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Community Health Center
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers
3101 Elk Dr, Mcalester, OK 74501-7606
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers is a community health center dental clinic in Mcalester, OK, operated by Caring Hands Healthcare Centers.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 3101 Elk Dr, Mcalester, OK 74501 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 918-426-2442 |
| Operated by | Caring Hands Healthcare 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. The scale belongs to Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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 Oklahoma 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
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers provided 2,995 dental visits and 1,590 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 7.2 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.
Planning Your Visit
3101 Elk Dr, Mcalester, OK 74501
The published number is 918-426-2442. 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 happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
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 they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Caring Hands Healthcare Centers
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers has no other locations, so there is nowhere else within the same organization to ask. Work down the nearby clinics below if this one is full.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- East Central Oklahoma Family Health Center, Inc. — Wetumka, about 35.7 miles away
- Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center - Ada Dental — Ada, about 49.4 miles away
- Kiamichi Family Medical Center — Broken Bow, about 58.7 miles away
- Family Health Center Of Southern Oklahoma — Tishomingo, about 68.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Caring Hands Healthcare Centers
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center - Ada Dental
304 N Monte Vista St, Ada, OK 74820-4607 49.4 miles away
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Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center - Main
527 W 3rd St, Konawa, OK 74849-1415 56.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Kiamichi Family Medical Center
6026 Battiest Pickens Rd, Broken Bow, OK 74728-5033 58.7 miles away
Before you call
