Community Health Center
Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department
921 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2165 0.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Homeless Health Care Center
730 E 11th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403-3103
Homeless Health Care Center is a community health center site in Chattanooga, TN where dental care is provided, operated by Hamilton County of, which runs 2 clinics in Tennessee.
The dental service here sits inside a clinic set up for something else, so ask for the dental appointment line rather than the main desk. The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 730 E 11th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 423-265-5708 |
| Operated by | Hamilton County of |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The bands are set by Hamilton County of rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. 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. Adult dental coverage under Tennessee Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
730 E 11th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
The published number is 423-265-5708. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: 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.
Common Questions
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.
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.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
Is this the only option in Chattanooga?
No — Chattanooga has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
Other Clinics Operated by Hamilton County of
Hamilton County of operates one other clinic elsewhere in Tennessee. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department — Chattanooga, less than a mile away
- Cempa Dental Clinic — Chattanooga, less than a mile away
- DODSON AVENUE COMM HEALTH CENTER — Chattanooga, about 2.3 miles away
- Primary Health Care Center Trenton — Trenton, about 15.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Homeless Health Care Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Cempa Dental Clinic
1042 E 3rd St STE 100, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2110 0.8 miles away
Community Health Center
DODSON AVENUE COMM HEALTH CENTER
1200 Dodson Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37406-3214 2.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Primary Health Care Center Trenton
13570 N Main St, Trenton, GA 30752-2012 15.4 miles away
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