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Community Health Center
Family HealthCare Network - Fresno Clinton
1344 W Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93705-3805
Family HealthCare Network - Fresno Clinton is a community health center dental clinic in Fresno, CA, operated by Family Healthcare Network, which runs 17 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 | 1344 W Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93705 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 877-960-3426 |
| Operated by | Family Healthcare Network |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
1344 W Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93705
The published number is 877-960-3426. 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 Family Healthcare Network, 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.
Common Questions
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
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.
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.
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.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
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 Family Healthcare Network
Family Healthcare Network operates 16 other clinics in 7 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.
- United Health Centers Fresno Ashlan — Fresno, about 1.8 miles away
- United Health Centers Fresno Shields — Fresno, about 1.8 miles away
- Blackstone Community Health Center — Fresno, about 2.1 miles away
- United Health Centers Fresno Blackstone — Fresno, about 2.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Family HealthCare Network - Fresno Clinton
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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United Health Centers Fresno Shields
3652 W Shields Ave, Fresno, CA 93722 1.8 miles away
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Blackstone Community Health Center
1685 E Home Ave, Fresno, CA 93728-2027 2.1 miles away
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United Health Centers Fresno Blackstone
1110 N Blackstone Ave, Fresno, CA 93701-1016 2.3 miles away
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