Community Health Center

GOSHEN MEDICAL CENTER - CLINTON DENTAL SERVICES

908 N US 421 Hwy, Clinton, NC 28328-0410

910-299-0991 Directions Website

GOSHEN MEDICAL CENTER - CLINTON DENTAL SERVICES is a community health center dental clinic in Clinton, NC, operated by Goshen Medical Center, which runs 7 clinics in North Carolina.

The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.

Clinic Details

Address	908 N US 421 Hwy, Clinton, NC 28328
Phone	910-299-0991
Operated by	Goshen Medical Center
Program	Health Center Program (federally funded)
Site schedule	Full-Time
Operating calendar	Year-Round

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. Because Goshen Medical Center sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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 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

Goshen Medical Center provided 11,088 dental visits and 3,398 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 16.02 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

908 N US 421 Hwy, Clinton, NC 28328

The published number is 910-299-0991. 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 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.

What if I need a specialist they do not have?

You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.

I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?

Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.

What if I cannot get there?

Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.

What if I need more work than I can afford?

Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.

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 Goshen Medical Center

Goshen Medical Center operates 6 other clinics in 6 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. 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

Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.

GOSHEN MEDICAL CENTER - CLINTON — Clinton, at the same address
CommWell Health of Salemburg — Salemburg, about 9.2 miles away
GOSHEN MEDICAL CENTER - FAISON DENTAL SERVICES — Faison, about 16.4 miles away
Comm Well Health of Newton Grove/Spivey's Corner - Dental — Dunn, about 16.7 miles away

Confirmed Payment Options

Income-Based Fees

Call GOSHEN MEDICAL CENTER - CLINTON DENTAL SERVICES

Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.

910-299-0991

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