Community Health Center
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Community Health Center
Family HealthCare Network - Visalia Bridge Health Center
501 N Bridge St, Visalia, CA 93291-5014
Family HealthCare Network - Visalia Bridge Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in Visalia, CA, operated by Family Healthcare Network, which runs 17 clinics in California.
The health center is open about 85.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 501 N Bridge St, Visalia, CA 93291 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 877-960-3426 |
| Operated by | Family Healthcare Network |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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
What about cleanings and check-ups?
Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.
Will they see me if I still owe them money?
Usually yes for pain and for anything urgent, though a clinic may ask you to agree a plan for the balance before booking routine work. An old balance is worth raising on the phone instead of discovering it at the desk; it is often smaller after a discount is applied than the letter suggests.
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.
What if I have no income at all?
Health centers deal with this routinely and have a procedure for applicants who cannot document income — usually a signed declaration. Being unable to prove income is not a reason to stay away; say so when you call so they can tell you what to bring instead.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Family Healthcare Network, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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 public health 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
501 N Bridge St, Visalia, CA 93291
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. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. 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 as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Omni Family Health — Visalia, less than a mile away
- Family HealthCare Network - Visalia Mooney — Visalia, about 2.3 miles away
- Family HealthCare Network - Goshen Health Center — Visalia, about 7 miles away
- Altura Centers for Health Main Clinic — Tulare, about 8.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Family HealthCare Network - Visalia Bridge Health Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Family HealthCare Network - Visalia Mooney
2333 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA 93277-6228 2.3 miles away
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Family HealthCare Network - Goshen Health Center
31180 Road 72, Visalia, CA 93291-9672 7 miles away
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Altura Centers for Health Main Clinic
1101 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA 93274-2231 8.1 miles away
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