Community Health Center
Richford Health Center
44 Main St, Richford, VT 05476-1153 0 miles away
Community Health Center
Richford Dental Clinic
44 Main St STE 400, Richford, VT 05476-1141
Richford Dental Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Richford, VT, operated by The Richford Health Center, which runs 3 clinics in Vermont.
The health center is open about 50 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 44 Main St STE 400, Richford, VT 05476 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 802-255-5520 |
| Operated by | The Richford Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
| Published hours | Monday-Friday: 7:00am-5:00pm |
Published hours describe the health center overall and may not reflect when dental appointments are available. Confirm current dental hours with the clinic.
Planning Your Visit
44 Main St STE 400, Richford, VT 05476
The published number is 802-255-5520. 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: 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by The Richford Health Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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 Vermont 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 discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
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.
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
Can I bring someone with me?
Generally yes, and it is worth doing if you are anxious or want a second pair of ears for the costs. Ask when booking whether they can come into the room, because some clinics keep the treatment area to patients and staff.
Size of the Dental Service
The Richford Health Center provided 15,000 dental visits and 6,562 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 21.6 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.
Other Clinics Operated by The Richford Health Center
The Richford Health Center operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in Vermont. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Richford Health Center — Richford, at the same address
- Swanton Health Center — Swanton, about 22.7 miles away
- Orleans Dental Center — Orleans, about 26.5 miles away
- Lamoille Health Family Dentistry — Morrisville, about 29.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Richford Dental Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Swanton Health Center
26 Canada St, Swanton, VT 05488-1335 22.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Orleans Dental Center
11 Union St, Orleans, VT 05860-1218 26.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Lamoille Health Family Dentistry
66 Morrisville Plz, Morrisville, VT 05661-4482 29.5 miles away
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