Community Health Center
JEFFERSON CRENSHAW HEALTH CENTER
3501 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018-3287 0.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Crenshaw Community Clinic
3631 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 109, Los Angeles, CA 90016-4869
Crenshaw Community Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Los Angeles, CA, operated by Benevolence Industries, which runs 3 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 50 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 3631 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 109, Los Angeles, CA 90016 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 323-732-0100 |
| Operated by | Benevolence Industries |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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 Benevolence Industries, 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Benevolence Industries provided 6,022 dental visits and 2,498 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 10.48 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Planning Your Visit
3631 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 109, Los Angeles, CA 90016
The published number is 323-732-0100. 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
How do they work out what I pay?
From your household income and family size, checked against a scale the clinic sets itself. That is why a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to take.
Can I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
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.
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.
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.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
Other Clinics Operated by Benevolence Industries
Benevolence Industries operates 2 other clinics in 2 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.
- JEFFERSON CRENSHAW HEALTH CENTER — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
- CMCC Santa Rosalia C100 — Los Angeles, about 1 mile away
- SJCH Crenshaw Health Center — Los Angeles, about 1.1 miles away
- T.H.E. Clinic, Inc., at La Brea — Los Angeles, about 1.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Crenshaw Community Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CMCC Santa Rosalia C100
3756 Santa Rosalia Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90008-3606 1 mile away
Community Health Center
SJCH Crenshaw Health Center
4251 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008-2536 1.1 miles away
Community Health Center
T.H.E. Clinic, Inc., at La Brea
3721 S LA Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016-5309 1.2 miles away
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