Community Health Center

Center for Family Health & Education, Inc dba Priority Care Medical Group - Long Beach 2

306 E Pacific Coast Hwy FL 2, Long Beach, CA 90806-6259

562-477-3500 Directions Website

Center for Family Health & Education, Inc dba Priority Care Medical Group - Long Beach 2 is a community health center dental clinic in Long Beach, CA, operated by Center for Family Health & Education, which runs 8 clinics in California.

The health center is open about 46 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.

Clinic Details

Address	306 E Pacific Coast Hwy FL 2, Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone	562-477-3500
Operated by	Center for Family Health & Education
Program	Health Center Program (federally funded)

Planning Your Visit

306 E Pacific Coast Hwy FL 2, Long Beach, CA 90806

The published number is 562-477-3500. 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. Center for Family Health & Education sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.

Common Questions

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.

Would a dental school be cheaper?

For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.

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.

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.

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.

Other Clinics Operated by Center for Family Health & Education

Center for Family Health & Education operates 7 other clinics in 3 other communities in California. Asking the scheduling line which site can see you soonest is usually faster than calling each in turn; the shortest wait is not always the closest clinic. 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

Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.

Center for Family Health & Education, Inc. dba Priority Care Medical Group Long Beach 2 — Long Beach, at the same address
TCC Family Health, Healthy Aging at St. Mary — Long Beach, less than a mile away
Community Medical Wellness Centers USA - Suite 104 - 105 — Long Beach, about 1 mile away
SCMC Long Beach — Long Beach, about 1.1 miles away

Confirmed Payment Options

Income-Based Fees

Call Center for Family Health & Education, Inc dba Priority Care Medical Group - Long Beach 2

Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.

562-477-3500

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