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Community Health Center
Kingsburg Community Health Center
121 Sierra St, Kingsburg, CA 93631-1732
Kingsburg Community Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Kingsburg, CA, operated by Valley Health Team, which runs 7 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 66 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 121 Sierra St, Kingsburg, CA 93631 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 559-326-5320 |
| Operated by | Valley Health Team |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Valley Health Team, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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.
Planning Your Visit
121 Sierra St, Kingsburg, CA 93631
The published number is 559-326-5320. 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 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.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
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 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 Valley Health Team
Valley Health Team operates 6 other clinics in 6 other communities 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- United Health Centers Selma Highland — Selma, about 5.1 miles away
- United Health Centers Parlier Manning — Parlier, about 6.5 miles away
- United Health Centers Dinuba — Dinuba, about 9.1 miles away
- Omni Family Health — Reedley, about 9.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Kingsburg 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 Parlier Manning
429 E Manning Ave, Parlier, CA 93648-2600 6.5 miles away
Community Health Center
United Health Centers Dinuba
300 Westgate Way, Dinuba, CA 93618-9693 9.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Omni Family Health
1530 E Manning Ave, Reedley, CA 93654 9.6 miles away
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