Community Health Center
Elm Community Health Center
2740 S Elm Ave, Fresno, CA 93706-5435 0 miles away
Community Health Center
Elm Dental Center
2756 S Elm Ave, Fresno, CA 93706-5435
Elm Dental 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 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2756 S Elm Ave, Fresno, CA 93706 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 559-457-5345 |
| Operated by | Clinica Sierra Vista |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
2756 S Elm Ave, Fresno, CA 93706
The published number is 559-457-5345. 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 scale belongs to Clinica Sierra Vista, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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
Do I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
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 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.
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.
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. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Elm Community Health 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 3.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Elm Dental 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 3.9 miles away
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