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Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton - Chambersburg Health Center
6255 Chambersburg Rd, Dayton, OH 45424-3858
Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton - Chambersburg Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Dayton, OH, operated by Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton.
The health center is open about 47 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 6255 Chambersburg Rd, Dayton, OH 45424 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 937-963-9505 |
| Operated by | Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.
Common Questions
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
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.
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.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
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. Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton sets its own scale.
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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. Adult dental benefits vary by state and Ohio has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
6255 Chambersburg Rd, Dayton, OH 45424
The published number is 937-963-9505. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton
Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton 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.
- New Carlisle Community Health Center — New Carlisle, about 7.9 miles away
- Five Rivers Samaritan Homeless Clinic — Dayton, about 8.3 miles away
- Five Rivers Health Centers Roosevelt Health Center — Dayton, about 8.7 miles away
- Five Rivers Health Centers Edgemont Campus — Dayton, about 8.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton - Chambersburg Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Five Rivers Samaritan Homeless Clinic
921 S Edwin C Moses Blvd, Dayton, OH 45417 8.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Five Rivers Health Centers Roosevelt Health Center
1923 W 3rd St, Dayton, OH 45417-2565 8.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Five Rivers Health Centers Edgemont Campus
721 Miami Chapel Rd, Dayton, OH 45417-4650 8.9 miles away
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