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Name: | Dientes Community Dental Clinic |
Address: |
1830 Commercial Way Santa Cruz, CA 95065 Driving Directions |
Contact Information |
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Primary Phone: | 831-464-5409 |
Website: | http://www.dientes.org |
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Description: | Our mission is to create lasting oral health for the under-served children and adults in Santa Cruz County and neighboring communities. Dientes provides bilingual care at two full-time clinics (Santa Cruz and Watsonville) and two part-time clinics (Beach Flats and Homeless Services Center) as part of our 35-location Outreach Program. We provide oral health education, hygiene and general dentistry. Further, pediatric dentistry is offered in the Helen Webster Children’s Dental Center, a 7-chair pediatric wing at our Santa Cruz clinic. Dientes is one of only two providers in the county providing sliding scale fees for low-income people. Services Include: Dental Exams & X-rays Cleanings & Fluoride Treatments Sealants Fillings & Crowns Limited Root Canals Specialized Children’s Dentistry Full & Partial Dentures Stay Plates Limited Oral Surgery, Extractions Oral Health Education |
Mission: | Dientes mission is to create lasting oral health for the underserved children and adults of Santa Cruz County and neighboring communities. |
Programs: | Services Include: Dental Exams & X-rays Cleanings & Fluoride Treatments Sealants Fillings & Crowns Limited Root Canals Specialized Children’s Dentistry Full & Partial Dentures Stay Plates Limited Oral Surgery, Extractions Oral Health Education We operate three programs that help combat the two biggest barriers to care: cost and transportation. Our Outreach Program brings services to 35 different venues throughout Santa Cruz County, our Dientes Cares Program helps make dental care available to all, and Specialty Care brings access to endodontics and oral surgery services to low-income residents of our region. |
Facilities: | Main Clinic 1830 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 831.464.5409 Mon-Thu: 8:30am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-5pm Fri-Sat: 7:30am-12pm, 1pm-4pm Watsonville Clinic 1430 Freedom Blvd, Suite C, Watsonville 831.621.2560 Mon-Thu: 8:30am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-5pm Fri: 7:30am-12pm, 1pm-4pm Beach Flats Outreach Clinic 302 Riverside Ave, Santa Cruz 831.464.5411 Open Two Days A Week Outreach Clinic at the Homeless Services Center 115 A Coral Street, Santa Cruz 831.458.6020 Open One Day a Week Dientes Administrative Offices 5300 Soquel Ave. Suite 103, Santa Cruz CA 95062 831.464.5410 831.464.5416 (fax) |
Languages other than English: | Spanish |
Accommodations for Disabled: | Parking & Wheelchair Access |
Public Transportation: | Available Within One Block |
Eligibility: | Contact for Information |
Fees: | See Description Notes |
Areas Served: | Santa Cruz County |
Physical Location: | Santa Cruz |
Funding Source: |
City Government County Government Donations Fees Grants |
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Subject Headings: |
Adults Children Community Clinics Dental Care Dental Hygiene Dental Screening Developmental Disabilities Homeless Families Homeless Individuals Homeless People Low Income Medicaid/Medi-Cal Older Adults Physical Disabilities Private Nonprofits |
This agency was last updated on March 2, 2018 |