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AltaMed Medical Group - East Los Angeles / Whittier, Brady
6201 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022-4661
AltaMed Medical Group - East Los Angeles / Whittier, Brady is a community health center dental clinic in Los Angeles, CA, operated by Altamed Health Services, which runs 17 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 38 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 6201 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 888-499-9303 |
| Operated by | Altamed Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
6201 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022
The published number is 888-499-9303. 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. The scale belongs to Altamed Health Services, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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 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.
Does California Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
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.
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.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
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 Altamed Health Services
Altamed Health Services operates 16 other clinics in 8 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. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- AltaMed Daniel Lara HIV Clinic - East LA — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group: Commerce, Goodrich — Commerce, about 1 mile away
- AltaMed Health Services Corporation Headquarters — Commerce, about 1.2 miles away
- Via Care 609 Annex — Los Angeles, about 1.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call AltaMed Medical Group - East Los Angeles / Whittier, Brady
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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AltaMed Medical and Dental Group: Commerce, Goodrich
972 Goodrich Blvd, Commerce, CA 90022-4114 1 mile away
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AltaMed Health Services Corporation Headquarters
2040 Camfield Ave, Commerce, CA 90040-1574 1.2 miles away
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Via Care 609 Annex
609 S Atlantic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022-3211 1.2 miles away
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