Community Health Center
CENTRAL CLINIC
700 S Ochoa St, El Paso, TX 79901-2927 8.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Northeast Family Practice
4875 Maxwell Ave, El Paso, TX 79904-1559
Northeast Family Practice is a community health center dental clinic in El Paso, TX, operated by Project Vida Health Center.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 4875 Maxwell Ave, El Paso, TX 79904 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 915-533-7057 |
| Operated by | Project Vida Health Center |
| 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
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
What if I do not have a phone for them to call back on?
Tell them at the point of booking and ask how they will contact you — some clinics will use an email address, a shelter or a relative’s number. Missing a call back about an appointment is a common way to lose a slot that was already booked.
Do I have to pay on the day?
Commonly yes, at least the discounted portion, and some clinics ask for it before treatment rather than after. Ask what is due at the first visit, because a discount determination and the first appointment are sometimes separate visits.
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.
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.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
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 Project Vida Health Center, 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 Texas has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
4875 Maxwell Ave, El Paso, TX 79904
The published number is 915-533-7057. 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.
Size of the Dental Service
Project Vida Health Center provided 1,423 dental visits and 725 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 10 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Project Vida Health Center
Project Vida Health Center has no other locations, so there is nowhere else within the same organization to ask. Work down the nearby clinics below if this one is full.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- CENTRAL CLINIC — El Paso, about 8.4 miles away
- Sunland Park Medical and Dental Clinic — Sunland Park, about 10.1 miles away
- CENTRO SAN VICENTE — El Paso, about 10.8 miles away
- Chaparral Medical Clinic — Chaparral, about 12 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Northeast Family Practice
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Sunland Park Medical and Dental Clinic
2625 McNutt Rd, Sunland Park, NM 88063-9608 10.1 miles away
Community Health Center
CENTRO SAN VICENTE
8061 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79915-4705 10.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Chaparral Medical Clinic
510 E Lisa Dr, Chaparral, NM 88081-7809 12 miles away
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