Community Health Center
Appalachian Mountain Health at Murphy
4226 East United States Highway 64 Alternate, Murphy, NC 28906-6846 19.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Appalachian Mountain Health at Robbinsville
409 Tallulah Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771-8500
Appalachian Mountain Health at Robbinsville is a community health center dental clinic in Robbinsville, NC, operated by Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers, which runs 6 clinics in North Carolina.
The health center is open about 55 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 409 Tallulah Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 828-479-6434 |
| Operated by | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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. The scale belongs to Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental public health 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers provided 8,155 dental visits and 2,827 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 30.5 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.
Planning Your Visit
409 Tallulah Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771
The published number is 828-479-6434. 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
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. Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers sets its own scale.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
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.
Is this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Appalachian Mountain Health at Murphy — Murphy, about 19.3 miles away
- CHS Alcoa (Blount Co) — Alcoa, about 33.6 miles away
- Appalachian Mountain Health at Sylva — Sylva, about 34.1 miles away
- CHS Center City Clinic — Knoxville, about 45.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Appalachian Mountain Health at Robbinsville
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CHS Alcoa (Blount Co)
255 E Watt St, Alcoa, TN 37701-2236 33.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Appalachian Mountain Health at Sylva
154 Medical Park Loop, Sylva, NC 28779-5271 34.1 miles away
Community Health Center
CHS Center City Clinic
2018 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921-5718 45.7 miles away
Before you call
