Community Health Center

Muskingum Valley Health Centers

915 Putnam Ave, Zanesville, OH 43701-5547

888-454-5157 Directions Website

Muskingum Valley Health Centers is a community health center dental clinic in Zanesville, OH, operated by Muskingum Valley Health Centers, which runs 5 clinics in Ohio.

The health center is open about 76 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.

Clinic Details

Address	915 Putnam Ave, Zanesville, OH 43701
Phone	888-454-5157
Operated by	Muskingum Valley Health Centers
Program	Health Center Program (federally funded)

Dental Services

No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.

Costs and Coverage

What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Because Muskingum Valley Health Centers sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. 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 coverage under Ohio Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.

Size of the Dental Service

Muskingum Valley Health Centers provided 26,161 dental visits and 13,830 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 30.56 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.

Planning Your Visit

915 Putnam Ave, Zanesville, OH 43701

The published number is 888-454-5157. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.

The call is worth making for: 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.

Common Questions

What dental treatments are done here?

The range varies clinic by clinic and this one has not published a service list we can confirm. Name the treatment you need — an extraction, a denture, a root canal — rather than asking whether they do dentistry, because some sites refer those cases out.

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.

What if I need a specialist they do not have?

You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.

Is Medicaid accepted?

It has not been confirmed either way for this clinic, which is not the same as no. 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 see children?

Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.

Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?

Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.

Other Clinics Operated by Muskingum Valley Health Centers

Muskingum Valley Health Centers operates 4 other clinics in 3 other communities in Ohio. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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

Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.

MUSKINGUM VALLEY HEALTH CENTERS — Zanesville, about 2 miles away
Muskingum Valley Health Centers — Zanesville, about 2.9 miles away
Hopewell Health Centers - New Lexington — New Lexington, about 17.4 miles away
Muskingum Valley Health Centers — Malta, about 20.2 miles away

Confirmed Payment Options

Income-Based Fees

Call Muskingum Valley Health Centers

Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.

888-454-5157

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