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Pearland Family Health Center
2552 Broadway St STE 102, Pearland, TX 77581-4904
Pearland Family Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Pearland, TX, operated by Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center, which runs 5 clinics in Texas.
The health center is open about 74 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2552 Broadway St STE 102, Pearland, TX 77581 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 281-824-1480 |
| Operated by | Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
2552 Broadway St STE 102, Pearland, TX 77581
The published number is 281-824-1480. 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 Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center, 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.
Common Questions
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
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. Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center sets its own scale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center
Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center operates 4 other clinics in 4 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Scarsdale Integrated Health Clinic — Houston, about 3.3 miles away
- Adoue Family Health Center — Alvin, about 9.2 miles away
- PHC Dental Clinic 320 — Pasadena, about 10 miles away
- El Centro de Corazon - John S. Dunn — Houston, about 12.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Pearland Family Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Adoue Family Health Center
1111 W Adoue St, Alvin, TX 77511-2718 9.2 miles away
Community Health Center
PHC Dental Clinic 320
320 Southmore Ave, Ste 312B, Pasadena, TX 77502-1135 10 miles away
Community Health Center
El Centro de Corazon - John S. Dunn
7635 Canal St, Houston, TX 77012-1143 12.8 miles away
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