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Dientes offers comprehensive specialty care for patients who previously had to leave the county and wait several months to access services, because there was no endodontist or oral surgeon in Santa Cruz County that accepted Medi-Cal. Through our Specialty Care Program, adults and children can receive root canals, extractions, and other surgical procedures from an oral surgeon and endodontist.

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Dental Care
Dental Care Expense Assistance
Outpatient Health Facilities

The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, awarded Dientes Community Dental Care and Salud Para La Gente membership as the Senior Oral Health Coalition Program. The multi-year program launched in April 2022 to address the oral health crisis among older adults in the U.S. Our coalition promotes the connection between oral health and overall health, improve access and create greater equity in the care and treatment older adults receive.

Our Outreach Program eliminates transportation as a barrier to care for underserved Santa Cruz County residents at many venues, including schools, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and our one-chair Outreach Clinic at Housing Matters in Santa Cruz.

Our partnerships provide patients who might not otherwise get access to dental services to the treatment they need.

At our outreach sites, our staff delivers oral health evaluations including x-rays, and procedures such as cleanings and fluoride varnish. Those patients who require more complex care are referred back to our clinic.

Dientes provides oral health education and preventive services in six school districts (Pajaro Valley Unified, Live Oak, San Lorenzo Valley, Soquel Unified, Santa Cruz City & Santa Cruz County Office of Education) at 30+ schools. The program has been a huge success since its inception in 2009.

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Dental Care Expense Assistance
Outpatient Health Facilities
Dental Care
Second Harvest Food Bank/Banco de Comida: Community Co-op /Cooperativa Comunitaria de Alimentos
Healthy Start: Enrollment and Referral for Behavioral Health, Medical, Dental, Housing, Clothing and Food Assistance Services / Inscripcin y remisin para servicios de asistencia de salud conductual, mdicos, dentales, de vivienda, de vestimenta y de alimentos
PVPSA: Mental Health Clinicians / Clnicos de salud mental

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Specialized Information and Referral
Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Baby Clothing
Referral to Physicians Accepting Medicaid
Work Clothing
EBT Card Services
Referral to Visiting Physicians
Mental Health Evaluation
Physician Referral Services
Food Pantries
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Referral to Physicians Accepting Medicare
Children's Clothing
School Clothing
Dental Care
Maternity Clothing
Housing Counseling
A community clinic provides medical family practice, preventative medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, family planning, pediatrics, immunizations and health screening services, nutrition counseling.


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AIDS/HIV Clinics
School Based Teen Parent/Pregnant Teen Programs
Bereaved Child Support Groups
Dental Care Expense Assistance
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Nutrition Assessment Services
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Child Health and Disability Prevention Exams
Pediatric Feeding Disorders Programs
Safe Sex Supplies
AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling
Personal Care
Hospice Care
Outpatient Health Facilities
Pediatrics
Nutrition Education
Dental Care
Immunizations

Our Dientes Cares Program focuses on making oral health care available to all, especially for low-income, uninsured patients. For those patients who do not have dental insurance, Dientes offers a sliding scale fee (based on proof of income).

Dental Department provides evidence based preventive and restorative oral health for the entire family; utilizing digital x-rays, digital panoramic imaging, and electronic dental records in a coordinated fashion with our primary care service.