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Karnes Community Health Center
757 S Panna Maria Ave, Karnes City, TX 78118-3808
Karnes Community Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Karnes City, TX, operated by Atascosa Health Center, which runs 3 clinics in Texas.
The health center is open about 47 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 757 S Panna Maria Ave, Karnes City, TX 78118 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 830-780-3100 |
| Operated by | Atascosa Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
757 S Panna Maria Ave, Karnes City, TX 78118
The published number is 830-780-3100. 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. Atascosa Health Center sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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 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.
Common Questions
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
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.
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
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.
Do they treat patients who are pregnant?
Yes, and dental care during pregnancy is not something to postpone: professional guidance is that examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions can be done, and untreated infection carries its own risk. Tell them when you book. Our pregnancy guide covers what changes and what does not.
Is this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
Other Clinics Operated by Atascosa Health Center
Atascosa Health Center operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities 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. 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.
- Wilson Community Health Center — Floresville, about 22.9 miles away
- Community Action Health Center Beeville — Beeville, about 34 miles away
- Atascosa Health Center Inc. — Pleasanton, about 35.9 miles away
- CENTROMED SOUTHSIDE MEDICAL CLINIC — San Antonio, about 48.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Karnes Community Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Community Action Health Center Beeville
301 S Hillside Dr, Beeville, TX 78102-5307 34 miles away
Community Health Center
Atascosa Health Center Inc.
310 W Oaklawn Rd, Pleasanton, TX 78064-4000 35.9 miles away
Community Health Center
CENTROMED SOUTHSIDE MEDICAL CLINIC
3750 Commercial Ave, San Antonio, TX 78221-3117 48.8 miles away
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