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Bedford Community Dental Center
600 Bedford Ave, Bedford, VA 24523-1966
Bedford Community Dental Center is a community health center dental clinic in Bedford, VA, operated by Johnson Health Center, which runs 4 clinics in Virginia.
The health center is open about 49.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 600 Bedford Ave, Bedford, VA 24523 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 434-455-2480 |
| Operated by | Johnson 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:
- Accepting new patients
- 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 Johnson 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 Virginia 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
Johnson Health Center provided 17,718 dental visits and 8,366 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 27.78 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
600 Bedford Ave, Bedford, VA 24523
The published number is 434-455-2480. 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 should I bring to the first appointment?
Photo identification, proof of address, and documentation of household income — recent pay stubs, a benefits award letter or a tax return. Take your insurance or Medicaid card if you have one, and a list of any medications you take.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
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.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
Other Clinics Operated by Johnson Health Center
Johnson Health Center operates 3 other clinics in 2 other communities in Virginia. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Old Forest Road Dental — Lynchburg, about 17.5 miles away
- Johnson Health Center - Lynchburg Women's and Pediatric Health Services — Lynchburg, about 20.1 miles away
- New Horizons Dental Care, Williamson — Roanoke, about 22.5 miles away
- Amherst County Community Health Center — Madison Heights, about 24.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Bedford Community Dental Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Johnson Health Center - Lynchburg Women's and Pediatric Health Services
2402 Atherholt Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24501-2148 20.1 miles away
Community Health Center
New Horizons Dental Care, Williamson
1502 Williamson Rd NE, Ste 1000, Roanoke, VA 24012-5130 22.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Amherst County Community Health Center
109 Clearview Rd, Madison Heights, VA 24572-2600 24.2 miles away
Before you call
