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Community Health Center
Amherst County Community Health Center
109 Clearview Rd, Madison Heights, VA 24572-2600
Amherst County Community Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Madison Heights, VA, operated by Johnson Health Center, which runs 4 clinics in Virginia.
The health center is open about 57 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 109 Clearview Rd, Madison Heights, VA 24572 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 434-929-1400 |
| Operated by | Johnson Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
109 Clearview Rd, Madison Heights, VA 24572
The published number is 434-929-1400. 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: 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.
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. Because Johnson Health Center sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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 Virginia 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 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.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
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.
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
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.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Johnson Health Center
Johnson Health Center operates 3 other clinics in 3 other communities in Virginia. 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. 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 straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- James River Dental Clinic — Madison Heights, about 1 mile away
- Johnson Health Center - Lynchburg Women's and Pediatric Health Services — Lynchburg, about 5.1 miles away
- Old Forest Road Dental — Lynchburg, about 7.1 miles away
- BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. — Arrington, about 19.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Amherst County Community Health 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 5.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Old Forest Road Dental
3718 Old Forest Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24501-6900 7.1 miles away
Community Health Center
BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
4038 Thomas Nelson Hwy, Arrington, VA 22922-2302 19.4 miles away
Before you call
