Community Health Center
Neighborhood Healthcare ~ Ray M. Dickinson Wellness Center
425 N Date St, Escondido, CA 92025-3413 0.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Neighborhood Healthcare ~ Escondido Ohio Ave
910 E Ohio Ave, Escondido, CA 92025-3438
Neighborhood Healthcare ~ Escondido Ohio Ave is a community health center dental clinic in Escondido, CA, operated by Neighborhood Healthcare, 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 | 910 E Ohio Ave, Escondido, CA 92025 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 760-520-8300 |
| Operated by | Neighborhood Healthcare |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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. Because Neighborhood Healthcare sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental public health and pediatric dentistry, for children 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Neighborhood Healthcare provided 70,500 dental visits and 22,956 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 70.02 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.
Planning Your Visit
910 E Ohio Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
The published number is 760-520-8300. 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 I cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
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.
Is Medicaid accepted?
It has not been confirmed either way for this clinic, which is not the same as no. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
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.
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.
What if I have no income at all?
Health centers deal with this routinely and have a procedure for applicants who cannot document income — usually a signed declaration. Being unable to prove income is not a reason to stay away; say so when you call so they can tell you what to bring instead.
Other Clinics Operated by Neighborhood Healthcare
Neighborhood Healthcare operates 6 other clinics in 3 other communities in California. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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 straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Neighborhood Healthcare ~ Ray M. Dickinson Wellness Center — Escondido, less than a mile away
- Neighborhood Healthcare — Escondido, less than a mile away
- TrueCare — San Marcos, about 5.1 miles away
- VCC: Vista Village Pediatrics — Vista, about 10.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Neighborhood Healthcare ~ Escondido Ohio Ave
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Neighborhood Healthcare
215 S Hickory St, Escondido, CA 92025-4359 0.4 miles away
Community Health Center
TrueCare
150 Valpreda Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069-2973 5.1 miles away
Community Health Center
VCC: Vista Village Pediatrics
950 Civic Center Dr, Vista, CA 92083-5208 10.5 miles away
Before you call
