Community Health Center
La Maestra Family Clinic Inc. E Main Street
1242 E Main St, El Cajon, CA 92021-7205 9.7 miles away
Community Health Center
San Ysidro Health Alpine Family Medicine
1620 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901-1102
San Ysidro Health Alpine Family Medicine is a community health center dental clinic in Alpine, CA, operated by Centro de Salud de La Comunidad de San Ysidro, which runs 7 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 | 1620 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 619-662-4100 |
| Operated by | Centro de Salud de La Comunidad de San Ysidro |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.
Common Questions
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.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
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.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Centro de Salud de La Comunidad de San Ysidro, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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. Adult dental benefits vary by state and California has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in orthodontics, for braces and alignment practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
Planning Your Visit
1620 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901
The published number is 619-662-4100. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Centro de Salud de La Comunidad de San Ysidro provided 107,190 dental visits and 43,808 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 164.35 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by Centro de Salud de La Comunidad de San Ysidro
Centro de Salud de La Comunidad de San Ysidro operates 6 other clinics in 4 other communities in California. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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.
- La Maestra Family Clinic Inc. E Main Street — El Cajon, about 9.7 miles away
- La Maestra El Cajon Primary Care Clinic — El Cajon, about 9.9 miles away
- La Maestra El Cajon Dental Clinic — El Cajon, about 10 miles away
- San Ysidro Health El Cajon/San Diego PACE — El Cajon, about 12 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call San Ysidro Health Alpine Family Medicine
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
La Maestra El Cajon Primary Care Clinic
1032 Broadway, El Cajon, CA 92021-7416 9.9 miles away
Community Health Center
La Maestra El Cajon Dental Clinic
183 S 1st St, El Cajon, CA 92019-4795 10 miles away
Community Health Center
San Ysidro Health El Cajon/San Diego PACE
875 El Cajon Blvd, El Cajon, CA 92020-5714 12 miles away
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