Services offered
Dental
Cleanings, exams, restorations, extractions, and urgent dental care on a sliding scale.
Enabling services
Transportation, translation, case management, outreach, and patient navigation.
Primary care
Routine adult and family medicine, annual exams, chronic disease management.
Hours
36.00 hrs/wk · Unknown
About Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus
Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus is an FQHC Look-Alike, operationally identical to an FQHC but not receiving Section 330 grant funding located in Columbus, NC. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale based on household income, uninsured patients below 200% of the federal poverty line typically pay a nominal fee of $0 to $30 per visit. The center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, commercial insurance, and uninsured patients.
Community Health Centers like Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus play a critical role in serving Black families and other historically underserved populations. They are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services in a single location.
HIV testing + PrEP at Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus or nearby
Every HRSA-funded FQHC offers confidential HIV testing and can prescribe PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). If Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus doesn't have a dedicated HIV care program, our HIV locator shows the named PrEP-prescribing clinics and testing sites across North Carolina.
Coverage + benefits in North Carolina
Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus accepts North Carolina Medicaid. FQHC certified application counselors typically cross-enroll Medicaid + WIC + SNAP at the same visit. Anyone enrolled in Medicaid is automatically income-eligible for WIC under federal adjunctive eligibility (7 CFR 246.7).
Frequently asked questions
What services does Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus offer?
Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus in Columbus, North Carolina offers Dental, Enabling services, Primary care.
Does Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus accept Medicaid or sliding-scale fees?
Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus accepts Medicaid, accepts Medicare, welcomes uninsured patients, offers sliding-scale fees based on household income.
What are the hours at Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus?
36.00 hrs/wk · Unknown
Is Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus a federally qualified health center?
Yes. Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus is an FQHC Look-Alike, operationally identical to an FQHC but not receiving Section 330 grant funding. FQHCs are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.
Where is Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus located?
Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus is at 130 Forest Glen Rd, Columbus, NC 28722-3456. Phone: 828-722-0003.
Please verify before visiting. Hours, services, and insurance acceptance can change. Call the center directly to confirm they're open and accepting new patients before you go. Data last verified on April 24, 2026.
Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus and the sliding-scale alternatives listed below are the right first stop. A same-day telehealth visit is self-pay and is not billed to Medicaid. If nothing nearby can see you soon:
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Where to go next
If Mahec Dental Health Center At Columbus is full, too far, or not the right fit, these are your closest alternatives and the coverage help that goes with them.
Nearest clinics
- Blue Ridge Health - Collins Dental Columbus, NC · 1.0 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Blue Ridge Health-Polk Columbus, NC · 1.2 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Blue Ridge Health - Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC · 12.2 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Blue Ridge Health - Rainbow Pediatrics Hendersonville, NC · 14.4 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Blue Ridge Health Center Hendersonville, NC · 14.5 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK