Community Health Center
FAMILY Circle of Care Glenwood Clinic
928 N Glenwood Blvd, Tyler, TX 75702-5055 32.7 miles away
Community Health Center
FAMILY Circle of Care Athens Clinic
1001 N Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751
FAMILY Circle of Care Athens Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Athens, TX, operated by Tyler Family Circle of Care, which runs 3 clinics in Texas.
The health center is open about 42 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1001 N Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 903-535-9041 |
| Operated by | Tyler Family Circle of Care |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
1001 N Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751
The published number is 903-535-9041. 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. The scale belongs to Tyler Family Circle of Care, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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 Texas 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in orthodontics, for braces and alignment 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.
Common Questions
Does Medicare cover this?
Original Medicare does not cover routine dental care, which surprises most people who reach retirement expecting otherwise. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a limited dental benefit. The sliding scale here does not depend on Medicare, so ask about it separately.
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
Is this the only option in Athens?
It is the only clinic of this kind we hold for Athens itself. Clinics of this kind cluster around larger towns, so the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page and are frequently worth the journey.
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.
Size of the Dental Service
Tyler Family Circle of Care provided 9,657 dental visits and 2,823 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 11.82 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 Tyler Family Circle of Care
Tyler Family Circle of Care operates 2 other clinics elsewhere in Texas. 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. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- FAMILY Circle of Care Glenwood Clinic — Tyler, about 32.7 miles away
- Family Circle of Care Family Dentistry — Tyler, about 33.2 miles away
- Tyler Care Clinic Midtown — Tyler, about 34.2 miles away
- Tyler Care Clinic Troup — Tyler, about 34.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call FAMILY Circle of Care Athens Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Family Circle of Care Family Dentistry
110 E 9th St, Tyler, TX 75701-4227 33.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Tyler Care Clinic Midtown
1300 Clinic Dr, Tyler, TX 75701-2119 34.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Tyler Care Clinic Troup
4519 Troup Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703-2350 34.6 miles away
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