Community Health Center
High Country Community Health Watauga Dental
108 Doctors Dr, Boone, NC 28607-5000 0.3 miles away
Community Health Center
High Country Community Health Watauga Center
935 State Farm Rd, Boone, NC 28607-4948
High Country Community Health Watauga Center is a community health center dental clinic in Boone, NC, operated by High Country Community Health, which runs 5 clinics in North Carolina.
The health center is open about 42 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 935 State Farm Rd, Boone, NC 28607 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 828-262-3886 |
| Operated by | High Country Community Health |
| 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by High Country Community Health, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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.
Size of the Dental Service
High Country Community Health provided 9,553 dental visits and 3,779 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 14.22 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
935 State Farm Rd, Boone, NC 28607
The published number is 828-262-3886. 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
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
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.
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.
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
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 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. High Country Community Health sets its own scale.
Other Clinics Operated by High Country Community Health
High Country Community Health operates 4 other clinics in 3 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. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- High Country Community Health Watauga Dental — Boone, less than a mile away
- High Country Community Health Avery Medical Site — Newland, about 17.1 miles away
- Avery Dental Clinic — Newland, about 17.3 miles away
- Appalachian District Health Department Dental Center — Jefferson, about 18.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call High Country Community Health Watauga Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
High Country Community Health Avery Medical Site
448 Cranberry St, Newland, NC 28657-8800 17.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Avery Dental Clinic
504 Pineola St, Newland, NC 28657-7604 17.3 miles away
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Appalachian District Health Department Dental Center
225 Court St, Jefferson, NC 28640 18.3 miles away
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