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Community Health Center
HopeHealth Lake City - Sauls Street
148 Sauls St, Suite A, Lake City, SC 29560-2677
HopeHealth Lake City - Sauls Street is a community health center dental clinic in Lake City, SC, operated by Hopehealth, which runs 5 clinics in South Carolina.
The health center is open about 41 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 148 Sauls St, Suite A, Lake City, SC 29560 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 843-394-1051 |
| Operated by | Hopehealth |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
148 Sauls St, Suite A, Lake City, SC 29560
The published number is 843-394-1051. 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. Because Hopehealth sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
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.
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
What if I cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
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.
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.
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. 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- HopeHealth Kingstree — Kingstree, about 15.2 miles away
- HopeHealth, Inc. — Florence, about 22.2 miles away
- HopeHealth Irby Street — Florence, about 22.8 miles away
- Genesis Healthcare, Inc. dba Pee Dee Health Care — Darlington, about 30.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call HopeHealth Lake City - Sauls Street
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
HopeHealth, Inc.
600 E Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29506-2851 22.2 miles away
Community Health Center
HopeHealth Irby Street
360 N Irby St, Florence, SC 29501-2808 22.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Genesis Healthcare, Inc. dba Pee Dee Health Care
201 Cashua St, Darlington, SC 29532-3301 30.6 miles away
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