Community Health Center
Elm Dental Center
2756 S Elm Ave, Fresno, CA 93706-5435 0 miles away
Community Health Center
Elm Community Health Center
2740 S Elm Ave, Fresno, CA 93706-5435
Elm Community Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Fresno, CA, operated by Clinica Sierra Vista, which runs 10 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 84 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2740 S Elm Ave, Fresno, CA 93706 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 559-457-5200 |
| Operated by | Clinica Sierra Vista |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
2740 S Elm Ave, Fresno, CA 93706
The published number is 559-457-5200. 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Clinica Sierra Vista, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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 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
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 they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
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.
Can I bring someone with me?
Generally yes, and it is worth doing if you are anxious or want a second pair of ears for the costs. Ask when booking whether they can come into the room, because some clinics keep the treatment area to patients and staff.
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. Clinica Sierra Vista sets its own scale.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
Other Clinics Operated by Clinica Sierra Vista
Clinica Sierra Vista operates 9 other clinics in 5 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. 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 as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Elm Dental Center — Fresno, at the same address
- United Health Centers Fresno Tuolumne 2610 — Fresno, about 2.9 miles away
- United Health Centers Fresno Wayte Lane 2700 — Fresno, about 3.2 miles away
- United Health Centers Fresno Blackstone — Fresno, about 3.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Elm Community Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
United Health Centers Fresno Tuolumne 2610
2610 Tuolumne St, Fresno, CA 93721-1227 2.9 miles away
Community Health Center
United Health Centers Fresno Wayte Lane 2700
290 N Wayte Ln, Fresno, CA 93701-2124 3.2 miles away
Community Health Center
United Health Centers Fresno Blackstone
1110 N Blackstone Ave, Fresno, CA 93701-1016 3.8 miles away
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