Community Health Center
The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton Practice
501 S Washington Ave, Scranton, PA 18505-3814 15.2 miles away
Community Health Center
The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes - Barre Practice
169 N Pennsylvania Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA 18701-3603
The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes - Barre Practice is a community health center dental clinic in Wilkes Barre, PA, operated by The Wright Center Medical Group, which runs 3 clinics in Pennsylvania.
The health center is open about 60 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 169 N Pennsylvania Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA 18701 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 570-491-0126 |
| Operated by | The Wright Center Medical Group |
| 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.
Dental Services
What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.
Common Questions
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.
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.
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.
Does Pennsylvania Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
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 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.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Because The Wright Center Medical Group sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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 benefits vary by state and Pennsylvania has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. 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
169 N Pennsylvania Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA 18701
The published number is 570-491-0126. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Other Clinics Operated by The Wright Center Medical Group
The Wright Center Medical Group operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Pennsylvania. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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.
- The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton Practice — Scranton, about 15.2 miles away
- FREELAND HEALTH CENTER — Freeland, about 16 miles away
- SCRANTON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC. — Scranton, about 16.5 miles away
- HAZLETON PEDIATRICS — Hazleton, about 21.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes - Barre Practice
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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FREELAND HEALTH CENTER
404 Ridge St, Freeland, PA 18224-1802 16 miles away
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SCRANTON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC.
959 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 18509-3095 16.5 miles away
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HAZLETON PEDIATRICS
1730 E Broad St, Hazleton, PA 18201-5657 21.5 miles away
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