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Leroy E. Browne Medical Center
6315 Jonathan Francis Sr Rd, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920-5310
Leroy E. Browne Medical Center is a community health center dental clinic in Saint Helena Island, SC, operated by Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, which runs 9 clinics in South Carolina.
The health center is open about 42 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 6315 Jonathan Francis Sr Rd, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 843-987-7400 |
| 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
6315 Jonathan Francis Sr Rd, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920
The published number is 843-987-7400. 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. Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
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.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- PORT ROYAL MEDICAL CENTER — Port Royal, about 6.6 miles away
- BEAUFORT - JASPER HAMPTON COMP HLTH SERVICES, INC. — Okatie, about 17.6 miles away
- RUTH P. FIELD MEDICAL CENTER — Ridgeland, about 17.7 miles away
- Elijah Washington Medical Center — Seabrook, about 18.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Leroy E. Browne 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 17.6 miles away
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RUTH P. FIELD MEDICAL CENTER
719 Okatie Hwy, Ridgeland, SC 29936 17.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Elijah Washington Medical Center
211 Paige Point Rd, Seabrook, SC 29940-2737 18.7 miles away
Before you call
