Community Health Center
Eastside Family Dental Clinic
923 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103-2331 0 miles away
Community Health Center
Eastside Neighborhood Clinic
915 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103-2331
Eastside Neighborhood Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Santa Barbara, CA, operated by Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, which runs 2 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 | 915 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 844-594-0343 |
| Operated by | Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
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
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Because Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics provided 24,785 dental visits and 6,485 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 22.6 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.
Planning Your Visit
915 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
The published number is 844-594-0343. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
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.
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
Can I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
Can I bring someone with me?
Generally yes, and it is worth doing if you are anxious or want a second pair of ears for the costs. Ask when booking whether they can come into the room, because some clinics keep the treatment area to patients and staff.
Other Clinics Operated by Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics operates one other clinic elsewhere in California. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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 straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- Eastside Family Dental Clinic — Santa Barbara, at the same address
- USARC — Santa Barbara, about 2.5 miles away
- AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH & SERVICES — Santa Barbara, about 4.1 miles away
- CLINICAS DEL CAMINO REAL — Ventura, about 31.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Eastside Neighborhood Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
USARC
3227 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3383 2.5 miles away
Community Health Center
AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH & SERVICES
4141 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93110-1814 4.1 miles away
Community Health Center
CLINICAS DEL CAMINO REAL
200 S Wells Rd STE 200, Ventura, CA 93004-1377 31.8 miles away
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