Community Health Center
VCC: The Gary Center - Hillcrest Street
341 S Hillcrest St, La Habra, CA 90631-5340 0.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Friends of Family Health Center
501 S Idaho St, La Habra, CA 90631-6047
Friends of Family Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in La Habra, CA, operated by Friends of Family Health Center.
The health center is open about 48 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 501 S Idaho St, La Habra, CA 90631 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 562-690-0400 |
| Operated by | Friends of Family Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Common Questions
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
How large is the dental program?
No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.
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.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
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.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Friends of Family Health Center sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Adult dental benefits vary by state and California has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. 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, dental public health, and pediatric dentistry, for children 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
501 S Idaho St, La Habra, CA 90631
The published number is 562-690-0400. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Other Clinics Operated by Friends of Family Health Center
Friends of Family Health Center runs this clinic as its only site, so there is one scheduling line and one waiting list. If nothing is available, the nearby clinics below are the next call.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- VCC: The Gary Center - Hillcrest Street — La Habra, less than a mile away
- VCC: The Gary Center — La Habra, about 1.5 miles away
- Family Health Matters Center for Health — Fullerton, about 4.1 miles away
- CSC Health - Dental Services Hacienda Heights — Hacienda Heights, about 4.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Friends of Family Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
VCC: The Gary Center
201 S Harbor Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631-5654 1.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Family Health Matters Center for Health
3535 W Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton, CA 92833-2821 4.1 miles away
Community Health Center
CSC Health - Dental Services Hacienda Heights
2110 S Hacienda Blvd, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 4.7 miles away
Before you call
