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FRANKLIN MCKINLEY NEIGHBRHD HLTH CLINIC
645 Wool Creek Dr, San Jose, CA 95112-2617
FRANKLIN MCKINLEY NEIGHBRHD HLTH CLINIC is a community health center dental clinic in San Jose, CA, operated by School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Access to This Clinic
This clinic is located inside a school. School-based health center sites typically serve enrolled students, and in some cases their families or the surrounding community. Access is determined jointly by the school and the health center. Contact the clinic before visiting to confirm whether patients who are not students can be seen.
Clinic Details
| Address | 645 Wool Creek Dr, San Jose, CA 95112 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 408-284-2282 |
| Operated by | School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Setting | School |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
645 Wool Creek Dr, San Jose, CA 95112
The published number is 408-284-2282. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The scale belongs to School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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 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.
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 San Jose?
No — San Jose 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.
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.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
Other Clinics Operated by School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County
School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County has no other locations, so there is nowhere else within the same organization to ask. Work down the nearby clinics below if this one is full.
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.
- Valley Health Center Tully — San Jose, less than a mile away
- North East Medical Services - 939 Story Road Dental — San Jose, about 1.3 miles away
- Gardner Specialty Service Center — San Jose, about 1.7 miles away
- Aborn Rd Health Clinic — San Jose, about 2.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call FRANKLIN MCKINLEY NEIGHBRHD HLTH CLINIC
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
North East Medical Services - 939 Story Road Dental
939 Story Rd, Unit 102, San Jose, CA 95122-2605 1.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Gardner Specialty Service Center
160 E Virginia St, San Jose, CA 95112-5857 1.7 miles away
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Aborn Rd Health Clinic
2060 Aborn Rd, Suite 125, San Jose, CA 95121-1586 2.3 miles away
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