Community Health Center
PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
115 E Brooklyn St, Linden, TN 37096-3515 0.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Perry County Dental Clinic
153 W Main St, Linden, TN 37096-7001
Perry County Dental Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Linden, TN, operated by Perry County Medical Center, which runs 4 clinics in Tennessee.
The health center is open about 39.5 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 153 W Main St, Linden, TN 37096 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 931-589-2104 |
| Operated by | Perry County Medical Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Perry County Medical Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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
153 W Main St, Linden, TN 37096
The published number is 931-589-2104. 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
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.
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.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
Does Tennessee Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
Other Clinics Operated by Perry County Medical Center
Perry County Medical Center operates 3 other clinics in 2 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. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. — Linden, less than a mile away
- Three Rivers Community Health - Dental — Lyles, about 34.8 miles away
- THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY HLTH GRP - HICKMAN — Lyles, about 34.8 miles away
- STEWART COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH — Dover, about 59.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Perry County Dental Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Three Rivers Community Health - Dental
7723 Clearview Church Ln, Suite 200, Lyles, TN 37098-1677 34.8 miles away
Community Health Center
THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY HLTH GRP - HICKMAN
7723 Clearview Church Ln, Lyles, TN 37098-1674 34.8 miles away
Community Health Center
STEWART COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH
1021 Spring St, Dover, TN 37058-3302 59.8 miles away
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