Community Health Center
CommuniCare at The MAC
5210 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78233-6974 1.3 miles away
Community Health Center
CentroMed Thousand Oaks Clinic
4300 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78217-2152
CentroMed Thousand Oaks Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in San Antonio, TX, operated by El Centro del Barrio, which runs 7 clinics in Texas.
The health center is open about 47.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 4300 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78217 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 210-922-7000 |
| Operated by | El Centro del Barrio |
| 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 book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
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 I get dentures here?
Many health centers do dentures, and the discount can make them dramatically cheaper than private practice. The catch is laboratory costs, which are often billed on top of the discounted fee and are the bulk of the price. Ask for the total including laboratory work.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
Can I bring someone with me?
Generally yes, and it is worth doing if you are anxious or want a second pair of ears for the costs. Ask when booking whether they can come into the room, because some clinics keep the treatment area to patients and staff.
Is this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Because El Centro del Barrio sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. 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.
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
4300 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78217
The published number is 210-922-7000. 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
El Centro del Barrio provided 46,826 dental visits and 14,921 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 39.52 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, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by El Centro del Barrio
El Centro del Barrio operates 6 other clinics in 2 other communities in Texas. 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- CommuniCare at The MAC — San Antonio, about 1.3 miles away
- CENTROMED NOEMI GALVAN ELING CLINIC — Windcrest, about 3.5 miles away
- CommuniCare Health Centers - East — San Antonio, about 9.3 miles away
- CENTROMED SARAH E DAVIDSON CLINIC — San Antonio, about 10 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call CentroMed Thousand Oaks Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
CENTROMED NOEMI GALVAN ELING CLINIC
5542 Walzem Rd, Windcrest, TX 78218-2103 3.5 miles away
Community Health Center
CommuniCare Health Centers - East
3066 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78220-1013 9.3 miles away
Community Health Center
CENTROMED SARAH E DAVIDSON CLINIC
1 Haven For Hope Way, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78207-1268 10 miles away
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