Saint James Dental Center — Saint James, MO
Saint James Dental Center is a community health center clinic at 414 W James Blvd, Saint James, MO 65559, open 38 hours a week. The typical Missouri clinic is open 40 hours a week. It is run by South Central Missouri Community Health Center, which serves 22,646 patients across 10 clinic locations.
- Address: 414 W James Blvd, Saint James, MO 65559 · Directions
- Phone: (573) 265-8402
- Weekly hours: 38 (Missouri clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: South Central Missouri Community Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at South Central Missouri Community Health Center
Patients came to South Central Missouri Community Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 14,871 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,357 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 751 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 907 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 967 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 175 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 439 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 230 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,118 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,229 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 406 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 71 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 27 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 146 | children tested |
South Central Missouri Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who South Central Missouri Community Health Center serves
22,646 patients used South Central Missouri Community Health Center in 2025. 73% live at or below the poverty line and 93% are at or below twice the poverty line. 75 patients were experiencing homelessness and 163 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MO median | U.S. median | vs MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 73% | 61% | 65% | +12 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 93% | 92% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | MO median | U.S. median | vs MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 12% | 14% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 64% | 48% | 42% | +15 pts |
| Medicare patients | 9% | 9% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 16% | 26% | 24% | −10 pts |
Quality of care at South Central Missouri Community Health Center
South Central Missouri Community Health Center is at or above the Missouri median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MO median | U.S. median | vs MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 66% | 69% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 45% | 45% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 28% | 49% | 54% | −22 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 29% | 40% | 44% | −11 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 67% | 85% | 77% | −17 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 85% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 79% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at South Central Missouri Community Health Center
The health center employs 192 full-time-equivalent staff, including 12 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 54 dental staff and 3 mental health staff. That is 1,875 patients per clinical provider against the Missouri median of 1,167 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 75,352 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 65559
1,606 South Central Missouri Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 65559, and 11% of them are uninsured.
Community health centers near Saint James Dental Center
Compass Health, Inc.
Compass Health Owensville
Compass Health
More South Central Missouri Community Health Center locations
Four Rivers Community Health Center - Bishop Ave
Four Rivers Community Health Center - Cuba
Four Rivers Community Health Center Salem
Four Rivers Community Health Center - Salem
See all 10 South Central Missouri Community Health Center locations
More community health centers in Saint James and across Missouri.