Community Health Center
GVHC - McHenry Suite 535
1524 McHenry Ave, Ste 535, Modesto, CA 95350-4572 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Modesto Florida Ave Center
1444 Florida Ave, Suite 202, Modesto, CA 95350-4400
Modesto Florida Ave Center is a community health center dental clinic in Modesto, CA, operated by Livingston Community Health, which runs 7 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 | 1444 Florida Ave, Suite 202, Modesto, CA 95350 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 209-850-3500 |
| Operated by | Livingston Community Health |
| 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. The bands are set by Livingston Community Health rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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
Livingston Community Health provided 15,006 dental visits and 4,432 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 15.8 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
1444 Florida Ave, Suite 202, Modesto, CA 95350
The published number is 209-850-3500. 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
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.
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.
What dental treatments are done here?
The range varies clinic by clinic and this one has not published a service list we can confirm. Name the treatment you need — an extraction, a denture, a root canal — rather than asking whether they do dentistry, because some sites refer those cases out.
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.
Is this the only option in Modesto?
No — Modesto 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.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
Other Clinics Operated by Livingston Community Health
Livingston Community Health operates 6 other clinics in 6 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- GVHC - McHenry Suite 535 — Modesto, less than a mile away
- Modesto Orangeburg Ave Center — Modesto, about 2.1 miles away
- GVHC - ROBERTSON ROAD — Modesto, about 3.7 miles away
- GVHC - Hanshaw — Modesto, about 4.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Modesto Florida Ave Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Modesto Orangeburg Ave Center
2116 E Orangeburg Ave, Modesto, CA 95355-3370 2.1 miles away
Community Health Center
GVHC - ROBERTSON ROAD
1121 Hammond St, Modesto, CA 95351-3509 3.7 miles away
Community Health Center
GVHC - Hanshaw
1717 Las Vegas St, Modesto, CA 95358-5500 4.1 miles away
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