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AltaMed Medical Group - East Los Angeles / Whittier, Brady
6201 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022-4661 3.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Southern California Medical Center
8825 Whittier Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA 90660-2657
Southern California Medical Center is a community health center dental clinic in Pico Rivera, CA, operated by Southern California Medical Center, which runs 5 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 66 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 8825 Whittier Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA 90660 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 562-699-3333 |
| Operated by | Southern California Medical Center |
| 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Southern California Medical Center, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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
8825 Whittier Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA 90660
The published number is 562-699-3333. 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 they treat patients who are pregnant?
Yes, and dental care during pregnancy is not something to postpone: professional guidance is that examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions can be done, and untreated infection carries its own risk. Tell them when you book. Our pregnancy guide covers what changes and what does not.
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.
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
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.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
Does California Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
Other Clinics Operated by Southern California Medical Center
Southern California Medical Center operates 4 other clinics in 3 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. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- AltaMed Medical Group - East Los Angeles / Whittier, Brady — Los Angeles, about 3.2 miles away
- Commerce Family Medical Center — Commerce, about 3.8 miles away
- Tzu Chi Health Center, South El Monte — South El Monte, about 3.9 miles away
- AltaMed Health Services Corporation Headquarters — Commerce, about 4.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Southern California Medical Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Commerce Family Medical Center
6001 E Washington Blvd, Commerce, CA 90040-2414 3.8 miles away
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Tzu Chi Health Center, South El Monte
10414 Vacco St, South El Monte, CA 91733-3350 3.9 miles away
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AltaMed Health Services Corporation Headquarters
2040 Camfield Ave, Commerce, CA 90040-1574 4.1 miles away
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