Community Health Center
Tri - State Community Healthcare Center
11328 Bartlett Ave STE 3, Adelanto, CA 92301-1913 0.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Tri - State Community Healthcare Center
11499 Bartlett Ave, Adelanto, CA 92301-1902
Tri - State Community Healthcare Center is a community health center dental clinic in Adelanto, CA, operated by Tri-State Community Healthcare Center, which runs 6 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 11499 Bartlett Ave, Adelanto, CA 92301 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 760-444-4258 |
| Operated by | Tri-State Community Healthcare Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
11499 Bartlett Ave, Adelanto, CA 92301
The published number is 760-444-4258. It may be a shared scheduling line. Say which site you mean and that you want dental rather than medical, or you can be booked into the wrong queue.
Things to settle on the phone first: the dental hours, and which days appointments run, whether new dental patients are being taken, and the current wait, what a first visit costs, before and after any discount, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Dental Services
This clinic has not published a list of the treatments it provides. Expect the routine treatments to be available. The question worth asking is about the expensive ones: root canals, dentures and oral surgery are handled in house at some health centers and referred out at others.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Tri-State Community Healthcare Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Ask them to run your household through it before you commit to a treatment plan. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. What California Medicaid covers for adults is a state decision and has been cut and restored in several states; for children the benefit is required nationally. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Common Questions
What if I cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
What about cleanings and check-ups?
Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.
Other Clinics Operated by Tri-State Community Healthcare Center
Tri-State Community Healthcare Center operates 5 other clinics in 5 other communities in California. Asking the scheduling line which site can see you soonest is usually faster than calling each in turn; the shortest wait is not always the closest clinic. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. What is treated at one site is no guide to another, so confirm with the clinic you actually intend to visit.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Tri - State Community Healthcare Center — Adelanto, less than a mile away
- Mission City Community Network - Victorville2 — Victorville, about 7.2 miles away
- Unicare Community Health Center Hesperia — Hesperia, about 10.4 miles away
- UMMA Health Al Shifa Clinic — San Bernardino, about 31.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Tri - State Community Healthcare Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Mission City Community Network - Victorville2
14357 7th St, Victorville, CA 92395-4209 7.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Unicare Community Health Center Hesperia
11919 Hesperia Rd, Hesperia, CA 92345-2158 10.4 miles away
Community Health Center
UMMA Health Al Shifa Clinic
2334 N Sierra Way, San Bernardino, CA 92405-3546 31.4 miles away
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