Community Health Center

Southern California Medical Center

12100 Valley Blvd, Ste 109A, El Monte, CA 91732-3161

626-575-7500 Directions Website

Southern California Medical Center is a community health center dental clinic in El Monte, CA, operated by Southern California Medical Center, which runs 5 clinics in California.

The health center is open about 66 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.

Clinic Details

Address	12100 Valley Blvd, Ste 109A, El Monte, CA 91732
Phone	626-575-7500
Operated by	Southern California Medical Center
Program	Health Center Program (federally funded)

Costs and Coverage

Fees follow an income-based scale, so the same treatment costs different patients different amounts. Because Southern California Medical Center sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. Get the assessment done first; it changes what the whole plan costs, not just the first visit. 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. California decides its own adult dental benefit, which ranges from comprehensive to emergency extractions only depending on the state and the year. Children are covered everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.

Dental Services

The treatments available at this clinic are not listed publicly. Health center dental programs usually cover examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings and extractions; root canals, dentures and oral surgery are the ones that vary, and are often referred out.

Planning Your Visit

12100 Valley Blvd, Ste 109A, El Monte, CA 91732

The published number is 626-575-7500. At larger organizations it may reach central scheduling rather than the dental department, so say which clinic you are calling about and that it is for dental care.

Before making the trip, check: 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

Is this the only option in El Monte?

No — El Monte has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.

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.

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.

Does my partner’s income count?

If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.

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.

Can I be seen without insurance?

Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.

Other Clinics Operated by Southern California Medical Center

Southern California Medical Center operates 4 other clinics in 4 other communities in California. Where an organization runs several clinics, the waits rarely match. It is worth asking which one has capacity before settling on the closest. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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 straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.

Southern California Medical Center El Monte 2 — El Monte, at the same address
ChapCare by AltaMed Medical and Dental Group - El Monte, Peck — El Monte, less than a mile away
Center for Family Health & Education, Inc. dba Priority Care Medical Group - El Monte 2 — El Monte, about 1.5 miles away
Eisner Health at El Monte — El Monte, about 1.7 miles away

Confirmed Payment Options

Income-Based Fees

Call Southern California Medical Center

Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.

626-575-7500

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