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Community Health Center
San Judas Community Health Center (SJCHC)
1080 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029-2310
San Judas Community Health Center (SJCHC) is a community health center dental clinic in Los Angeles, CA, operated by San Judas Community Health Center.
The health center is open about 51 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1080 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 323-957-3737 |
| Operated by | San Judas Community Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program look-alike |
A look-alike meets every requirement of the federal Health Center Program — including the income-based sliding fee discount and seeing patients regardless of ability to pay — but does not receive the federal grant that funds the others. For you as a patient the discount works the same way; what differs is the funding behind it.
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. The scale belongs to San Judas Community Health Center, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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
1080 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029
The published number is 323-957-3737. 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
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.
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.
Do they treat patients who are pregnant?
Yes, and dental care during pregnancy is not something to postpone: professional guidance is that examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions can be done, and untreated infection carries its own risk. Tell them when you book. Our pregnancy guide covers what changes and what does not.
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.
What if I cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
Other Clinics Operated by San Judas Community Health Center
This is the only site San Judas Community Health Center operates, which means a single waiting list with no sister clinic to try instead. The nearby clinics listed below are the alternative.
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.
- Wesley Lounge — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
- Hollywood Wilshire Health Center and Wallis Annenberg Children & Family Health Center — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
- Gracelight Community Health - Hollywood — Los Angeles, about 1.1 miles away
- AltaMed General Pediatrics @ Children's Hospital — Los Angeles, about 1.2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call San Judas Community Health Center (SJCHC)
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Hollywood Wilshire Health Center and Wallis Annenberg Children & Family Health Center
5205 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038-3196 0.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Gracelight Community Health - Hollywood
4618 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029-1830 1.1 miles away
Community Health Center
AltaMed General Pediatrics @ Children's Hospital
4650 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062 1.2 miles away
Before you call
