Community Health Center
Casa del Sol II
1450 Fruitvale Ave, #E, Oakland, CA 94601-2324 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
LA CLINICA DE LA RAZA - DENTAL
3050 E 16th St, Oakland, CA 94601-2319
LA CLINICA DE LA RAZA - DENTAL is a community health center dental clinic in Oakland, CA, operated by La Clinica de La Raza, which runs 10 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 39.8 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Access to This Clinic
This clinic is located inside a school. School-based health center sites typically serve enrolled students, and in some cases their families or the surrounding community. Access is determined jointly by the school and the health center. Contact the clinic before visiting to confirm whether patients who are not students can be seen.
Clinic Details
| Address | 3050 E 16th St, Oakland, CA 94601 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 510-535-4200 |
| Operated by | La Clinica de La Raza |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Setting | School |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. La Clinica de La Raza sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care and periodontics, for gum disease 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.
Planning Your Visit
3050 E 16th St, Oakland, CA 94601
The published number is 510-535-4200. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
What about cleanings and check-ups?
Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
Is dental priced the same as medical here?
Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule at the same clinic, and laboratory costs for a crown or denture are often billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask specifically about dental rather than assuming the medical answer applies.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
Can I bring someone with me?
Generally yes, and it is worth doing if you are anxious or want a second pair of ears for the costs. Ask when booking whether they can come into the room, because some clinics keep the treatment area to patients and staff.
Other Clinics Operated by La Clinica de La Raza
La Clinica de La Raza operates 9 other clinics in 5 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. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Casa del Sol II — Oakland, less than a mile away
- LA CLINICA DE LA RAZA — Oakland, less than a mile away
- HIGHLAND WELLNESS — Oakland, about 1.3 miles away
- HAVENSCOURT HEALTH CENTER — Oakland, about 2.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call LA CLINICA DE LA RAZA - DENTAL
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
LA CLINICA DE LA RAZA
3451 E 12th St, Oakland, CA 94601-3463 0.3 miles away
Community Health Center
HIGHLAND WELLNESS
1411 E 31st St, Oakland, CA 94602-1092 1.3 miles away
Community Health Center
HAVENSCOURT HEALTH CENTER
1390 66th Ave, Oakland, CA 94621-3506 2.1 miles away
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