Community Health Center
La Clinica Dental Union City
1203 J St, Union City, CA 94587-3398 0.6 miles away
Community Health Center
TIBURCIO VASQUEZ HEALTH CENTER, INC.
33255 9th St, Union City, CA 94587-2199
TIBURCIO VASQUEZ HEALTH CENTER, INC. is a community health center dental clinic in Union City, CA, operated by Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, which runs 3 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 47.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 33255 9th St, Union City, CA 94587 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 510-471-5907 |
| Operated by | Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
33255 9th St, Union City, CA 94587
The published number is 510-471-5907. 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. The scale belongs to Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, 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.
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
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
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.
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. Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center sets its own scale.
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 they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
Other Clinics Operated by Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center operates 2 other clinics elsewhere 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- La Clinica Dental Union City — Union City, less than a mile away
- Silva Pediatric Clinic — Hayward, about 2.8 miles away
- Irvington Dave Clinic I — Fremont, about 5.9 miles away
- TIBURCIO VASQUEZ HEALTH CENTER — Hayward, about 6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call TIBURCIO VASQUEZ HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Silva Pediatric Clinic
680 Tennyson Rd, Hayward, CA 94544 2.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Irvington Dave Clinic I
40910 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538-4375 5.9 miles away
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TIBURCIO VASQUEZ HEALTH CENTER
22331 Mission Blvd, Hayward, CA 94541-3911 6 miles away
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