Community Health Center
AltaMed Medical and Dental Group: Commerce, Goodrich
972 Goodrich Blvd, Commerce, CA 90022-4114 0.2 miles away
Community Health Center
AltaMed Daniel Lara HIV Clinic - East LA
5427 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022-4101
AltaMed Daniel Lara HIV Clinic - East LA is a community health center site in Los Angeles, CA where dental care is provided, operated by Altamed Health Services, which runs 17 clinics in California.
Because the site is organized around another service, the dental side may keep different hours and a different number. Ask for it by name. The health center is open about 43 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 5427 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 888-499-9303 |
| Operated by | Altamed Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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 Altamed Health Services, 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
5427 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022
The published number is 888-499-9303. 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
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.
Is this the only option in Los Angeles?
No — Los Angeles has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
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.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
Other Clinics Operated by Altamed Health Services
Altamed Health Services operates 16 other clinics in 8 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.
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group: Commerce, Goodrich — Commerce, less than a mile away
- Via Care 609 Annex — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
- Via Care Whittier Dental Clinic — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
- Via Care Whittier Boulevard Health Center — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call AltaMed Daniel Lara HIV Clinic - East LA
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Via Care 609 Annex
609 S Atlantic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022-3211 0.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Via Care Whittier Dental Clinic
5017 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022-3116 0.5 miles away
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Via Care Whittier Boulevard Health Center
5015 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022-3198 0.5 miles away
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