Community Health Center
Waco Family Medicine - Central
1600 Providence Dr, Waco, TX 76707-2291 1.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Waco Family Medicine - Elm Avenue
609 Elm Ave, Waco, TX 76704-2516
Waco Family Medicine - Elm Avenue is a community health center dental clinic in Waco, TX, operated by Heart of Texas Community Health Center, which runs 5 clinics in Texas.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 609 Elm Ave, Waco, TX 76704 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 254-313-6900 |
| Operated by | Heart of Texas Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The scale belongs to Heart of Texas Community Health Center, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Adult dental coverage under Texas 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental public health 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Heart of Texas Community Health Center provided 22,369 dental visits and 10,330 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 23.78 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.
Planning Your Visit
609 Elm Ave, Waco, TX 76704
The published number is 254-313-6900. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
Is this the only option in Waco?
No — Waco has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
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.
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.
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.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
Other Clinics Operated by Heart of Texas Community Health Center
Heart of Texas Community Health Center operates 4 other clinics in 2 other communities in Texas. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Waco Family Medicine - Central — Waco, about 1.8 miles away
- Waco Family Medicine - Madison Cooper — Waco, about 1.9 miles away
- Waco Family Medicine - Tom Oliver S. 18th — Waco, about 2.9 miles away
- Waco Family Medicine - McGregor — McGregor, about 19.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Waco Family Medicine - Elm Avenue
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Waco Family Medicine - Madison Cooper
1610 Providence Dr, Waco, TX 76707-2261 1.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Waco Family Medicine - Tom Oliver S. 18th
1800 Gurley Ln, Waco, TX 76706-4025 2.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Waco Family Medicine - McGregor
500 Johnson Dr, McGregor, TX 76657-1441 19.7 miles away
Before you call
