Community Health Center
Clinicas del Camino Real Inc - Karen R. Burnham
1100 W Gonzales Rd, Oxnard, CA 93036-3336 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Clinicas del Camino Real Inc - El Rio
2600 E Vineyard Ave, Oxnard, CA 93036-1615
Clinicas del Camino Real Inc - El Rio is a community health center dental clinic in Oxnard, CA, operated by Clinicas del Camino Real, which runs 12 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 55 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2600 E Vineyard Ave, Oxnard, CA 93036 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 805-436-3444 |
| Operated by | Clinicas del Camino Real |
| 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. Because Clinicas del Camino Real sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Clinicas del Camino Real provided 85,211 dental visits and 28,778 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 145.4 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Planning Your Visit
2600 E Vineyard Ave, Oxnard, CA 93036
The published number is 805-436-3444. 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 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.
Is this the only option in Oxnard?
No — Oxnard has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
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.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Clinicas del Camino Real
Clinicas del Camino Real operates 11 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. 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Clinicas del Camino Real Inc - Karen R. Burnham — Oxnard, about 1.6 miles away
- Clinicas del Camino Real Inc - La Colonia — Oxnard, about 2 miles away
- Clinicas Del Camino Real Inc - Oxnard — Oxnard, about 2.7 miles away
- Roberto S. Juarez Heath Center — Oxnard, about 3.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Clinicas del Camino Real Inc - El Rio
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Clinicas del Camino Real Inc - La Colonia
801 Cooper Rd, Oxnard, CA 93030-5494 2 miles away
Community Health Center
Clinicas Del Camino Real Inc - Oxnard
650 Meta St, Oxnard, CA 93030-7182 2.7 miles away
Community Health Center
Roberto S. Juarez Heath Center
2100 Statham Blvd, Oxnard, CA 93033 3.7 miles away
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