Community Health Center
Bobbie Sterne Health Center (formerly Elm Street)
1525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202-6995 0.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Crossroad Health Center
5 E Liberty St, Cincinnati, OH 45202-8202
Crossroad Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Cincinnati, OH, operated by Christian Community Health Services.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 5 E Liberty St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 513-381-2247 |
| Operated by | Christian Community Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
5 E Liberty St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
The published number is 513-381-2247. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
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
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Christian Community Health Services, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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 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 cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
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.
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.
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
Other Clinics Operated by Christian Community Health Services
Christian Community Health Services runs this clinic as its only site, so there is one scheduling line and one waiting list. If nothing is available, the nearby clinics below are the next call.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Bobbie Sterne Health Center (formerly Elm Street) — Cincinnati, less than a mile away
- Cincinnati Health Network, Inc. — Cincinnati, less than a mile away
- WinMed City West — Cincinnati, less than a mile away
- Ambrose H. Clement — Cincinnati, about 1.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Crossroad Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Cincinnati Health Network, Inc.
40 E McMicken Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45202-6625 0.2 miles away
Community Health Center
WinMed City West
1019 Linn St, Cincinnati, OH 45203-1314 0.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Ambrose H. Clement
3101 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3098 1.8 miles away
Before you call
