Community Health Center
SJCH LEWIS FRAYSER CLINIC
5701 S Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90037-4045 0.6 miles away
Community Health Center
SJCH 50th Street Dental Clinic at Boys & Girls Club
1000 W 50th St, Los Angeles, CA 90037-2924
SJCH 50th Street Dental Clinic at Boys & Girls Club is a community health center dental clinic in Los Angeles, CA, operated by St. John's Community Health, which runs 5 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 16 hours a week and may run only one or two days, so dental appointments are scarce.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1000 W 50th St, Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 323-541-1411 |
| Operated by | St. John's Community Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. St. John's Community Health sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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
1000 W 50th St, Los Angeles, CA 90037
The published number is 323-541-1411. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by St. John's Community Health
St. John's Community Health operates 4 other clinics in 3 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- SJCH LEWIS FRAYSER CLINIC — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
- Yehowa Medical Services - Florence — Los Angeles, about 1.6 miles away
- UMMA Health Florence Clinic — Los Angeles, about 1.6 miles away
- SOUTH CENTRAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER — Los Angeles, about 2 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call SJCH 50th Street Dental Clinic at Boys & Girls Club
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Yehowa Medical Services - Florence
1039 W Florence Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044-2498 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
UMMA Health Florence Clinic
711 W Florence Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044-6105 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
SOUTH CENTRAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
4425 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011-3629 2 miles away
Before you call
