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Dental

The scope of dental services includes urgent care, preventive, basic oral surgery, restorative and limited endodontics.

Urgent Care Dental Services are offered Monday – Friday and by appointments only.

Please call to schedule an Urgent Care Visit, by calling 919-956-4034


Walk in appointments are available Monday-Friday first come first serve basis with limited slots. 

Emergencies are defined as pain, swelling, abnormal bleeding, or dental trauma. NOTE Dental Cleaning is not an emergency.

PLEASE BE PATIENT. THERE IS A WAIT. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE AREA/CLINIC IF YOU ARE WAITING TO BE SEEN.

PAYMENT IS DUE WHEN SERVICES ARE RENDERED

Payment is based on Sliding Scale, Depending on Income & Family size.

Proof of Income & Family size is required.

Minimum co-pay is $4.00 for Medicaid

Not all Medicaid and Medicare plans guarantee dental coverage.  Please confirm the type of plan enrolled or talk to Lincoln representative for more information.

Dental Insurance is accepted and must be presented at time of visit.

Services Provided 

Preventive

Preventive services include oral prophylaxis, fluoride treatments, and patient education. (Before preventive services can be rendered, an initial assessment must be completed by a staff dentist, with a panorex and possibly more x-rays). 

Oral Surgery

Oral surgery includes basic extractions.

Complex extractions and biopsies are referred out.

Restorative

Restorative procedures shall include amalgam and resin fillings. Presently, no crowns, bridges or dentures are being fabricated.

Endodontics

Multirooted teeth are to be referred out. Single rooted teeth may be treated at the discretion of the LCHC staff dentist.

Dental Clinic hours of operations are from 8:00AM to 5:00PM on Monday – Friday. Urgent Care is by appointment only. After Hours emergency care is available by contacting the medical provider on call thru the Health Center switchboard.