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Community Health Center
9th Street Dental
431 E 9th St, Ashland, OH 44805-1903
9th Street Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Ashland, OH, operated by Third Street Community Clinic, which runs 4 clinics in Ohio.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 431 E 9th St, Ashland, OH 44805 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 567-217-7040 |
| Operated by | Third Street Community Clinic |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
431 E 9th St, Ashland, OH 44805
The published number is 567-217-7040. 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. The bands are set by Third Street Community Clinic rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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 Ohio 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
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.
Can I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
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.
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.
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 Third Street Community Clinic
Third Street Community Clinic operates 3 other clinics in 2 other communities in Ohio. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- Five Points Primary Care — Mansfield, about 13.9 miles away
- Third Street Community Clinic, Inc. — Mansfield, about 14.4 miles away
- Shelby Health & Wellness Center — Shelby, about 18.4 miles away
- Oberlin — Oberlin, about 28.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call 9th Street Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Third Street Community Clinic, Inc.
600 W 3rd St, Mansfield, OH 44906-2633 14.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Shelby Health & Wellness Center
31 E Main St, Shelby, OH 44875-1262 18.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Oberlin
260 S Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074-1773 28.7 miles away
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