Community Health Center
Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc.
1301 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707-2398 0.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Lincoln CHC - Durham County Human Services
414 E Main St, Durham, NC 27701-3791
Lincoln CHC - Durham County Human Services is a community health center dental clinic in Durham, NC, operated by Lincoln Community Health Center, which runs 2 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 | 414 E Main St, Durham, NC 27701 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 919-560-7726 |
| Operated by | Lincoln Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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. Lincoln Community Health Center sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.
Planning Your Visit
414 E Main St, Durham, NC 27701
The published number is 919-560-7726. 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 soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
Does Medicare cover this?
Original Medicare does not cover routine dental care, which surprises most people who reach retirement expecting otherwise. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a limited dental benefit. The sliding scale here does not depend on Medicare, so ask about it separately.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Lincoln Community Health Center
Lincoln Community Health Center operates one other clinic elsewhere 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc. — Durham, less than a mile away
- BDIHS Durham — Durham, about 5.9 miles away
- BDIHS Admin — Durham, about 5.9 miles away
- Carrboro Community Health Center — Carrboro, about 11.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Lincoln CHC - Durham County Human Services
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
BDIHS Durham
249 E NC Highway 54, Unit 310, Durham, NC 27713-2490 5.9 miles away
Community Health Center
BDIHS Admin
249 E NC Highway 54, Suite 320, Durham, NC 27713-2490 5.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Carrboro Community Health Center
301 Lloyd St, Carrboro, NC 27510-1823 11.1 miles away
Before you call
