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Community Health Center
VCC: Mission Pediatric & Family Dentistry
1910 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058-7129
VCC: Mission Pediatric & Family Dentistry is a community health center dental clinic in Oceanside, CA, operated by Vista Community Clinic, which runs 8 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 | 1910 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 760-631-5000 |
| Operated by | Vista Community Clinic |
| 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 scale belongs to Vista Community Clinic, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
Planning Your Visit
1910 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
The published number is 760-631-5000. 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
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.
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.
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
Is Medicaid accepted?
It has not been confirmed either way for this clinic, which is not the same as no. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
Other Clinics Operated by Vista Community Clinic
Vista Community Clinic operates 7 other clinics in 4 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. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- TrueCare — Oceanside, less than a mile away
- VCC: NORTH RIVER — Oceanside, about 4.3 miles away
- TrueCare Vista Way Health Center Ste B/C — Oceanside, about 4.4 miles away
- VCC: Oceanside Pediatric and Family Dentistry — Oceanside, about 4.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call VCC: Mission Pediatric & Family Dentistry
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
VCC: NORTH RIVER
4700 N River Rd, Oceanside, CA 92057-6043 4.3 miles away
Community Health Center
TrueCare Vista Way Health Center Ste B/C
3998 Vista Way, Suite B, Oceanside, CA 92056-4514 4.4 miles away
Community Health Center
VCC: Oceanside Pediatric and Family Dentistry
815 College Blvd, Suite 106, Oceanside, CA 92057-6261 4.9 miles away
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