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GLENDALE AREA MEDICAL CENTER
850 Main St, Coalport, PA 16627
GLENDALE AREA MEDICAL CENTER is a community health center dental clinic in Coalport, PA, operated by Glendale Area Medical Associations.
The health center is open about 50 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 850 Main St, Coalport, PA 16627 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 814-672-5141 |
| Operated by | Glendale Area Medical Associations |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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 Glendale Area Medical Associations 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 Pennsylvania 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
Planning Your Visit
850 Main St, Coalport, PA 16627
The published number is 814-672-5141. 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 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.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
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 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 this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
Other Clinics Operated by Glendale Area Medical Associations
This is the only site Glendale Area Medical Associations operates, which means a single waiting list with no sister clinic to try instead. The nearby clinics listed below are the alternative.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Juniata Valley BTAMC Clinic — Alexandria, about 25.9 miles away
- Indiana Dental Center — Indiana, about 34.5 miles away
- Fox Township Dental Clinic — Kersey, about 42.2 miles away
- BTAMC, Inc. SHCMC Dental Clinic — Orbisonia, about 48.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call GLENDALE AREA MEDICAL CENTER
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Indiana Dental Center
590 Indian Springs Rd, Indiana, PA 15701-3609 34.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Fox Township Dental Clinic
176 Skyline Dr, Kersey, PA 15846-9146 42.2 miles away
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BTAMC, Inc. SHCMC Dental Clinic
626 Water St, Suite 2, Orbisonia, PA 17243-9432 48.7 miles away
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