Dientes Community Dental Clinic — Santa Cruz, CA
Dientes Community Dental Clinic is a community health center clinic at 1830 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95065, 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: 1830 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 · Directions
- Phone: (831) 464-5409
- Website: www.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 95065
230 Santa Cruz County patients live in ZIP 95065, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Santa Cruz Community Health Centers — 521 patients from 95065
- Salud Para la Gente, Inc. — 29 patients from 95065
Community health centers near Dientes Community Dental Clinic
East Cliff Family Health Center
Santa Cruz Women's Health Center
Santa Cruz Mountain Health Center 2
Salud at 65 Nielson
Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
More Santa Cruz County locations
Dientes Community Dental Care - Capitola Road
Homeless Persons' Health Project Coral Street Clinic
Dientes Community Dental Care - Penny Lane
See all 10 Santa Cruz County locations
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