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Tri - State Community Healthcare Center
1655 N Mount Vernon Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92411-1427
Tri - State Community Healthcare Center is a community health center dental clinic in San Bernardino, CA, operated by Tri-State Community Healthcare Center, which runs 6 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1655 N Mount Vernon Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92411 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 323-344-9255 |
| Operated by | Tri-State Community Healthcare Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
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.
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 I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. The scale belongs to Tri-State Community Healthcare Center, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in oral and maxillofacial surgery, for surgical extractions and jaw procedures, dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care, endodontics, for root canal treatment, and orthodontics, for braces and alignment practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
Planning Your Visit
1655 N Mount Vernon Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92411
The published number is 323-344-9255. 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 Tri-State Community Healthcare Center
Tri-State Community Healthcare Center operates 5 other clinics in 4 other communities in California. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- UMMA Health Al Shifa Clinic — San Bernardino, about 1.7 miles away
- Inland Family Community Health Center — San Bernardino, about 1.7 miles away
- SAC Health System Downtown Clinic — San Bernardino, about 2.4 miles away
- Unicare Community Health Center, Inc. — San Bernardino, about 2.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Tri - State Community Healthcare Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Inland Family Community Health Center
665 N D St, San Bernardino, CA 92401-1109 1.7 miles away
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SAC Health System Downtown Clinic
250 S G St, San Bernardino, CA 92410-3320 2.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Unicare Community Health Center, Inc.
570 S Mount Vernon Ave, Suite G, San Bernardino, CA 92410-2737 2.7 miles away
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