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CHS Alcoa (Blount Co)
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Community Health Center
CHS Center City Clinic
2018 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921-5718
CHS Center City Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Knoxville, TN, operated by Cherokee Health Systems, which runs 4 clinics in Tennessee.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2018 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 865-544-0406 |
| Operated by | Cherokee Health Systems |
| 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. Cherokee Health Systems sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
Planning Your Visit
2018 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921
The published number is 865-544-0406. 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
Is Medicaid accepted?
It has not been confirmed either way for this clinic, which is not the same as no. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
What about cleanings and check-ups?
Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
What if I have no income at all?
Health centers deal with this routinely and have a procedure for applicants who cannot document income — usually a signed declaration. Being unable to prove income is not a reason to stay away; say so when you call so they can tell you what to bring instead.
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.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Cherokee Health Systems
Cherokee Health Systems operates 3 other clinics in 3 other communities 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- CHS Alcoa (Blount Co) — Alcoa, about 13 miles away
- CHS Maynardville Clinic — Maynardville, about 21.4 miles away
- CHS Talbott Clinic — Talbott, about 33.6 miles away
- MORGAN COUNTY HEALTH COUNCIL, INC. — Wartburg, about 37.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call CHS Center City Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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CHS Talbott Clinic
6350 W Andrew Johnson Hwy, Talbott, TN 37877-8605 33.6 miles away
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MORGAN COUNTY HEALTH COUNCIL, INC.
224 Old Mill Rd, Wartburg, TN 37887-4163 37.4 miles away
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