Community Health Center
Avery Dental Clinic
504 Pineola St, Newland, NC 28657-7604 0.4 miles away
Community Health Center
High Country Community Health Avery Medical Site
448 Cranberry St, Newland, NC 28657-8800
High Country Community Health Avery Medical Site is a community health center dental clinic in Newland, NC, operated by High Country Community Health, which runs 5 clinics in North Carolina.
The health center is open about 43 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 448 Cranberry St, Newland, NC 28657 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 828-737-0221 |
| Operated by | High Country Community Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
448 Cranberry St, Newland, NC 28657
The published number is 828-737-0221. It may be a shared scheduling line. Say which site you mean and that you want dental rather than medical, or you can be booked into the wrong queue.
Things to settle on the phone first: 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.
Dental Services
This clinic has not published a list of the treatments it provides. Expect the routine treatments to be available. The question worth asking is about the expensive ones: root canals, dentures and oral surgery are handled in house at some health centers and referred out at others.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. High Country Community Health sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Ask them to run your household through it before you commit to a treatment plan. 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. What North Carolina Medicaid covers for adults is a state decision and has been cut and restored in several states; for children the benefit is required nationally. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Common Questions
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. High Country Community Health sets its own scale.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
How large is the dental program?
Across all of its sites, High Country Community Health reported treating 3,779 dental patients in its most recent federal return. That is the organization rather than this address, and a large organization can still run a small dental room here, so it tells you the program is real and operating rather than how many chairs are in this building.
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 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.
Size of the Dental Service
High Country Community Health provided 9,553 dental visits and 3,779 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 14.22 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.
Other Clinics Operated by High Country Community Health
High Country Community Health operates 4 other clinics in 3 other communities in North Carolina. Asking the scheduling line which site can see you soonest is usually faster than calling each in turn; the shortest wait is not always the closest clinic. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Avery Dental Clinic — Newland, less than a mile away
- MCHP Dental Center — Bakersville, about 13.8 miles away
- High Country Community Health Watauga Dental — Boone, about 17 miles away
- High Country Community Health Watauga Center — Boone, about 17.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call High Country Community Health Avery Medical Site
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
MCHP Dental Center
89 N Mitchell Ave, Bakersville, NC 28705-6502 13.8 miles away
Community Health Center
High Country Community Health Watauga Dental
108 Doctors Dr, Boone, NC 28607-5000 17 miles away
Community Health Center
High Country Community Health Watauga Center
935 State Farm Rd, Boone, NC 28607-4948 17.1 miles away
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