La Clínica Dental at Children’s Hospital

Yes! We started using La Clínica Dental at Children's Hospital when my kids had medi-cal and have continued using them now that we have private insurance. You will not get the same dentist every time, because they rotate days and shifts, but you do often get the same or similar hygienists. The care is excellent, and I feel confident that they are not pushing me into interventions or procedures we do not need.

My three year old son has been going to Clinica Dental all of his short life. For us it's only been check ups and cleaning, nothing major, but Clinica Dental has been just fine. Good communication, easy parking, good care. Because it's not a private practice you don't get to see "your" dentist, but rather whomever is scheduled. We've seen a different dentist each time, but they've all been very good. They are strict about time -- don't be late!

They are AMAZING there and I couldn't recommend them more highly. It's super-clean, professional, and they know how to take care of kids in what can be a traumatic and scary situation. We had terrible experiences (the opposite in all ways I described above) with two private physicians. I won't name the private practitioners, but I am obliged to warn you and any other readers to avoid Youthful Tooth on Edgewater in Oakland. One child died there, and they didn't let the mom come in as it was happening (this was in the news). There are a handful of chairs, literally a few feet from each other in a very crowded room. No privacy (or protection from the crying and screaming of the other kids). They missed a few of my son's cavities and insisted they would pull those they did find. We went to La Clinica and they found the ones that the other place didn't, and filled those they did. It was a painless experience for him. I'm so grateful that Medi-Cal allows me to go there.