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SOS Community Health Center - Mission Viejo
27725 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Ste 101, Mission Viejo, CA 92691-6706
SOS Community Health Center - Mission Viejo is a community health center dental clinic in Mission Viejo, CA, operated by Share Our Selves, which runs 3 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 27725 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Ste 101, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 949-270-2100 |
| Operated by | Share Our Selves |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
27725 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Ste 101, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
The published number is 949-270-2100. 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. Because Share Our Selves sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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 oral and maxillofacial surgery, for surgical extractions and jaw procedures, orthodontics, for braces and alignment, pediatric dentistry, for children, and endodontics, for root canal treatment 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
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.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
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 this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
Does California Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
Other Clinics Operated by Share Our Selves
Share Our Selves operates 2 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Access - Laguna Hills — Laguna Hills, about 4.8 miles away
- CLCHC - Kristina Sergeyeva Family Health Center — Mission Viejo, about 6.5 miles away
- CLCHC Family Health Center — Mission Viejo, about 6.5 miles away
- CLCHC Behavioral Health Department — Mission Viejo, about 6.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call SOS Community Health Center - Mission Viejo
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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CLCHC - Kristina Sergeyeva Family Health Center
27800 Medical Center Rd, Suite 110, Mission Viejo, CA 92691-6407 6.5 miles away
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CLCHC Family Health Center
27800 Medical Center Rd, Mission Viejo, CA 92691-6410 6.5 miles away
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CLCHC Behavioral Health Department
27800 Medical Center Rd, Suite 108, Mission Viejo, CA 92691-6407 6.6 miles away
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