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Community Health Center
NORTHERN COUNTIES DENTAL CENTER
151 N Main St, Hardwick, VT 05843-7065
NORTHERN COUNTIES DENTAL CENTER is a community health center dental clinic in Hardwick, VT, operated by Northern Counties Health Care, which runs 4 clinics in Vermont.
The health center is open about 49.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 151 N Main St, Hardwick, VT 05843 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 802-472-2260 |
| Operated by | Northern Counties Health Care |
| 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Northern Counties Health Care, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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.
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.
Size of the Dental Service
Northern Counties Health Care provided 17,895 dental visits and 7,933 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 20.86 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
151 N Main St, Hardwick, VT 05843
The published number is 802-472-2260. 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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
Other Clinics Operated by Northern Counties Health Care
Northern Counties Health Care operates 3 other clinics in 3 other communities in Vermont. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Lamoille Health Family Dentistry — Morrisville, about 12.1 miles away
- THE HEALTH CENTER — Plainfield, about 16.2 miles away
- NORTHERN COUNTIES HEALTH CARE, INC. — Saint Johnsbury, about 17.8 miles away
- Orleans Dental Center — Orleans, about 22.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call NORTHERN COUNTIES DENTAL CENTER
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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THE HEALTH CENTER
157 Towne Ave, Plainfield, VT 05667-9425 16.2 miles away
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NORTHERN COUNTIES HEALTH CARE, INC.
165 Sherman Dr, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819-9811 17.8 miles away
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Orleans Dental Center
11 Union St, Orleans, VT 05860-1218 22.5 miles away
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