Community Health Center
Denver Harbor Family Health Center
424B Hahlo St, Houston, TX 77020-3022 0 miles away
Community Health Center
Denver Harbor Ancillary Services
424 Hahlo St, Houston, TX 77020-3022
Denver Harbor Ancillary Services is a community health center dental clinic in Houston, TX, operated by Houston Community Health Centers, which runs 2 clinics in Texas.
The health center is open about 20 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 424 Hahlo St, Houston, TX 77020 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 713-674-3326 |
| Operated by | Houston Community Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.
Common Questions
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
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.
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.
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. Houston Community Health Centers sets its own scale.
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Houston Community Health Centers, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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 benefits vary by state and Texas has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
424 Hahlo St, Houston, TX 77020
The published number is 713-674-3326. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Houston Community Health Centers
Houston Community Health Centers operates one other clinic elsewhere in Texas. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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.
- Denver Harbor Family Health Center — Houston, at the same address
- Legacy Fifth Ward Lyons — Houston, about 1.3 miles away
- EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - MAGNOLIA — Houston, about 3.2 miles away
- EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - EASTWOOD — Houston, about 3.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Denver Harbor Ancillary Services
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Legacy Fifth Ward Lyons
3811 Lyons Ave, Houston, TX 77020-8306 1.3 miles away
Community Health Center
EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - MAGNOLIA
7037 Capitol St, Houston, TX 77011-4699 3.2 miles away
Community Health Center
EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - EASTWOOD
412 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023-1840 3.3 miles away
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