Community Health Center
Star Community Health Dental Sigal - Allentown
450 Chew St, Allentown, PA 18102-3434 1.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Children's Clinic
1627 Chew St, Allentown, PA 18102-3698
Children's Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Allentown, PA, operated by Valley Health Partners Community Health Center.
The health center is open about 65 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1627 Chew St, Allentown, PA 18102 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 610-969-4300 |
| Operated by | Valley Health Partners Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program look-alike |
A look-alike meets every requirement of the federal Health Center Program — including the income-based sliding fee discount and seeing patients regardless of ability to pay — but does not receive the federal grant that funds the others. For you as a patient the discount works the same way; what differs is the funding behind it.
Costs and Coverage
Fees follow an income-based scale, so the same treatment costs different patients different amounts. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Valley Health Partners Community Health Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Get the assessment done first; it changes what the whole plan costs, not just the first visit. 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. Pennsylvania decides its own adult dental benefit, which ranges from comprehensive to emergency extractions only depending on the state and the year. Children are covered everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Services
The treatments available at this clinic are not listed publicly. Health center dental programs usually cover examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings and extractions; root canals, dentures and oral surgery are the ones that vary, and are often referred out.
Planning Your Visit
1627 Chew St, Allentown, PA 18102
The published number is 610-969-4300. At larger organizations it may reach central scheduling rather than the dental department, so say which clinic you are calling about and that it is for dental care.
Before making the trip, check: 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 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.
What if I have no income at all?
Health centers deal with this routinely and have a procedure for applicants who cannot document income — usually a signed declaration. Being unable to prove income is not a reason to stay away; say so when you call so they can tell you what to bring instead.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
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.
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.
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 Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center 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.
- Star Community Health Dental Sigal - Allentown — Allentown, about 1.4 miles away
- Star Community Health Dental - Bethlehem — Bethlehem, about 6.5 miles away
- Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley - Broad Street — Bethlehem, about 7 miles away
- Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley - Easton — Easton, about 15.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Children's Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Star Community Health Dental - Bethlehem
511 E 3rd St, Ste 260, Bethlehem, PA 18015-2072 6.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley - Broad Street
635 E Broad St, Bethlehem, PA 18018-6332 7 miles away
Community Health Center
Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley - Easton
1101 Northampton St, Suite 102, Easton, PA 18042-4152 15.4 miles away
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