Community Health Center
Whitney Young Health Dental Services
900 Lark Dr, Albany, NY 12207-1339 5.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Watervliet Health Center
1804 2nd Ave, Watervliet, NY 12189-2818
Watervliet Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Watervliet, NY, operated by Whitney M Young Jr Health Center, 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 | 1804 2nd Ave, Watervliet, NY 12189 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 518-465-4771 |
| Operated by | Whitney M Young Jr Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Whitney M Young Jr Health Center sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. 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
Whitney M Young Jr Health Center provided 13,403 dental visits and 7,168 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 14.76 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
1804 2nd Ave, Watervliet, NY 12189
The published number is 518-465-4771. 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
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.
Can I bring someone with me?
Generally yes, and it is worth doing if you are anxious or want a second pair of ears for the costs. Ask when booking whether they can come into the room, because some clinics keep the treatment area to patients and staff.
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. Whitney M Young Jr Health Center sets its own scale.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Whitney M Young Jr Health Center
Whitney M Young Jr Health Center operates 2 other clinics elsewhere 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. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Whitney Young Health Dental Services — Albany, about 5.2 miles away
- WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. HEALTH CENTER — Albany, about 5.2 miles away
- Hometown Health Centers Dental at State Street — Schenectady, about 12.5 miles away
- Hometown Health Centers — Schenectady, about 12.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Watervliet Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. HEALTH CENTER
920 Lark Dr, Albany, NY 12207-1398 5.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Hometown Health Centers Dental at State Street
1108 State St, Schenectady, NY 12304-2610 12.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Hometown Health Centers
1044 State St, Schenectady, NY 12307-1508 12.5 miles away
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