Community Health Center
CHCA Merced
850 W Olive Ave, Merced, CA 95348-2427 6.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Castle family Health center @ Castle
3605 Hospital Rd, Atwater, CA 95301-5173
Castle family Health center @ Castle is a community health center dental clinic in Atwater, CA, operated by Castle Family Health Centers.
The health center is open about 77 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 3605 Hospital Rd, Atwater, CA 95301 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 209-381-2000 |
| Operated by | Castle Family Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program look-alike |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
A look-alike meets every requirement of the federal Health Center Program — including the income-based sliding fee discount and seeing patients regardless of ability to pay — but does not receive the federal grant that funds the others. For you as a patient the discount works the same way; what differs is the funding behind it.
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Castle Family Health Centers sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. 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 coverage under California Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
3605 Hospital Rd, Atwater, CA 95301
The published number is 209-381-2000. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: 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.
Common Questions
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.
Do they treat patients who are pregnant?
Yes, and dental care during pregnancy is not something to postpone: professional guidance is that examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions can be done, and untreated infection carries its own risk. Tell them when you book. Our pregnancy guide covers what changes and what does not.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Castle Family Health Centers
Castle Family Health Centers has no other locations, so there is nowhere else within the same organization to ask. Work down the nearby clinics below if this one is full.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- CHCA Merced — Merced, about 6.1 miles away
- GVHC - Merced Suites — Merced, about 6.9 miles away
- Merced East Campus Center — Merced, about 7.4 miles away
- Livingston Campus Center — Livingston, about 8.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Castle family Health center @ Castle
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
GVHC - Merced Suites
847 W Childs Ave, Merced, CA 95341-6862 6.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Merced East Campus Center
125 E 18th St, Merced, CA 95340-5062 7.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Livingston Campus Center
600 B St, Livingston, CA 95334-9593 8.7 miles away
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