Community Health Center
Keystone Dental Care Fifth Avenue
767 5th Ave, #B3A, Chambersburg, PA 17201-4207 1.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Keystone Community Health Sevices Catherine Street
133 W Catherine St, Chambersburg, PA 17201-3592
Keystone Community Health Sevices Catherine Street is a community health center dental clinic in Chambersburg, PA, operated by Keystone Rural Health Center, which runs 7 clinics in Pennsylvania.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 133 W Catherine St, Chambersburg, PA 17201 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 717-261-4966 |
| Operated by | Keystone Rural Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
133 W Catherine St, Chambersburg, PA 17201
The published number is 717-261-4966. 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. Because Keystone Rural Health Center sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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 Pennsylvania 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
Can I bring someone with me?
Generally yes, and it is worth doing if you are anxious or want a second pair of ears for the costs. Ask when booking whether they can come into the room, because some clinics keep the treatment area to patients and staff.
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
Do I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
What if I cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. Keystone Rural Health Center sets its own scale.
Other Clinics Operated by Keystone Rural Health Center
Keystone Rural Health Center operates 6 other clinics in 2 other communities in Pennsylvania. 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Keystone Dental Care Fifth Avenue — Chambersburg, about 1.4 miles away
- Keystone Rural Health Center — Chambersburg, about 1.5 miles away
- Keystone Pediatric Dental Chambers Hill Drive — Chambersburg, about 1.5 miles away
- Keystone Infectious Diseases Chambers Hill Drive — Chambersburg, about 1.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Keystone Community Health Sevices Catherine Street
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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111 Chambers Hill Dr STE 202, Chambersburg, PA 17201-7304 1.5 miles away
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