This page lists 12 reviewed dental clinics in Cleveland, OH. They are run by 4 separate health center organizations — Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Care Alliance Health Center, Metrohealth System, the and Neighborhood Health Care. Each sets its own income bands and keeps its own books, so prices and waits differ between them even in the same town.

The 12 clinics sit across 9 different Cleveland ZIP codes. Distance on a map is a poor guide across a city of this shape. Searching on your ZIP code, and checking the bus route before booking, saves the wasted trip.

The nearest other Ohio cities with listings are Medina at about 24 miles (1 clinic), Kent at about 26 miles (1 clinic) and Lorain at about 27 miles (2 clinics). Measured straight-line rather than by road. Clinics do not follow city boundaries and neither do waiting lists, so the town next door is often the faster appointment.

1 of the 12 Cleveland locations has no website, so calling is the only way to find out what it offers. The other 11 carry links on the listing, though an organization-wide website often will not say which of its sites runs a dental clinic.

Who runs the dental clinics in Cleveland

Each of these is a separate organization with its own sliding fee schedule, its own waiting list and its own insurance contracts. Call them as separate options, not as one.

Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services — 5 sites in Cleveland
Care Alliance Health Center — 3 sites in Cleveland
Metrohealth System, the — 2 sites in Cleveland
Neighborhood Health Care — 2 sites in Cleveland

ZIP codes covered: 44102, 44103, 44104, 44105, 44106, 44109, 44110, 44114, 44115. If none of these is near you, the nearby cities listed below are the next place to look.

Before you travel across Cleveland, settle the things these listings cannot: what to ask on the phone, how the sliding fee discount is applied for, and which door to use when it is urgent and money is short. If you think what you have might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than onto a dental waiting list; the price of that visit is not the thing to weigh in that moment.

Local care options

Other Routes Near Cleveland

Two routes are not listed here at all: dental school teaching clinics or free and charitable clinics, both of which are usually organized locally. Your county health department knows them, and so does the front desk at any clinic listed above.

Nearby Cities

Cincinnati15 clinics Columbus7 clinics Toledo5 clinics Dayton4 clinics Warren3 clinics Zanesville3 clinics

Worth reading first

Bright and clean modern dental clinic room with advanced dental equipment.

How sliding-scale dental clinics workWho qualifies, and what the discount does and does not cover.

Close-up image of dental tools and model teeth for professional dentistry setup.

Finding dental care without insuranceThe three cheaper routes compared.

Two dental students in scrubs practice on a dummy in a classroom setting.

Dental school clinics: what treatment costsCheaper for large amounts of work, slower for everything.

How sliding-scale dental clinics workWho qualifies, and what the discount does and does not cover.

Before you call

Frequently Asked Questions

With several clinics here, which should I call first?

Not automatically the nearest. Waits differ by weeks between sites, and dental hours are often shorter than the health center hours on the door. Ask two or three what their next dental appointment is before choosing.

Will the number listed reach the dental department?

Often it reaches central scheduling instead, especially at larger organizations. Name the clinic and say the appointment is dental, or you can be booked into the medical queue.

Is dental priced the same as medical at these clinics?

Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule, and laboratory work for crowns and dentures is frequently billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask about dental specifically.