Community Health Center
Gardner Packard Children's Health Center
3351 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Atherton, CA 94027-3802 4 miles away
Community Health Center
Ravenswood Family Dentistry
1807 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303-1312
Ravenswood Family Dentistry is a community health center dental clinic in East Palo Alto, CA, operated by South County Community Health Center.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1807 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 650-330-7400 |
| Operated by | South County Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
1807 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
The published number is 650-330-7400. 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. South County Community Health Center sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care, pediatric dentistry, for children, and dental public health 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.
Common Questions
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
How large is the dental program?
No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.
Is dental priced the same as medical here?
Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule at the same clinic, and laboratory costs for a crown or denture are often billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask specifically about dental rather than assuming the medical answer applies.
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
What should I bring to the first appointment?
Photo identification, proof of address, and documentation of household income — recent pay stubs, a benefits award letter or a tax return. Take your insurance or Medicaid card if you have one, and a list of any medications you take.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
Other Clinics Operated by South County Community Health Center
South County Community Health Center runs this clinic as its only site, so there is one scheduling line and one waiting list. If nothing is available, the nearby clinics below are the next call.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Gardner Packard Children's Health Center — Atherton, about 4 miles away
- Gardner Packard Children's Health Center - Suite 102 — Atherton, about 4 miles away
- Fair Oaks Health Center — Redwood City, about 4.2 miles away
- Santa Clara Valley Dentalcare - Mountain View El Camino Real — Mountain View, about 5.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Ravenswood Family Dentistry
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Gardner Packard Children's Health Center - Suite 102
3301 El Camino Real STE 102, Atherton, CA 94027-3803 4 miles away
Community Health Center
Fair Oaks Health Center
2710 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063-3473 4.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Santa Clara Valley Dentalcare - Mountain View El Camino Real
2486 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040-1421 5.2 miles away
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