Community Health Center
Shasta Cascade Health Centers - Dunsmuir
4309 Stagecoach Rd, Dunsmuir, CA 96025-1812 6.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Mt. Shasta Alternative Health Center
701 Pine St, Mount Shasta, CA 96067-2133
Mt. Shasta Alternative Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Mount Shasta, CA, operated by Mountain Valleys Health Centers, which runs 4 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 | 701 Pine St, Mount Shasta, CA 96067 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 530-999-9040 |
| Operated by | Mountain Valleys Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
701 Pine St, Mount Shasta, CA 96067
The published number is 530-999-9040. 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 Mountain Valleys Health Centers 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.
Common Questions
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. Mountain Valleys Health Centers 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.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
Other Clinics Operated by Mountain Valleys Health Centers
Mountain Valleys Health Centers operates 3 other clinics in 3 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. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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.
- Shasta Cascade Health Centers - Dunsmuir — Dunsmuir, about 6.8 miles away
- Dunsmuir Dental Center — Dunsmuir, about 6.8 miles away
- KARUK TRIBAL HEALTH YREKA CLINIC — Yreka, about 32.4 miles away
- HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC — Round Mountain, about 40.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Mt. Shasta Alternative Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Dunsmuir Dental Center
4303 Stagecoach Rd, Dunsmuir, CA 96025-1812 6.8 miles away
Community Health Center
KARUK TRIBAL HEALTH YREKA CLINIC
1519 S Oregon St, Yreka, CA 96097-3425 32.4 miles away
Community Health Center
HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC
29632 State Rte 299 E, Round Mountain, CA 96084-8000 40.5 miles away
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