Community Health Center
Dental Clinic
1207 Chestnut St, #5, Philadelphia, PA 19107-4131 0.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Public Health Management Corporation
1500 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19102-2100
Public Health Management Corporation is a community health center dental clinic in Philadelphia, PA, operated by Public Health Management, which runs 3 clinics in Pennsylvania.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1500 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 215-985-2500 |
| Operated by | Public Health Management |
| 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. Public Health Management sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.
Planning Your Visit
1500 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
The published number is 215-985-2500. 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
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.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
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.
Can I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Public Health Management
Public Health Management operates 2 other clinics elsewhere in Pennsylvania. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- FIGHT Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine YHEP Clinic — Philadelphia, less than a mile away
- Dental Clinic — Philadelphia, less than a mile away
- PHMC Care Clinic — Philadelphia, less than a mile away
- Chinatown Medical Services - 2 — Philadelphia, about 1 mile away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Public Health Management Corporation
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
FIGHT Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine YHEP Clinic
1207 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107-4131 0.3 miles away
Community Health Center
PHMC Care Clinic
1200 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19123-3658 0.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Chinatown Medical Services - 2
432 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19123-4004 1 mile away
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