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Community Health Center
Blue Ridge Health - Collins Dental
158 White Dr, Columbus, NC 28722-9465
Blue Ridge Health - Collins Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Columbus, NC, operated by Blue Ridge Community Health Services, which runs 6 clinics in North Carolina.
The health center is open about 16 hours a week and may run only one or two days, so dental appointments are scarce.
Clinic Details
| Address | 158 White Dr, Columbus, NC 28722 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 828-894-3120 |
| Operated by | Blue Ridge Community Health Services |
| 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. Because Blue Ridge Community Health Services 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.
Planning Your Visit
158 White Dr, Columbus, NC 28722
The published number is 828-894-3120. 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
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.
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
Can I book online?
No website is recorded for this clinic, so the phone is the route. If you reach a central number for the organization, say the clinic name and say the appointment is dental, or you may be booked into the medical schedule.
Is Medicaid accepted?
It has not been confirmed either way for this clinic, which is not the same as no. 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.
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Blue Ridge Community Health Services
Blue Ridge Community Health Services operates 5 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. 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.
- MAHEC Dental Health Center at Columbus — Columbus, about 1.1 miles away
- BLUE RIDGE HEALTH CENTER — Hendersonville, about 14.5 miles away
- STOKES DENTAL CENTER — Hendersonville, about 14.5 miles away
- Blue Ridge Health - Balsam — Hendersonville, about 14.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Blue Ridge Health - Collins Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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2579 Chimney Rock Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792-9181 14.5 miles away
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STOKES DENTAL CENTER
2595 Chimney Rock Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792-9181 14.5 miles away
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Blue Ridge Health - Balsam
510 Balsam Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792-5703 14.5 miles away
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