Community Health Center
HopeHealth Lake City - Sauls Street
148 Sauls St, Suite A, Lake City, SC 29560-2677 15.2 miles away
Community Health Center
HopeHealth Kingstree
520 Thurgood Marshall Hwy, Kingstree, SC 29556-4108
HopeHealth Kingstree is a community health center dental clinic in Kingstree, SC, operated by Hopehealth, which runs 5 clinics in South Carolina.
The health center is open about 51.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 520 Thurgood Marshall Hwy, Kingstree, SC 29556 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 843-355-5628 |
| Operated by | Hopehealth |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
520 Thurgood Marshall Hwy, Kingstree, SC 29556
The published number is 843-355-5628. It may be a shared scheduling line. Say which site you mean and that you want dental rather than medical, or you can be booked into the wrong queue.
Things to settle on the phone first: 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.
Dental Services
This clinic has not published a list of the treatments it provides. Expect the routine treatments to be available. The question worth asking is about the expensive ones: root canals, dentures and oral surgery are handled in house at some health centers and referred out at others.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The scale belongs to Hopehealth, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. Ask them to run your household through it before you commit to a treatment plan. 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. What South Carolina Medicaid covers for adults is a state decision and has been cut and restored in several states; for children the benefit is required nationally. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Common Questions
Does South Carolina 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.
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.
What should I bring to the first appointment?
Photo identification, proof of address, and documentation of household income — recent pay stubs, a benefits award letter or a tax return. Take your insurance or Medicaid card if you have one, and a list of any medications you take.
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.
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
Can I book online?
No website is recorded for this clinic, so the phone is the route. If you reach a central number for the organization, say the clinic name and say the appointment is dental, or you may be booked into the medical schedule.
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 3 other communities in South Carolina. Asking the scheduling line which site can see you soonest is usually faster than calling each in turn; the shortest wait is not always the closest clinic. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- HopeHealth Lake City - Sauls Street — Lake City, about 15.2 miles away
- Tandem Health Dental — Sumter, about 36.2 miles away
- HopeHealth, Inc. — Florence, about 37.1 miles away
- HopeHealth Irby Street — Florence, about 37.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call HopeHealth Kingstree
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Tandem Health Dental
12 Barnette Dr, Sumter, SC 29150-8004 36.2 miles away
Community Health Center
HopeHealth, Inc.
600 E Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29506-2851 37.1 miles away
Community Health Center
HopeHealth Irby Street
360 N Irby St, Florence, SC 29501-2808 37.6 miles away
Before you call
