Community Health Center
Altura Centers for Health West Tulare
1500 W Tulare Dr, Tulare, CA 93274-3424 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Family HealthCare Network - Tulare West Health Center
263 S West St, Tulare, CA 93274-3411
Family HealthCare Network - Tulare West Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Tulare, CA, operated by Family Healthcare Network, which runs 17 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 67.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 263 S West St, Tulare, CA 93274 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 877-960-3426 |
| Operated by | Family Healthcare Network |
| 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
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
Can I pay in installments?
Many health centers will arrange this, particularly for dentures or a course of treatment, but it is rarely advertised and you generally have to ask. Agree the amount and the schedule before treatment starts, and ask what happens if you miss one, because that varies more than the plans themselves do.
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. Family Healthcare Network sets its own scale.
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?
No dental activity figures have been published for this organization in a form we can tie to it, so the size of the program here is unknown. Asking how many days a week a dentist is in gets you further than asking how big the clinic is.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. The scale belongs to Family Healthcare Network, 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 dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care 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
263 S West St, Tulare, CA 93274
The published number is 877-960-3426. 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 Family Healthcare Network
Family Healthcare Network operates 16 other clinics in 8 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. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Altura Centers for Health West Tulare — Tulare, less than a mile away
- Family HealthCare Network - Tulare Hillman — Tulare, about 1.6 miles away
- Family HealthCare Network - Tulare Cherry Street Health Center — Tulare, about 2.1 miles away
- Altura Centers for Health Main Clinic — Tulare, about 2.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Family HealthCare Network - Tulare West Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Family HealthCare Network - Tulare Hillman
1062 S K St, Tulare, CA 93274-6422 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Family HealthCare Network - Tulare Cherry Street Health Center
1008 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA 93274-2212 2.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Altura Centers for Health Main Clinic
1101 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA 93274-2231 2.1 miles away
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