Community Health Center
La Clinica Dental at Children's Hospital Oakland
4881 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609-2009 0.2 miles away
Community Health Center
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NORTHERN CA
747 52nd St, Oakland, CA 94609-1859
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NORTHERN CA is a community health center dental clinic in Oakland, CA, operated by Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland.
The health center is open about 144 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Access to This Clinic
This clinic is located inside a hospital. Hospital-based dental services are sometimes open to the general public and sometimes limited to the hospital's own patients. Confirm which applies, and ask where in the building the dental clinic is located, as main reception may not be familiar with it.
Clinic Details
| Address | 747 52nd St, Oakland, CA 94609 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 510-428-3783 |
| Operated by | Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Setting | Hospital |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
747 52nd St, Oakland, CA 94609
The published number is 510-428-3783. 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 Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in pediatric dentistry, for children 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 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. Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland sets its own scale.
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.
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.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
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.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
Other Clinics Operated by Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland runs this clinic as its only site, so there is one scheduling line and one waiting list. If nothing is available, the nearby clinics below are the next call.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- La Clinica Dental at Children's Hospital Oakland — Oakland, less than a mile away
- LifeLong Dental Clinic — Berkeley, less than a mile away
- LIFELONG MEDICAL CARE — Berkeley, about 2.3 miles away
- WEST OAKLAND HEALTH CENTER. — Oakland, about 2.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NORTHERN CA
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
LifeLong Dental Clinic
1860 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703-2715 0.8 miles away
Community Health Center
LIFELONG MEDICAL CARE
2344 6th St, Berkeley, CA 94710-2412 2.3 miles away
Community Health Center
WEST OAKLAND HEALTH CENTER.
700 Adeline St, Oakland, CA 94607-2608 2.5 miles away
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