Community Health Center
GARDNER SOUTH COUNTY HEALTH CTR
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Community Health Center
SAN BENITO HEALTH FOUNDATION
351 Felice Dr, Hollister, CA 95023-3361
SAN BENITO HEALTH FOUNDATION is a community health center dental clinic in Hollister, CA, operated by San Benito Health Foundation.
The health center is open about 50 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 351 Felice Dr, Hollister, CA 95023 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 831-637-5783 |
| Operated by | San Benito Health Foundation |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
351 Felice Dr, Hollister, CA 95023
The published number is 831-637-5783. 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 bands are set by San Benito Health Foundation rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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 public health 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
Can I book online?
No website is recorded for this clinic, so the phone is the route. If you reach a central number for the organization, say the clinic name and say the appointment is dental, or you may be booked into the medical schedule.
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 happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
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 a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
Other Clinics Operated by San Benito Health Foundation
San Benito Health Foundation has no other locations, so there is nowhere else within the same organization to ask. Work down the nearby clinics below if this one is full.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- GARDNER SOUTH COUNTY HEALTH CTR — Gilroy, about 13.7 miles away
- Gilroy Health Clinic III — Gilroy, about 15.3 miles away
- Gilroy Health Clinic — Gilroy, about 15.3 miles away
- CSVS - ALVIN CLINIC — Salinas, about 15.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call SAN BENITO HEALTH FOUNDATION
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Gilroy Health Clinic III
9460 N Name Uno, Gilroy, CA 95020-3537 15.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Gilroy Health Clinic
9460 N Name Uno, Suite 110, Gilroy, CA 95020-3536 15.3 miles away
Community Health Center
CSVS - ALVIN CLINIC
620 E Alvin Dr STE G, Salinas, CA 93906-3054 15.8 miles away
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