North Hudson Community Health Center

So, I looked up on Internet about this place because I wanted to have a STD test which I do every year to make sure everything is ok, it was supposed to be FREE? Yeah right. …
I went on a Monday and they told me that i had to be registered (which wasn’t a problem) or that I could come on Thursday which was free or coming any other week day and that I had to see a doctor to have a prescription for the std test? I was still a little confused coz I never heard that unless you do actually have any symptoms.. anyways, went on Thursday again, and the person who does it was on vacation? Really! Why they didn’t tell me on Monday she was or was going to be on vacation… So I already lost my whole morning there, I said to myself, let me go ahead and do it anyways.
When I’m registering, they told me I have to pay US$ 35 plus whatever cost in the laboratory for the test I’m having. Really? They make you see any doctor just to charge you 35 dollars and I don’t even need to see a doctor!
It was a horrible and shady experience. I hope people could read this before they go under my circumstances and do not make same mistake I did.

It’s ridiculous how rude these people is. They just don’t care at all. Having an appointment at 10 am for a simple physical and getting out at 3pm is just unacceptable. They give priority to friends and neglect people who had been waiting. I would give this place less than 1 star if I could. Disgusting.

I am so glad my experience did not relate to any of the others I read on here. I was forced to go to this clinic because I obviously am broke and do not have insurance. I made an appointment yesterday bc I was in slight pain from a forming tooth abscess. Later last night the pain grow unbareable and the woman over the phone advised me if the pain gets worse emergency patients are welcome first thing in the morning 8:30 am mon-​fri. So that’s what I did today, except I arrived at 8:50am. I had to bring photo ID, Proof of address and most recent pay stub. About 20 mins after paperwork I was seen by the nurse who took my xray and soon after the dentist. After review she prescribed me antibiotics and pain relievers. That’s all she could do because it turns out I need a root canal and they seem to not do major surgeries there. She referred me to a great oral surgeon who is also price reasonable. These people seem nice and I entered and exited in about an hour. Oh copay and everything was 45.00 and money isn’t all expected at one, you could pay as you go so I threw down 20.00. This place was a life saver!

I can’t understand the reason why the receptionists are so rude in there. Always in a bad mood. Never willing to help.

If you have a dental emergency & are uninsured expect to wait over 3 hrs to be seen here. Called in yesterday and stated that I’m in a lot of pain (2 abscessed teeth) and I’m talking throbbing, aching, barely able to eat pain so I was told to come in tomorrow at 8:30 AM.
Came in today exactly at 8:30A (their opening time) didn’t see anyone at the desk till 9A. Didn’t get checked in until 10:33A mind you I stated my reason for coming at 9A. It’s now 11:29A and I have still not been seen. Going to update this review when I have been seen in hopes of them being able to treat my abscesses today.
**UPDATE** I’m writing this update right now as of 2:38P however I left this office at 12:24P I was taken in finally at 12:01P got an x-​ray done on the left side of my mouth (the most severe side) and waited till I was seen by Dr. Yapor.
In the midst of waiting I listen to the side conversations going on among a dentist and dentist assistant there… the assistant mentions to the dentist how there’s a patient who left work because she was in severe pain waiting in the waiting room at that same moment and needs to be seen. what does the doctor say? «Why would she come in at this time? I’m not going to see her» and starts laughing with the assistant how the patient should have came in at 8:30A. What kind of practice is this? Don’t dentist know the pain and agony that comes with a toothache or w. e her issue may have been? This shouldn’t have been a laughing matter. I was one of 2 people who came in at 8:30A in severe pain and had to wait almost 4 hours to be seen were they laughing about my situation back there too?. I understand this office is for those who are of low income or maybe people like me who just can’t afford thousands of dollars for treatment through a private practice at the moment but should it mean that we should be treated carelessly?.
Anyways 10 mins later. Yapor comes in and looks into my mouth just to tell me there’s nothing he can do. my condition is so bad at this point that I need to see a oral surgeon. Well there goes my 4 hours of waiting. Now Yapor seemed like a friendly, caring dentist so I don’t have anything negative to say about him. Just an F.Y.I he didn’t prescribe me any pain killers just treatment for bacteria infection in which I expected anyways from the previous review here on Unilocal.
Sadly the oral surgeon wants payment in full so I’m pretty much screwed but that’s what I get for not properly caring for my teeth. The only pros about this office is if your in financial debt or just don’t have the money right now to pay for treatment they will work with you, they don’t deny you they just try to get payment every visit whether its 20 – 45 bucks but if you don’t have even that it’s OK you’ll still be seen it’ll just take hours to be seen and hopefully its an issue they can treat on site. I ended up paying $ 45 for my visit. Hope this review was helpful!

** This is a cautionary tale about being young and not having dental insurance. **
You know when you have a throbbing pain in your mouth and it hurts so much you would sell an internal organ to make it stop? Yeah, I was in some serious pain for a few days before I came here as a walk in when I discovered they had a dentist. I had a root canal done on a tooth about 10 years ago, a few years later I lost the crown and the tooth had deteriorated to the point of needing to be extracted. Check in at the front desk was not too bad, but definitely not easy. You should call ahead to find out what paperwork you need to bring. I think I had to bring proof of address, last year’s tax return, current pay stubs, and ID. It’s a sliding scale, so depending on how much you make is how much you pay. I was self employed at the time and I don’t think I had to pay anything, or if I did it was less than 25 bucks. After an hour or so of waiting and going through the paperwork, I was seen by the dentist, who seemed nice.
His first language was Spanish, and I may have had a better outcome if I could communicate in Spanish with him, but he definitely spoke and understood English completely. He examined the tooth and said it would have to come out, and gave me a lot of Novocain. What proceeded was the most physically painful experience of my life. It took a long time; I cried through most of it and begged the dentist to finish as soon as possible. I almost passed out more than once, and the next day I realized I had pulled all the muscles on one side of my ass while clenching during the procedure. I don’t mean to make light of torture, but I can definitely begin to imagine how people who go through torture may feel. When I left I had a prescription for antibiotics, but no painkillers, and I was in severe pain for several days.
I have since learned it was so painful because he took a lot of bone out when pulling the tooth, so I would need a bone graft if I were to get an implant to replace the tooth. The tooth is in the back of my mouth so it is not a huge deal, but it would have also been nice if the dentist had explained to me I would need a bridge or an implant afterwards to replace the tooth.
The moral of the story is NEVER go here for dental services, and don’t let a situation with your teeth go for too long, even if you don’t have dental insurance.