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Horizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental
106 S Main St, Plankinton, SD 57368-2264 25.5 miles away
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Horizon Health - Wessington Springs Dental
602 1st St NE STE 3, Wessington Springs, SD 57382-2167
Horizon Health - Wessington Springs Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Wessington Springs, SD, operated by Horizon Health Care, which runs 8 clinics in South Dakota.
The health center is open about 42 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 602 1st St NE STE 3, Wessington Springs, SD 57382 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 605-772-4525 |
| Operated by | Horizon Health Care |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
602 1st St NE STE 3, Wessington Springs, SD 57382
The published number is 605-772-4525. 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. Horizon Health Care 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. What South Dakota 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 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.
Is dental priced the same as medical here?
Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule at the same clinic, and laboratory costs for a crown or denture are often billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask specifically about dental rather than assuming the medical answer applies.
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.
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 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.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
Size of the Dental Service
Horizon Health Care provided 20,742 dental visits and 8,992 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 28.47 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 Horizon Health Care
Horizon Health Care operates 7 other clinics in 6 other communities in South Dakota. 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.
- Horizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental — Plankinton, about 25.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Horizon Health - Wessington Springs Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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