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NORTH EAST MEDICAL SERVICES - 1870 LUNDY
1870 Lundy Ave, San Jose, CA 95131-1826
NORTH EAST MEDICAL SERVICES - 1870 LUNDY is a community health center dental clinic in San Jose, CA, operated by North East Medical Services, which runs 7 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 58 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1870 Lundy Ave, San Jose, CA 95131 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 888-500-1886 |
| Operated by | North East Medical Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
1870 Lundy Ave, San Jose, CA 95131
The published number is 888-500-1886. 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. Because North East Medical Services sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
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 large is the dental program?
Across all of its sites, North East Medical Services reported treating 26,419 dental patients in its most recent federal return. That is the organization rather than this address, and a large organization can still run a small dental room here, so it tells you the program is real and operating rather than how many chairs are in this building.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
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.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
Size of the Dental Service
North East Medical Services provided 73,430 dental visits and 26,419 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 69.99 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by North East Medical Services
North East Medical Services operates 6 other clinics in 3 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. 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Valley Health Center East Valley — San Jose, about 2.7 miles away
- AACI Dental Clinic — San Jose, about 3 miles away
- AACI Jackson Health Center — San Jose, about 3 miles away
- ST. JAMES HEALTH CENTER — San Jose, about 3.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call NORTH EAST MEDICAL SERVICES - 1870 LUNDY
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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