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United Health Centers Parlier Manning
429 E Manning Ave, Parlier, CA 93648-2600
United Health Centers Parlier Manning is a community health center dental clinic in Parlier, CA, operated by United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley, which runs 22 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 52.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 429 E Manning Ave, Parlier, CA 93648 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 559-646-6618 x0010 |
| Operated by | United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
429 E Manning Ave, Parlier, CA 93648
The published number is 559-646-6618 x0010. 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 United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley 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.
Common Questions
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.
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 the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
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. United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley sets its own scale.
Does Medicare cover this?
Original Medicare does not cover routine dental care, which surprises most people who reach retirement expecting otherwise. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a limited dental benefit. The sliding scale here does not depend on Medicare, so ask about it separately.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
Other Clinics Operated by United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley
United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley operates 21 other clinics in 12 other communities in California. Asking the scheduling line which site can see you soonest is usually faster than calling each in turn; the shortest wait is not always the closest clinic. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- Omni Family Health — Reedley, about 5 miles away
- United Health Centers Reedley — Reedley, about 5.1 miles away
- United Health Centers Selma Highland — Selma, about 6.3 miles away
- Kingsburg Community Health Center — Kingsburg, about 6.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call United Health Centers Parlier Manning
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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United Health Centers Reedley
1790 E Manning Ave, Reedley, CA 93654-9467 5.1 miles away
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United Health Centers Selma Highland
2705 Highland Ave, Selma, CA 93662-3389 6.3 miles away
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Kingsburg Community Health Center
121 Sierra St, Kingsburg, CA 93631-1732 6.5 miles away
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