Community Health Center
SCH Healthy Smiles Dental
58 Warm Springs Ave, Martinsburg, WV 25404-3800 23.6 miles away
Community Health Center
SCH Winchester
1330 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601-3054
SCH Winchester is a community health center dental clinic in Winchester, VA, operated by Shenandoah Valley Medical System, which runs 2 clinics in Virginia.
The health center is open about 41.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1330 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 540-722-2369 x1062 |
| Operated by | Shenandoah Valley Medical System |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.
Common Questions
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
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.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Shenandoah Valley Medical System sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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 benefits vary by state and Virginia has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in periodontics, for gum disease 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.
Planning Your Visit
1330 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601
The published number is 540-722-2369 x1062. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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
Shenandoah Valley Medical System provided 13,319 dental visits and 6,091 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 13.26 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 Shenandoah Valley Medical System
Shenandoah Valley Medical System operates one other clinic elsewhere in Virginia. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. 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.
- SCH Healthy Smiles Dental — Martinsburg, about 23.6 miles away
- Loudoun Community Health Center dba HealthWorks for Northern Virginia — Leesburg, about 34.9 miles away
- Walnut Street Community Health Center, Inc. D/B/A Family Healthcare of Hagerstown — Hagerstown, about 39.8 miles away
- Herndon Dental — Herndon, about 45 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call SCH Winchester
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Loudoun Community Health Center dba HealthWorks for Northern Virginia
163 Fort Evans Rd NE, Leesburg, VA 20176-4420 34.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Walnut Street Community Health Center, Inc. D/B/A Family Healthcare of Hagerstown
201 S Cleveland Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21740-5745 39.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Herndon Dental
1141 Elden St STE 205-206, Herndon, VA 20170-5549 45 miles away
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