Community Health Center

Northwest Community Health Care d/b/a WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care

142A Danielson Pike, Foster, RI 02825-1470

401-647-3702 Directions Website

Northwest Community Health Care d/b/a WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care is a community health center dental clinic in Foster, RI, operated by Northwest Community Health Care, which runs 3 clinics in Rhode Island.

The health center is open about 43 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.

Clinic Details

Address	142A Danielson Pike, Foster, RI 02825
Phone	401-647-3702
Operated by	Northwest Community Health Care
Program	Health Center Program (federally funded)
Site schedule	Full-Time
Operating calendar	Year-Round

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 Northwest Community Health Care, 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. Rhode Island 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

142A Danielson Pike, Foster, RI 02825

The published number is 401-647-3702. 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

Is this the only option in Foster?

It is the only clinic of this kind we hold for Foster itself. Clinics of this kind cluster around larger towns, so the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page and are frequently worth the journey.

I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?

Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.

What about cleanings and check-ups?

Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.

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 large is the dental program?

No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.

Can I be seen without insurance?

Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.

Other Clinics Operated by Northwest Community Health Care

Northwest Community Health Care operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Rhode Island. Where an organization runs several clinics, the waits rarely match. It is worth asking which one has capacity before settling on the closest. 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 as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.

NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE d/b/a WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care — Pascoag, about 10.2 miles away
Generations Family Health Center, Inc. - Putnam — Putnam, about 10.8 miles away
Tri - County Community Health Center — Johnston, about 13.7 miles away
Thundermist Dental West Warwick — West Warwick, about 13.9 miles away

Confirmed Payment Options

Income-Based Fees

Call Northwest Community Health Care d/b/a WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care

Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.

401-647-3702

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