Community Health Center
UMMA Health Florence Clinic
711 W Florence Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044-6105 0.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Yehowa Medical Services - Florence
1039 W Florence Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044-2498
Yehowa Medical Services - Florence is a community health center dental clinic in Los Angeles, CA, operated by Yehowa Medical Services.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1039 W Florence Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 323-776-1500 |
| Operated by | Yehowa Medical Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
1039 W Florence Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044
The published number is 323-776-1500. 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 bands are set by Yehowa Medical Services rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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
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.
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.
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.
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. Yehowa Medical Services sets its own scale.
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Yehowa Medical Services
Yehowa Medical Services has no other locations, so there is nowhere else within the same organization to ask. Work down the nearby clinics below if this one is full.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- UMMA Health Florence Clinic — Los Angeles, less than a mile away
- SJCH LEWIS FRAYSER CLINIC — Los Angeles, about 1.1 miles away
- SJCH 50th Street Dental Clinic at Boys & Girls Club — Los Angeles, about 1.6 miles away
- UMMA Health Fremont Wellness Center — Los Angeles, about 1.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Yehowa Medical Services - Florence
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
SJCH LEWIS FRAYSER CLINIC
5701 S Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90037-4045 1.1 miles away
Community Health Center
SJCH 50th Street Dental Clinic at Boys & Girls Club
1000 W 50th St, Los Angeles, CA 90037-2924 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
UMMA Health Fremont Wellness Center
7821 Avalon Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90003-2358 1.7 miles away
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