Community Health Center
MAHEC Health Center at Biltmore (FM/IM/Dental)
123 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803-2868 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
MAHEC OBGYN Specialists
119 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803-2868
MAHEC OBGYN Specialists is a community health center site in Asheville, NC where dental care is provided, operated by Mountain Area Health Education Center, which runs 4 clinics in North Carolina.
Dental care shares this address with the clinic's main service, which usually means a separate schedule. Ask when the dentist is in. The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 119 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 828-257-4459 |
| 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.
Planning Your Visit
119 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
The published number is 828-257-4459. 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Mountain Area Health Education Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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 North Carolina 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.
Common Questions
What if I have no income at all?
Health centers deal with this routinely and have a procedure for applicants who cannot document income — usually a signed declaration. Being unable to prove income is not a reason to stay away; say so when you call so they can tell you what to bring instead.
Do I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
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.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
Is this the only option in Asheville?
No — Asheville has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
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.
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. 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. 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.
- MAHEC Health Center at Biltmore (FM/IM/Dental) — Asheville, less than a mile away
- MAHEC at Buncombe County Early College — Asheville, about 1 mile away
- Appalachian Mountain Health at Asheville — Asheville, about 1.6 miles away
- Appalachian Mountain Health Dental — Asheville, about 1.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call MAHEC OBGYN Specialists
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 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Appalachian Mountain Health Dental
7 McDowell St, Suite 200, Asheville, NC 28801-4136 1.7 miles away
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