Community Health Center
CentroMed Thousand Oaks Clinic
4300 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78217-2152 1.3 miles away
Community Health Center
CommuniCare at The MAC
5210 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78233-6974
CommuniCare at The MAC is a community health center dental clinic in San Antonio, TX, operated by Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center, which runs 6 clinics in Texas.
The health center is open about 45 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 5210 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78233 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 210-233-7000 |
| Operated by | Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Because Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center sets the thresholds itself, the same household can pay different amounts at two different health centers. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. 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 coverage under Texas Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Size of the Dental Service
Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center provided 63,667 dental visits and 19,543 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 66.4 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.
Planning Your Visit
5210 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78233
The published number is 210-233-7000. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: 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.
Common Questions
Can I just walk in?
Rarely for dental, even where the medical side takes walk-ins. Dental chairs are booked by appointment because each one occupies a room and a clinician for a set time. Call first; a walk-in dental visit is usually reserved for emergencies.
What if I cannot get there?
Ask whether the clinic has transport assistance or can tell you what local programs exist — many health centers help with this and it is rarely advertised. Your county health department is the other place that knows.
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.
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.
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
Other Clinics Operated by Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center
Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center operates 5 other clinics in 2 other communities in Texas. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Waiting times differ sharply between neighbors, so call more than one.
- CentroMed Thousand Oaks Clinic — San Antonio, about 1.3 miles away
- CENTROMED NOEMI GALVAN ELING CLINIC — Windcrest, about 2.2 miles away
- CommuniCare Health Centers - East — San Antonio, about 8.6 miles away
- CENTROMED SARAH E DAVIDSON CLINIC — San Antonio, about 9.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call CommuniCare at The MAC
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 2.2 miles away
Community Health Center
CommuniCare Health Centers - East
3066 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78220-1013 8.6 miles away
Community Health Center
CENTROMED SARAH E DAVIDSON CLINIC
1 Haven For Hope Way, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78207-1268 9.8 miles away
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