Community Health Center
THREE LOWER COUNTIES COMMUNITY SVCS INC
12145 Elm St, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1358 19.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Atlantic Community Health Center
5219 Lankford Hwy, New Church, VA 23415-3332
Atlantic Community Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in New Church, VA, operated by Eastern Shore Rural Health System, which runs 8 clinics in Virginia.
The health center is open about 44 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 5219 Lankford Hwy, New Church, VA 23415 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 757-824-5676 |
| Operated by | Eastern Shore Rural Health System |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Eastern Shore Rural Health System sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
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.
Planning Your Visit
5219 Lankford Hwy, New Church, VA 23415
The published number is 757-824-5676. 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, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
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.
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.
Does Virginia Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
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.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
Is this the only option in New Church?
It is the only clinic of this kind we hold for New Church itself. Clinics of this kind cluster around larger towns, so the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page and are frequently worth the journey.
Other Clinics Operated by Eastern Shore Rural Health System
Eastern Shore Rural Health System operates 7 other clinics in 7 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. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- THREE LOWER COUNTIES COMMUNITY SVCS INC — Princess Anne, about 19.5 miles away
- THREE LOWER COUNTIES COMMUNITY SERVICES, — Princess Anne, about 19.5 miles away
- TLC - Princess Anne Dental — Princess Anne, about 19.5 miles away
- Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc. — Onancock, about 21 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Atlantic Community Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
THREE LOWER COUNTIES COMMUNITY SERVICES,
12137 Elm St, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1358 19.5 miles away
Community Health Center
TLC - Princess Anne Dental
12165 Elm St, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1358 19.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc.
20280 Market St, Onancock, VA 23417-1331 21 miles away
Before you call
