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Appalachian Mountain Health at Sylva
154 Medical Park Loop, Sylva, NC 28779-5271
Appalachian Mountain Health at Sylva is a community health center dental clinic in Sylva, NC, operated by Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers, which runs 6 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 | 154 Medical Park Loop, Sylva, NC 28779 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 828-307-0900 |
| 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Appalachian Mountain Community 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.
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.
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
154 Medical Park Loop, Sylva, NC 28779
The published number is 828-307-0900. 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
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
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.
Is this the only option in Sylva?
It is the only clinic of this kind we hold for Sylva itself. Clinics of this kind cluster around larger towns, so the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page and are frequently worth the journey.
Do I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
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. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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.
- Blue Ridge Health - Brevard — Brevard, about 28.4 miles away
- Appalachian Mountain Health at Robbinsville — Robbinsville, about 34.1 miles away
- Appalachian Mountain Health Dental Mobile Van — Asheville, about 35.3 miles away
- MAHEC at Buncombe County Early College — Asheville, about 38.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Appalachian Mountain Health at Sylva
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Appalachian Mountain Health at Robbinsville
409 Tallulah Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771-8500 34.1 miles away
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Appalachian Mountain Health Dental Mobile Van
711 New Leicester Hwy, Asheville, NC 28806-1048 35.3 miles away
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MAHEC at Buncombe County Early College
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801-4897 38.5 miles away
Before you call
