Community Health Center
KINGSTON FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
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Community Health Center
Open Door Saugerties
16 W Bridge St, Saugerties, NY 12477-1427
Open Door Saugerties is a community health center dental clinic in Saugerties, NY, operated by Open Door Family Medical Center, which runs 7 clinics in New York.
The health center is open about 35 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 16 W Bridge St, Saugerties, NY 12477 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 845-247-1021 |
| Operated by | Open Door Family Medical Center |
| 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 Open Door Family Medical Center 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Open Door Family Medical Center provided 56,799 dental visits and 21,708 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 67.28 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.
Planning Your Visit
16 W Bridge St, Saugerties, NY 12477
The published number is 845-247-1021. 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
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
Is this the only option in Saugerties?
It is the only clinic of this kind we hold for Saugerties itself. Clinics of this kind cluster around larger towns, so the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page and are frequently worth the journey.
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.
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
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.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Open Door Family Medical Center
Open Door Family Medical Center operates 6 other clinics in 5 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. 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.
- KINGSTON FAMILY HEALTH CENTER — Kingston, about 11.4 miles away
- FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER OF HYDE PARK — Hyde Park, about 20 miles away
- Sun River Health New Paltz — New Paltz, about 23.8 miles away
- Sun River Health Partnership — Poughkeepsie, about 25.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Open Door Saugerties
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER OF HYDE PARK
11 Crum Elbow Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538-2852 20 miles away
Community Health Center
Sun River Health New Paltz
1 Paradies Ln, New Paltz, NY 12561-4031 23.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Sun River Health Partnership
29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-2541 25.8 miles away
Before you call
