Community Health Center
Community Health Centers - South End
789 Pine St, Burlington, VT 05401-4924 23 miles away
Community Health Center
Mountain Community Health
61 Pine St, Bristol, VT 05443-1043
Mountain Community Health is a community health center dental clinic in Bristol, VT, operated by Five-Town Health Alliance.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Access to This Clinic
This is a part-time site. Part-time health center locations may be open only one or two days a week, and dental services may be available on fewer days still. Confirm the dental schedule before planning a visit.
Clinic Details
| Address | 61 Pine St, Bristol, VT 05443 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 802-453-3911 |
| Operated by | Five-Town Health Alliance |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Part-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 Five-Town Health Alliance, 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 Vermont 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.
Planning Your Visit
61 Pine St, Bristol, VT 05443
The published number is 802-453-3911. 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
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.
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.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Five-Town Health Alliance
This is the only site Five-Town Health Alliance operates, which means a single waiting list with no sister clinic to try instead. The nearby clinics listed below are the alternative.
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.
- Community Health Centers - South End — Burlington, about 23 miles away
- School - Based Dental Center at the Integrated Arts Academy (IAA) — Burlington, about 25 miles away
- Community Health Centers - Riverside — Burlington, about 25 miles away
- Gifford Primary Care — Randolph, about 25.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Mountain Community Health
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
School - Based Dental Center at the Integrated Arts Academy (IAA)
6 Archibald St, Burlington, VT 05401-4279 25 miles away
Community Health Center
Community Health Centers - Riverside
617 Riverside Ave, Burlington, VT 05401-1601 25 miles away
Community Health Center
Gifford Primary Care
44 S Main St, Randolph, VT 05060-1381 25.9 miles away
Before you call
