Community Health Center
HopeHealth Irby Street
360 N Irby St, Florence, SC 29501-2808 0.8 miles away
Community Health Center
HopeHealth, Inc.
600 E Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29506-2851
HopeHealth, Inc. is a community health center dental clinic in Florence, SC, operated by Hopehealth, which runs 5 clinics in South Carolina.
The health center is open about 49 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 600 E Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29506 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 843-667-9414 |
| Operated by | Hopehealth |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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
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.
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.
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Hopehealth sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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 South Carolina has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
600 E Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29506
The published number is 843-667-9414. 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Hopehealth provided 6,835 dental visits and 2,637 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 13.06 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by Hopehealth
Hopehealth operates 4 other clinics in 4 other communities in South Carolina. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. 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.
- HopeHealth Irby Street — Florence, less than a mile away
- Genesis Healthcare, Inc. dba Pee Dee Health Care — Darlington, about 9.9 miles away
- HopeHealth ECP Darlington — Darlington, about 12.1 miles away
- CSC ROSA LEE GERALD CENTER — Society Hill, about 22 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call HopeHealth, Inc.
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Genesis Healthcare, Inc. dba Pee Dee Health Care
201 Cashua St, Darlington, SC 29532-3301 9.9 miles away
Community Health Center
HopeHealth ECP Darlington
105 Industrial Way, Darlington, SC 29532 12.1 miles away
Community Health Center
CSC ROSA LEE GERALD CENTER
737 S Main St, Society Hill, SC 29593-8972 22 miles away
Before you call
