Community Health Center
CSVS - ALVIN CLINIC
620 E Alvin Dr STE G, Salinas, CA 93906-3054 1.8 miles away
Community Health Center
CSVS - SANBORN CLINIC
219 N Sanborn Rd, Salinas, CA 93905-2218
CSVS - SANBORN CLINIC is a community health center dental clinic in Salinas, CA, operated by Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, which runs 8 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 49 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 219 N Sanborn Rd, Salinas, CA 93905 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 831-757-1365 |
| Operated by | Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
219 N Sanborn Rd, Salinas, CA 93905
The published number is 831-757-1365. 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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
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 Salinas?
No — Salinas 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas
Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas operates 7 other clinics in 6 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. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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.
- CSVS - ALVIN CLINIC — Salinas, about 1.8 miles away
- CSVS - NORTHMAIN CLINIC — Salinas, about 3.8 miles away
- CSVS - CASTROVILLE CLINIC — Castroville, about 9.6 miles away
- CSVS - GONZALES CLINIC — Gonzales, about 15.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call CSVS - SANBORN CLINIC
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CSVS - NORTHMAIN CLINIC
2180 N Main St, Salinas, CA 93906-1735 3.8 miles away
Community Health Center
CSVS - CASTROVILLE CLINIC
10561 Merritt St, Castroville, CA 95012-3310 9.6 miles away
Community Health Center
CSVS - GONZALES CLINIC
126 5th St, Gonzales, CA 93926 15.5 miles away
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