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 York 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
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.
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
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.
Do they treat patients who are pregnant?
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.
Is this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
Does New York Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
Other Clinics Operated by The Chautauqua Center
The Chautauqua Center operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in New York. Asking the scheduling line which site can see you soonest is usually faster than calling each in turn; the shortest wait is not always the closest clinic. 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.
- The Chautauqua Center - Jamestown — Jamestown, about 27.5 miles away
- Advancement Office — Buffalo, about 37.1 miles away
- Jericho Road Community Health Center (Broadway) — Buffalo, about 37.8 miles away
- Neighborhood Health Center Northwest — Buffalo, about 39.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Dunkirk Main Location
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Advancement Office
233 W Ferry St, Buffalo, NY 14213-1854 37.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Jericho Road Community Health Center (Broadway)
1021 Broadway St, Buffalo, NY 14212-1460 37.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Neighborhood Health Center Northwest
155 Lawn Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207-1899 39.2 miles away
Before you call
