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Community Health Center
Donald E. Gatch Medical Center
552 Stiney Rd, Hardeeville, SC 29927-5228
Donald E. Gatch Medical Center is a community health center dental clinic in Hardeeville, SC, operated by Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, which runs 9 clinics in South Carolina.
The health center is open about 42.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 552 Stiney Rd, Hardeeville, SC 29927 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 843-784-2181 |
| Operated by | Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Adult dental coverage under South Carolina 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
552 Stiney Rd, Hardeeville, SC 29927
The published number is 843-784-2181. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
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.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
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.
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.
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services
Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services operates 8 other clinics in 7 other communities in South Carolina. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- RUTH P. FIELD MEDICAL CENTER — Ridgeland, about 12.9 miles away
- BEAUFORT - JASPER HAMPTON COMP HLTH SERVICES, INC. — Okatie, about 13 miles away
- Ridgeland Medical Center — Ridgeland, about 14.9 miles away
- CURTIS V. COOPER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, INC — Savannah, about 15.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Donald E. Gatch Medical Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
BEAUFORT - JASPER HAMPTON COMP HLTH SERVICES, INC.
721 Okatie Hwy, Okatie, SC 29909-3963 13 miles away
Community Health Center
Ridgeland Medical Center
1520 Grays Hwy, Ridgeland, SC 29936-5440 14.9 miles away
Community Health Center
CURTIS V. COOPER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, INC
106 E Broad St, Savannah, GA 31401-2917 15.3 miles away
Before you call
