Community Health Center
Hurtt Family Health Clinic - Village of Hope
1 Hope Dr, Tustin, CA 92782-0221 5.3 miles away
Community Health Center
CLCHC - Irvine Community Health Center
15785 Laguna Canyon Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92618-3179
CLCHC - Irvine Community Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Irvine, CA, operated by Celebrating Life Community Health Center, which runs 4 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 | 15785 Laguna Canyon Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92618 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 949-866-3600 |
| Operated by | Celebrating Life Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program look-alike |
A look-alike meets every requirement of the federal Health Center Program — including the income-based sliding fee discount and seeing patients regardless of ability to pay — but does not receive the federal grant that funds the others. For you as a patient the discount works the same way; what differs is the funding behind it.
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. The bands are set by Celebrating Life Community Health Center rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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 oral and maxillofacial surgery, for surgical extractions and jaw procedures, orthodontics, for braces and alignment, and periodontics, for gum disease 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.
Planning Your Visit
15785 Laguna Canyon Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92618
The published number is 949-866-3600. 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 happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
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.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Celebrating Life Community Health Center
Celebrating Life Community Health Center operates 3 other clinics elsewhere in California. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- Hurtt Family Health Clinic - Village of Hope — Tustin, about 5.3 miles away
- Access - Laguna Hills — Laguna Hills, about 5.7 miles away
- SOS Community Health Center - Mission Viejo — Mission Viejo, about 6.6 miles away
- Families Together of Orange County — Tustin, about 6.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call CLCHC - Irvine Community Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Access - Laguna Hills
24953 Paseo de Valencia, #7, Laguna Hills, CA 92653-4342 5.7 miles away
Community Health Center
SOS Community Health Center - Mission Viejo
27725 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Ste 101, Mission Viejo, CA 92691-6706 6.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Families Together of Orange County
661 W 1st St STE A, Tustin, CA 92780-2939 6.8 miles away
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