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PORT ROYAL MEDICAL CENTER
1320 Ribaut Rd, Port Royal, SC 29935-1118
PORT ROYAL MEDICAL CENTER is a community health center dental clinic in Port Royal, 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 | 1320 Ribaut Rd, Port Royal, SC 29935 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 843-986-0900 |
| Operated by | Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
1320 Ribaut Rd, Port Royal, SC 29935
The published number is 843-986-0900. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
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
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The scale belongs to Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
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.
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.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
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. 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.
- Leroy E. Browne Medical Center — Saint Helena Island, about 6.6 miles away
- BEAUFORT - JASPER HAMPTON COMP HLTH SERVICES, INC. — Okatie, about 11.2 miles away
- RUTH P. FIELD MEDICAL CENTER — Ridgeland, about 11.4 miles away
- Elijah Washington Medical Center — Seabrook, about 14.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call PORT ROYAL MEDICAL CENTER
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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BEAUFORT - JASPER HAMPTON COMP HLTH SERVICES, INC.
721 Okatie Hwy, Okatie, SC 29909-3963 11.2 miles away
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RUTH P. FIELD MEDICAL CENTER
719 Okatie Hwy, Ridgeland, SC 29936 11.4 miles away
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Elijah Washington Medical Center
211 Paige Point Rd, Seabrook, SC 29940-2737 14.3 miles away
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