Community Health Center
Pomona Community Health Center
1450 E Holt Ave, Pomona, CA 91767-5822 3.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Ontario Maple Head Start
555 W Maple St, Ontario, CA 91762-5734
Ontario Maple Head Start is a community health center dental clinic in Ontario, CA, operated by San Bernardino Public Health.
The health center is open about 4 hours a week and may run only one or two days, so dental appointments are scarce.
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 | 555 W Maple St, Ontario, CA 91762 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 909-984-4117 |
| Operated by | San Bernardino Public Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Setting | School |
Dental Services
What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.
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.
Can anyone use this clinic?
This site operates inside a school, which usually means it serves enrolled students and sometimes their siblings rather than the general public. Confirm who is eligible before you travel; if you are not, the other clinics listed below are the ones to call.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
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.
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 I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by San Bernardino Public Health, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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 benefits vary by state and California has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
555 W Maple St, Ontario, CA 91762
The published number is 909-984-4117. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Other Clinics Operated by San Bernardino Public Health
San Bernardino Public Health 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Pomona Community Health Center — Pomona, about 3.8 miles away
- Holt Dental — Pomona, about 3.9 miles away
- Tri - State Community Healthcare Center — Pomona, about 4.2 miles away
- East Valley Community Health Center — Pomona, about 5.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Ontario Maple Head Start
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Holt Dental
1448 E Holt Ave, Pomona, CA 91767-5822 3.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Tri - State Community Healthcare Center
1532 San Bernardino Ave, Ste A2, Pomona, CA 91767-3559 4.2 miles away
Community Health Center
East Valley Community Health Center
1555 S Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91766-5222 5.3 miles away
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