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MAHEC Health Center at Biltmore (FM/IM/Dental)
123 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803-2868
MAHEC Health Center at Biltmore (FM/IM/Dental) is a community health center dental clinic in Asheville, NC, operated by Mountain Area Health Education Center, which runs 4 clinics in North Carolina.
The health center is open about 49 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 123 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 828-257-4730 |
| Operated by | Mountain Area Health Education Center |
| Program | Health Center Program look-alike |
A look-alike meets every requirement of the federal Health Center Program — including the income-based sliding fee discount and seeing patients regardless of ability to pay — but does not receive the federal grant that funds the others. For you as a patient the discount works the same way; what differs is the funding behind it.
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 scale belongs to Mountain Area Health Education Center, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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 North Carolina 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.
Planning Your Visit
123 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
The published number is 828-257-4730. 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
Is Medicaid accepted?
A Medicaid billing registration is on file for this clinic, so probably yes — but participation runs plan by plan. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
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.
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 dental priced the same as medical here?
Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule at the same clinic, and laboratory costs for a crown or denture are often billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask specifically about dental rather than assuming the medical answer applies.
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.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
Other Clinics Operated by Mountain Area Health Education Center
Mountain Area Health Education Center operates 3 other clinics in 2 other communities in North Carolina. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- MAHEC OBGYN Specialists — Asheville, less than a mile away
- MAHEC at Buncombe County Early College — Asheville, about 1 mile away
- Appalachian Mountain Health at Asheville — Asheville, about 1.5 miles away
- Appalachian Mountain Health Dental — Asheville, about 1.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call MAHEC Health Center at Biltmore (FM/IM/Dental)
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
MAHEC at Buncombe County Early College
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801-4897 1 mile away
Community Health Center
Appalachian Mountain Health at Asheville
77 McDowell St, Asheville, NC 28801-4435 1.5 miles away
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Appalachian Mountain Health Dental
7 McDowell St, Suite 200, Asheville, NC 28801-4136 1.6 miles away
Before you call
