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Community Health Center
Occohannock Dental
4208 Seaside Rd, Exmore, VA 23350-2575
Occohannock Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Exmore, VA, operated by Eastern Shore Rural Health System, which runs 8 clinics in Virginia.
The health center is open about 16 hours a week and may run only one or two days, so dental appointments are scarce.
Access to This Clinic
This clinic is located inside a school. School-based health center sites typically serve enrolled students, and in some cases their families or the surrounding community. Access is determined jointly by the school and the health center. Contact the clinic before visiting to confirm whether patients who are not students can be seen.
Clinic Details
| Address | 4208 Seaside Rd, Exmore, VA 23350 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 757-789-9734 |
| Operated by | Eastern Shore Rural Health System |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Setting | School |
Costs and Coverage
Fees follow an income-based scale, so the same treatment costs different patients different amounts. Eastern Shore Rural Health System sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Get the assessment done first; it changes what the whole plan costs, not just the first visit. 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. Virginia decides its own adult dental benefit, which ranges from comprehensive to emergency extractions only depending on the state and the year. Children are covered everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Services
The treatments available at this clinic are not listed publicly. Health center dental programs usually cover examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings and extractions; root canals, dentures and oral surgery are the ones that vary, and are often referred out.
Planning Your Visit
4208 Seaside Rd, Exmore, VA 23350
The published number is 757-789-9734. At larger organizations it may reach central scheduling rather than the dental department, so say which clinic you are calling about and that it is for dental care.
Before making the trip, check: 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Size of the Dental Service
Eastern Shore Rural Health System provided 33,969 dental visits and 12,274 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 50.06 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.
Common Questions
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
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 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.
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Eastern Shore Rural Health System
Eastern Shore Rural Health System operates 7 other clinics in 7 other communities in Virginia. Where an organization runs several clinics, the waits rarely match. It is worth asking which one has capacity before settling on the closest. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- FRANKTOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR — Franktown, about 4.6 miles away
- PUNGOTEAGUE DENTAL PROGRAM — Melfa, about 9.2 miles away
- Nandua Dental — Onley, about 12.1 miles away
- Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc. — Onancock, about 13.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Occohannock Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
PUNGOTEAGUE DENTAL PROGRAM
28480 Bobtown Rd, Melfa, VA 23410-3508 9.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Nandua Dental
20330 Warrior Dr, Onley, VA 23418-3060 12.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc.
20280 Market St, Onancock, VA 23417-1331 13.5 miles away
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