Community Health Center
BDIHS Admin
249 E NC Highway 54, Suite 320, Durham, NC 27713-2490 0 miles away
Community Health Center
BDIHS Durham
249 E NC Highway 54, Unit 310, Durham, NC 27713-2490
BDIHS Durham is a community health center dental clinic in Durham, NC, operated by B & D Integrated Health Services, which runs 2 clinics in North Carolina.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 249 E NC Highway 54, Unit 310, Durham, NC 27713 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 919-907-3334 |
| Operated by | B & D Integrated Health Services |
| 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.
Costs and Coverage
Fees follow an income-based scale, so the same treatment costs different patients different amounts. The scale belongs to B & D Integrated Health Services, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. Get the assessment done first; it changes what the whole plan costs, not just the first visit. 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. North Carolina decides its own adult dental benefit, which ranges from comprehensive to emergency extractions only depending on the state and the year. Children are covered everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in pediatric dentistry, for children practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
Planning Your Visit
249 E NC Highway 54, Unit 310, Durham, NC 27713
The published number is 919-907-3334. At larger organizations it may reach central scheduling rather than the dental department, so say which clinic you are calling about and that it is for dental care.
Before making the trip, check: 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 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 happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
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.
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by B & D Integrated Health Services
B & D Integrated Health Services operates one other clinic elsewhere in North Carolina. Where an organization runs several clinics, the waits rarely match. It is worth asking which one has capacity before settling on the closest. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- BDIHS Admin — Durham, at the same address
- Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc. — Durham, about 5.1 miles away
- Lincoln CHC - Durham County Human Services — Durham, about 5.9 miles away
- Carrboro Community Health Center — Carrboro, about 7.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call BDIHS Durham
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc.
1301 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707-2398 5.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Lincoln CHC - Durham County Human Services
414 E Main St, Durham, NC 27701-3791 5.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Carrboro Community Health Center
301 Lloyd St, Carrboro, NC 27510-1823 7.9 miles away
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