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Community Health Center
Carolina Family Dental Center
8282 NC 58 S, Elm City, NC 27822-8079
Carolina Family Dental Center is a community health center dental clinic in Elm City, NC, operated by Carolina Family Health Centers, 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 | 8282 NC 58 S, Elm City, NC 27822 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 252-443-7764 |
| Operated by | Carolina Family Health Centers |
| 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Carolina Family Health Centers, 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.
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
8282 NC 58 S, Elm City, NC 27822
The published number is 252-443-7764. 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
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
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.
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
Other Clinics Operated by Carolina Family Health Centers
Carolina Family Health Centers 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. 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.
- OIC Family Medical Center at Happy Hill — Rocky Mount, about 9.6 miles away
- Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc. — Wilson, about 9.9 miles away
- GOSHEN MEDICAL CENTER - ROSEWOOD DENTAL SERVICES — Goldsboro, about 31.3 miles away
- Contentnea Health Greene Dental — Snow Hill, about 32 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Carolina Family Dental Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc.
303 Green St E, Wilson, NC 27893-4105 9.9 miles away
Community Health Center
GOSHEN MEDICAL CENTER - ROSEWOOD DENTAL SERVICES
104C Adair Dr, Goldsboro, NC 27530-4516 31.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Contentnea Health Greene Dental
6 Professional Dr, Snow Hill, NC 28580-1333 32 miles away
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