Community Health Center
Knox County Dental
706 S Market St, Danville, OH 43014-9898 9.7 miles away
Community Health Center
KCHD/KCCHC Main
11660 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-9084
KCHD/KCCHC Main is a community health center dental clinic in Mount Vernon, OH, operated by County of Knox, which runs 3 clinics across 2 states.
The health center is open about 45.8 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 11660 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 740-399-8008 |
| Operated by | County of Knox |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
11660 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
The published number is 740-399-8008. 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. County of Knox sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental public health practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
Common Questions
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
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 do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
Is Medicaid accepted?
A Medicaid billing registration is on file for this clinic, so probably yes — but participation runs plan by plan. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
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.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
Size of the Dental Service
County of Knox provided 5,985 dental visits and 2,567 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 8.45 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.
Other Clinics Operated by County of Knox
County of Knox operates 2 other clinics across 2 states, 1 of them 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Knox County Dental — Danville, about 9.7 miles away
- Five Points Primary Care — Mansfield, about 25 miles away
- Third Street Community Clinic, Inc. — Mansfield, about 25.2 miles away
- 9th Street Dental — Ashland, about 33.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call KCHD/KCCHC Main
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Five Points Primary Care
200 Park Ave W, Mansfield, OH 44902-1608 25 miles away
Community Health Center
Third Street Community Clinic, Inc.
600 W 3rd St, Mansfield, OH 44906-2633 25.2 miles away
Community Health Center
9th Street Dental
431 E 9th St, Ashland, OH 44805-1903 33.2 miles away
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