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APLA Health & Wellness Wilshire Dental Clinic
1127 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1504, Los Angeles, CA 90017-4006
APLA Health & Wellness Wilshire Dental Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Los Angeles, CA, operated by Apla Health & Wellness, which runs 4 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1127 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1504, Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 213-201-1388 |
| Operated by | Apla Health & Wellness |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
1127 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1504, Los Angeles, CA 90017
The published number is 213-201-1388. 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. Apla Health & Wellness 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care and periodontics, for gum disease 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.
Common Questions
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.
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.
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.
Does Medicare cover this?
Original Medicare does not cover routine dental care, which surprises most people who reach retirement expecting otherwise. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a limited dental benefit. The sliding scale here does not depend on Medicare, so ask about it separately.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
Other Clinics Operated by Apla Health & Wellness
Apla Health & Wellness operates 3 other clinics in 2 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.
- AltaMed Dental Group - Westlake, 3rd Street — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
- CLINICA MONSENOR OSCAR A. ROMERO — Los Angeles, about 1 mile away
- Beverly Community Clinic — Los Angeles, about 1.1 miles away
- Los Angeles Christian Health Centers at Joshua House Health Center — Los Angeles, about 1.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call APLA Health & Wellness Wilshire Dental Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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CLINICA MONSENOR OSCAR A. ROMERO
123 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90057-2275 1 mile away
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Beverly Community Clinic
2252 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057-2225 1.1 miles away
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Los Angeles Christian Health Centers at Joshua House Health Center
325 E 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90014-2209 1.2 miles away
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