Community Health Center
EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - MAGNOLIA
7037 Capitol St, Houston, TX 77011-4699 1.9 miles away
Community Health Center
EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - EASTWOOD
412 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023-1840
EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - EASTWOOD is a community health center dental clinic in Houston, TX, operated by El Centro de Corazon, which runs 3 clinics in Texas.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 412 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 713-926-6229 |
| Operated by | El Centro de Corazon |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
412 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
The published number is 713-926-6229. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
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
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. The scale belongs to El Centro de Corazon, 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. What Texas 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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care and oral and maxillofacial surgery, for surgical extractions and jaw procedures 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.
Common Questions
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.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
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.
Do I have to be a registered patient first?
Some clinics require you to register with the health center before booking dental, which adds a step and sometimes a separate appointment. Ask about that on the first call so you are not turned back at the desk.
Other Clinics Operated by El Centro de Corazon
El Centro de Corazon operates 2 other clinics elsewhere in Texas. 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.
- EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - MAGNOLIA — Houston, about 1.9 miles away
- CAROLINE STREET CLINIC — Houston, about 2.2 miles away
- Avenue 360 Health and Wellness Midtown — Houston, about 2.6 miles away
- Legacy Fifth Ward Lyons — Houston, about 2.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - EASTWOOD
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CAROLINE STREET CLINIC
1934 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002-8210 2.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Avenue 360 Health and Wellness Midtown
2920 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77002-9222 2.6 miles away
Community Health Center
Legacy Fifth Ward Lyons
3811 Lyons Ave, Houston, TX 77020-8306 2.7 miles away
Before you call
