Community Health Center
A STREET
124 S A St, Madera, CA 93638-3619 33.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Oakhurst Dental
49185 Road 426, Oakhurst, CA 93644-9814
Oakhurst Dental is a community health center dental clinic in Oakhurst, CA, operated by Camarena Health, which runs 5 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 30 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 49185 Road 426, Oakhurst, CA 93644 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 559-664-4000 |
| Operated by | Camarena Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
49185 Road 426, Oakhurst, CA 93644
The published number is 559-664-4000. 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Camarena Health, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
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.
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.
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.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
Other Clinics Operated by Camarena Health
Camarena Health operates 4 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 as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- A STREET — Madera, about 33.7 miles away
- GVHC - LE GRAND — Le Grand, about 33.8 miles away
- Camarena Health - 6th Street — Madera, about 33.8 miles away
- Camarena Health Almond Campus Dental Care — Madera, about 34.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Oakhurst Dental
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
GVHC - LE GRAND
13161 Jefferson St, Le Grand, CA 95333-9766 33.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Camarena Health - 6th Street
344 E 6th St, Madera, CA 93638-3631 33.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Camarena Health Almond Campus Dental Care
750 E Almond Ave, Madera, CA 93637-5617 34.5 miles away
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