Dientes Community Dental Care - Penny Lane — Watsonville, CA
Dientes Community Dental Care - Penny Lane is a community health center clinic at 55 Penny Ln, Suite 103, Watsonville, CA 95076, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by Santa Cruz County, which serves 16,608 patients across 10 clinic locations.
- Address: 55 Penny Ln, Suite 103, Watsonville, CA 95076 · Directions
- Phone: (831) 218-5341
- Website: dientes.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Santa Cruz County (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Santa Cruz County
Patients came to Santa Cruz County for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,817 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,947 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 529 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 909 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,085 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 844 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,124 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 668 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,281 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,990 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 807 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,218 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,595 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 90 | children tested |
Santa Cruz County also provides care by telehealth.
Who Santa Cruz County serves
16,608 patients used Santa Cruz County in 2025. 81% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 5,481 patients were experiencing homelessness and 92 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 81% | 75% | 65% | +6 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 95% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 9% | 8% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 70% | 71% | 42% | −1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 17% | 8% | 11% | +9 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 3% | 10% | 24% | −6 pts |
Quality of care at Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County is at or above the California median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 68% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 67% | 59% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 69% | 60% | 54% | +9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 48% | 44% | 44% | +5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 68% | 68% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 86% | 86% | −6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 79% | 79% | +3 pts |
Patients from ZIP 95076
7,720 Santa Cruz County patients live in ZIP 95076, and 8% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Salud Para la Gente, Inc. — 18,866 patients from 95076
- Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas — 1,556 patients from 95076
- Santa Cruz Community Health Centers — 1,401 patients from 95076
- Monterey, County of — 181 patients from 95076
Community health centers near Dientes Community Dental Care - Penny Lane
Salud at 64 Aspen Way
Salud at 150 Carnation
Salud at 208 Green Valley
Salud at Valle Verde
Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
More Santa Cruz County locations
Watsonville Health Center - Building D
Dientes Community Dental Clinic
Dientes Community Dental Care - Capitola Road
Homeless Persons' Health Project Coral Street Clinic
See all 10 Santa Cruz County locations
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