Community Health Center
All For Health - Laguna Niguel
25500 Rancho Niguel Rd, Suite 250, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-7306 5.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Laguna Beach Community Clinic
362 3rd St, Laguna Beach, CA 92651-2307
Laguna Beach Community Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Laguna Beach, CA, operated by Laguna Beach Community Clinic.
The health center is open about 44 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 362 3rd St, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 949-494-0761 |
| Operated by | Laguna Beach Community Clinic |
| 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. Laguna Beach Community Clinic sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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
362 3rd St, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
The published number is 949-494-0761. 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
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
What should I bring to the first appointment?
Photo identification, proof of address, and documentation of household income — recent pay stubs, a benefits award letter or a tax return. Take your insurance or Medicaid card if you have one, and a list of any medications you take.
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.
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
Is Medicaid accepted?
It has not been confirmed either way for this clinic, which is not the same as no. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
Other Clinics Operated by Laguna Beach Community Clinic
Laguna Beach Community Clinic 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- All For Health - Laguna Niguel — Laguna Niguel, about 5.6 miles away
- Access - Laguna Hills — Laguna Hills, about 6 miles away
- Camino Health Center — San Juan Capistrano, about 6.7 miles away
- CLCHC Behavioral Health Department — Mission Viejo, about 6.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Laguna Beach Community Clinic
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 6 miles away
Community Health Center
Camino Health Center
30300 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-1304 6.7 miles away
Community Health Center
CLCHC Behavioral Health Department
27800 Medical Center Rd, Suite 108, Mission Viejo, CA 92691-6407 6.8 miles away
Before you call
