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Innercare Calexico
223 W Cole Blvd, Calexico, CA 92231-9722 5.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Innercare El Centro
852 E Danenberg Dr, El Centro, CA 92243-8517
Innercare El Centro is a community health center dental clinic in El Centro, CA, operated by Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, which runs 6 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 55 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 852 E Danenberg Dr, El Centro, CA 92243 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 760-352-2257 |
| Operated by | Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
852 E Danenberg Dr, El Centro, CA 92243
The published number is 760-352-2257. 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. The bands are set by Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
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.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
Size of the Dental Service
Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo provided 42,027 dental visits and 14,425 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 41.28 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 Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo
Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo operates 5 other clinics in 4 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- Innercare Calexico — Calexico, about 5.6 miles away
- Innercare K Street — Brawley, about 13.8 miles away
- Innercare Brawley Dental — Brawley, about 14.3 miles away
- SUNSET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. — Somerton, about 49.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Innercare El Centro
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Innercare K Street
1166 K St, Brawley, CA 92227-2795 13.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Innercare Brawley Dental
283 Main St, Brawley, CA 92227-2350 14.3 miles away
Community Health Center
SUNSET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
115 N Somerton Ave, Somerton, AZ 85350 49.1 miles away
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