Practice profile

Upham’s Corner Health Center Dental Clinic

636 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125
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Practice overview

Upham’s Corner Health Center Dental Clinic is a community health center dental clinic at 636 Columbia Rd, Dorchester. It appears on the Massachusetts Health Safety Net list of active dental facilities (October 2025). The Health Safety Net helps eligible low-income Massachusetts residents pay for care at participating health centers, so ask the clinic about eligibility if you are uninsured or underinsured.

Services

Community health center dental care. Call the clinic to confirm which treatments are offered, whether it is taking new dental patients, and whether you need to be a registered patient of the health center first.

Contact

636 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125
Phone: (617) 825-9839

Details sourced from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Health Safety Net dental facility list (October 2025), checked November 9, 2026. Confirm hours and insurance directly with the clinic.

Services described by the practice

  • Preventive dental care for children and adults
  • Restorative dentistry
  • Non-surgical endodontics (root canals)
  • Emergency dental services
  • Pediatric dentistry
  • Referrals to oral surgeons for complex cases

Published opening hours

  • Tuesday and Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (as listed by the clinic)
  • Saturday (twice a month): 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Call 617-825-9839 to confirm hours

Call before visiting; holiday and urgent-care hours can change.

Named providers

  • Dr. Janice Cho, Director of Dental Care
  • Dr. Jose Arciniegas, Dentist
  • Dr. Zuzana Mendez, Dentist
  • Dr. Maria Quiroga Halpin, Pediatric Dentist
  • Jessica Cardoso, Hygienist
  • Dr. Yarit Vega, DDS, Dental Hygienist

Insurance & payment information

  • Aetna PPO and Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Altus Dental
  • Ameritas
  • BMC HealthNet SCO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Cigna DPPO
  • Delta Dental EPO, PPO, Premier
  • DentaQuest (MassHealth)
  • Guardian
  • Health Safety Net
  • Lincoln Financial Group
  • MetLife
  • Ryan White Dental Program
  • SCION Dental / CCA
  • Senior Whole Health

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Cape Verdean Creole
  • French
  • Haitian Creole
  • Vietnamese