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Orleans Dental Center
11 Union St, Orleans, VT 05860-1218
Orleans Dental Center is a community health center dental clinic in Orleans, VT, operated by Northern Counties Health Care, which runs 4 clinics in Vermont.
The health center is open about 47.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 11 Union St, Orleans, VT 05860 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 802-754-6973 |
| Operated by | Northern Counties Health Care |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Published hours | Monday through Friday: 7:30a.m. – 5:00p.m. |
Published hours describe the health center overall and may not reflect when dental appointments are available. Confirm current dental hours with the clinic.
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. Because Northern Counties Health Care sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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.
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
11 Union St, Orleans, VT 05860
The published number is 802-754-6973. 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: 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
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.
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.
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.
Is dental priced the same as medical here?
Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule at the same clinic, and laboratory costs for a crown or denture are often billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask specifically about dental rather than assuming the medical answer applies.
Are the dental hours the same as the health center hours?
Often not — dental sessions are usually a subset of the building’s opening hours, and some clinics run dental only on particular days. Confirm the dental schedule rather than the center’s when you book.
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.
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. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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 straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Island Pond Dental Center — Island Pond, about 15.4 miles away
- NORTHERN COUNTIES DENTAL CENTER — Hardwick, about 22.5 miles away
- Lamoille Health Family Dentistry — Morrisville, about 25.3 miles away
- Richford Dental Clinic — Richford, about 26.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Orleans Dental Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
NORTHERN COUNTIES DENTAL CENTER
151 N Main St, Hardwick, VT 05843-7065 22.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Lamoille Health Family Dentistry
66 Morrisville Plz, Morrisville, VT 05661-4482 25.3 miles away
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Richford Dental Clinic
44 Main St STE 400, Richford, VT 05476-1141 26.5 miles away
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