Community Health Center
Variety Care - Straka Family Health Center
1025 Straka Ter, Oklahoma City, OK 73139-2544 2.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Variety Care - Inasmuch Pediatric & Wellness Center
500 SW 44th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73109-3540
Variety Care - Inasmuch Pediatric & Wellness Center is a community health center site in Oklahoma City, OK where dental care is provided, operated by Variety Care, which runs 6 clinics in Oklahoma.
Because the site is organized around another service, the dental side may keep different hours and a different number. Ask for it by name. The health center is open about 72 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 500 SW 44th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73109 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 405-235-6466 |
| Operated by | Variety Care |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
500 SW 44th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73109
The published number is 405-235-6466. 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Dental Services
This clinic has not published a list of the treatments it provides. Expect the routine treatments to be available. The question worth asking is about the expensive ones: root canals, dentures and oral surgery are handled in house at some health centers and referred out at others.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The scale belongs to Variety Care, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. What Oklahoma 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.
Common Questions
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
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.
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
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.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
Other Clinics Operated by Variety Care
Variety Care operates 5 other clinics in 2 other communities in Oklahoma. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Variety Care - Straka Family Health Center — Oklahoma City, about 2.3 miles away
- CITY RESCUE MISSION — Oklahoma City, about 3.1 miles away
- Perry A. Klaassen Family Medical Center — Oklahoma City, about 4.8 miles away
- Variety Care - Reno — Oklahoma City, about 4.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Variety Care - Inasmuch Pediatric & Wellness Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CITY RESCUE MISSION
800 W California Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-7807 3.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Perry A. Klaassen Family Medical Center
1006 NE 17th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73111-1002 4.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Variety Care - Reno
4000 W Reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73107-6632 4.9 miles away
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