Low-Cost Dental Care in Berks County: Clinics, Sliding Fees

If you have no dental coverage and can't pay a private practice's full price, you still have places to call in Berks County. Two community health center dental clinics, one in Reading and one in Barto, set your bill by your household size and income. There's a hospital dental clinic in downtown Reading. Dental schools in Philadelphia and hygiene school clinics are within a drive. Two free programs come with their own eligibility. Every office in the county is on the county dentists page.

Where can you get low-cost dental care in Berks County?

A community health center is a nonprofit clinic funded to serve everyone, insured or not, and Berks has two that do dental: Berks Community Health Center on Rockland Street in Reading, and Community Health and Dental Care on Route 100 in Barto. Barto is accepting new patients. At Rockland Street you book by calling the dental appointment line (numbers in the table below). Both see children and adults for cleanings, exams, fillings and extractions; Barto also makes dentures.

Penn State Health St. Joseph's Downtown Campus in Reading has a hospital dental clinic too. Dental residents, dentists in a hospital training year, treat patients there under the supervision of attending dental specialists. Call and ask what it charges and what help with the bill is offered.

The table has every clinic and program's address, phone, hours, who it serves and what it costs, as of October 2026.

Clinic or program	Where	Phone	Hours	Who it's for and what it does	What it costs
Berks Community Health Center, dental clinic	1110 Rockland St, Reading	484-772-1200 (dental)	Mon to Fri 8 AM to 6 PM	Children and adults; cleanings, exams, X-rays, fillings, extractions and referrals	Sliding fee by income and household size, set from your application
Community Health and Dental Care, Barto office	1315 Route 100 N, Barto	610-326-9460	Mon 8 to 7, Tue and Wed 8 to 5, Thu 8 to 7, Fri 8 to 4:30, Sat 8 to 3	All ages; cleanings, fillings, extractions, dentures and exams; new patients accepted	25 to 100 percent off by income; the deepest discount still carries a $40 fee per dental visit
Penn State Health St. Joseph, Downtown Campus dental clinic	145 N 6th St, Reading	610-378-2445	Mon to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM	Dentists in a training year treat you under attending specialists	Ask what it charges and what help is offered
Union Community Care, Denver Declaration House Dental Care	240 Main St, Suite A, Denver (Lancaster County)	717-299-6371	Mon and Tue 7:30 AM to 6 PM, Wed and Thu 7:30 to 4; Fri closed	Anyone	Sliding fee; exams, X-rays and cleanings at a flat $50 to $65
Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, student clinics	3223 N Broad St, Philadelphia	215-707-2900 (adults); 215-707-2863 (children)	Mon to Fri 8 to 5; visits run 2 to 3 hours	All ages; adult clinic 16 and older	About half a private practice's fee in the student clinic
Penn Dental Medicine, student clinics	240 S 40th St, Philadelphia	215-898-8965	Call for an initial exam appointment	Anyone; a first exam decides whether a student can take your case	Lower than private practice; paid in full at each visit
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, dental hygiene clinic	1730 Hans Herr Dr, Willow Street	717-464-7050 ext. 7126	Fall: Tue 7:30 to 11:30 AM, Wed 1 to 5:30 PM, Fri 7:30 to 11:30 AM	Anyone; cleanings, exams, X-rays and fluoride only	$50
Montgomery County Community College, dental hygiene clinic	340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell	215-641-6483	Fall: Tue and Wed 11:30 AM to 8:30 PM, Fri 8 to 5; closed in summer	Anyone; cleanings, exams and X-rays only; plan on 3.5 hours	$20 adult or child, $15 senior; credit card only
Donated Dental Services (Dental Lifeline Network)	Volunteer dentists' offices, by application	844-489-9446	By application	No means to pay, plus one of: over 60, disabled, medical need for dental care, frequent infections	Free; comprehensive treatment, not emergency or cosmetic care
Mission of Mercy Pennsylvania (MOM-n-PA)	PA Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, June 11 and 12, 2027	None; no pre-registration	First come, first served	Anyone; no ID or proof of income needed	Free; one guaranteed service per patient
Keystone Health Agricultural Worker Program	1981 State Hill Rd, Wyomissing	610-372-5001	Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5:30 PM	Agricultural workers and their households	$15 copay per visit with its program card; preventive dentistry at the clinics it contracts with, including Berks Community Health Center

Hours and fees change, so confirm them by phone before you go.

If you're on Medical Assistance, Pennsylvania's name for Medicaid, your list is the page on dentists that take Medical Assistance in Berks County, and if you can pay a regular price, see what a dentist visit costs in Berks County without insurance.

Is there a free dental clinic near Reading?

Two free programs in this post serve Berks residents, each with its own eligibility. Mission of Mercy Pennsylvania, MOM-n-PA for short, is a two-day free clinic that moves around the state; the next one is June 11 and 12, 2027 in Harrisburg, first come, first served, with no ID and no proof of income. Every registered patient who is healthy enough to be treated is guaranteed one service, and the clinic says it may not get to everything a person needs. The clinic's own advice is that someone in pain now shouldn't wait for it; if that's you tonight, start with our page on an emergency dentist in Berks County.

Donated Dental Services, run by the Dental Lifeline Network, matches volunteer dentists with Pennsylvanians who have no means to afford dental care and are over 60, permanently or temporarily disabled, in need of medically necessary dental care, or dealing with frequent dental infections. It provides comprehensive treatment rather than emergency or cosmetic care, and Berks applications are open.

What is a sliding fee dentist, and how do you apply?

A sliding fee is a discount scale set by your household size and income. At both Berks health centers you tell them your family size and gross income when you register, fill out an application, and attach proof of income: pay stubs, a tax return or a benefit letter. If you qualify, you pay less than the care costs. Berks Community Health Center (BCHC for short) hands the application to everyone, insured or not, and its rule is "No one is denied health care at BCHC because they are unable to pay." Berks Community Health Center appears in our guide to healthcare providers in Berks County.

At Community Health and Dental Care, eligible patients get 25, 40, 55, 70 or 100 percent off, and even at the 100 percent discount a dental visit costs a flat $40 fee instead of the center's regular charge. Dental lab work carries additional fees.

At Barto you pay Community Health and Dental Care's regular charge until the application is approved, and the center says not to delay care while you wait.

For a copy of its current sliding scale, ask a patient services representative. Once the application is approved, the discount is also applied to any balance from the six months before the approval date. For a Boyertown parent with a kid's tooth and no coverage, the order is: call Barto and book the visit, bring two current pay stubs or this year's tax return, file the discount application at registration, and keep the appointment. Community Health and Dental Care also runs a free weekday shuttle for patients with an appointment. Its stops include Boyertown, Barto, Birdsboro, Pottstown and Pennsburg, and Reading isn't among the listed stops; if you live in the city without a car, the Rockland Street clinic is in town.

Union Community Care's Denver office lets you apply at registration and use the discount the same day if approved. Berks Community Health Center has agreed to join Union Community Care, and its own notice says patients keep the same health center, dentist and services while the merger is reviewed.

Do dental schools see patients from Berks County?

Yes. Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry in Philadelphia runs student clinics open to all patients regardless of income. A patient with a flexible schedule saves about half the cost of a private practice. The school takes Pennsylvania Medical Assistance. Penn Dental Medicine, also in Philadelphia, charges fees lower than private practices.

A hygiene clinic is a school where students clean teeth under a licensed instructor. The clinics do cleanings, exams, X-rays and fluoride at a student price. They don't do fillings, dentures or extractions, so for those you'd use one of the clinics above. Two, in Willow Street and Blue Bell, are within a drive, and they run during the fall and spring semesters.

What does each clinic or program ask you to bring?

For the health centers and Union's Denver office, bring proof of income and fill out the application at registration. For Temple and the hygiene clinics, set aside a half-day, and for the hygiene clinics go during the fall or spring semester. MOM-n-PA asks for no ID and no proof of income; Donated Dental Services asks that you meet one of its four conditions and have no means to pay. Montgomery County Community College takes credit cards only.

This page is general information about costs and programs; a question about your own mouth goes to a dentist. When you've picked your clinic or program, call it, and the county dentists page puts every office in Berks in one place.

Questions people ask about low-cost dental care in Berks County.

Does the Barto clinic see kids?

Yes. Its dental team cares for patients of all ages, and CHDC offers nitrous oxide for patients with dental anxiety.

Does any of this apply if I'm on Medical Assistance?

Some of it. Temple takes Pennsylvania Medical Assistance, and Penn Dental Medicine takes all Medicaid plans offered to residents of southeastern Pennsylvania. Your fuller list is the page on dentists that take Medical Assistance in Berks County.

When is the next MOM-n-PA free clinic, and is it in Reading?

The next MOM-n-PA clinic is June 11 and 12, 2027 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, so it isn't in Reading.

Sources

• Berks Community Health Center, "Dental" and "Locations" (read October 19, 2026): the Rockland Street dental clinic, its dental phone, its services and its hours.
• Berks Community Health Center, "Become Our Patient" and "Financial Help" (read October 19, 2026): the sliding fee discount program, the application, proof of income and what to bring.
• Berks Community Health Center, "An Important Update for BCHC Patients" (August 17, 2026): the agreement to join Union Community Care and the merger's status.
• Community Health and Dental Care, "Barto" and "Dental Care" (read October 19, 2026): the Barto office's address, dental hours, new-patient line, services and the 25 to 100 percent discount.
• Community Health and Dental Care, "Financial Assistance" and "Insurance Information" (read October 19, 2026): the discount application, proof of income, approval timing, the look-back, lab fees and the $40 nominal dental fee.
• Community Health and Dental Care, "Transportation" (read October 19, 2026): the free shuttle, its stops and who may ride.
• Keystone Health, "Keystone Agricultural Worker Program" (read October 19, 2026): who qualifies, the Wyomissing office, the $15 copay and the dental scope.
• Penn State Health, "St. Joseph Downtown Campus" and "Dental Residency" (read October 19, 2026): the downtown dental clinic's address, hours and phone, and that residents provide the care under attending dental specialists.
• Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, "FAQ" and "General Dentistry Clinics" and "Fees, Payments and Insurance" (read October 19, 2026): the student clinics' cost against private practice, visit length, ages, phones and Medical Assistance.
• Penn Dental Medicine, "Fees and Billing" and "FAQs" (read October 19, 2026): its fees, Medicaid plans and payment at service.
• Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, "Dental Hygiene Clinic" (read October 19, 2026): the $50 cleaning, what it includes and the fall hours.
• Montgomery County Community College, "Dental Hygiene Clinic" (read October 19, 2026): its fees, hours, visit length, payment and what it does not do.
• Union Community Care, "Denver Declaration House" and "Dental Care" (read October 19, 2026): the Denver dental office, its hours and the sliding fee slides.
• Mission of Mercy Pennsylvania, home page and "Patient Information" (read October 19, 2026): the June 2027 clinic, its rules, services and limits.
• Dental Lifeline Network, "Pennsylvania" and Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Oral Health Resource Center" (read October 19, 2026): Donated Dental Services' eligibility and the program's phone number.