DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC — Santa Cruz, California

About DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC

DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC is a federally qualified health center site in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2002; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Santa Cruz County.

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ runs 18 other listed locations.

HRSA Health Center Service Delivery Sites lists it; no source records whether GLP-1 medications are prescribed here.

GLP-1 coverage at DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC

Part B pays for the visit at DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC under the health center payment system, and the sliding fee scale can lower the cost of the visit for those who qualify; the drug is billed to Part D by a pharmacy.

HRSA lists no Medicare billing number here for COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ; confirm billing before a first visit.

Medicare's general GLP-1 rules are set out.

• Do you manage GLP-1 prescriptions for Medicare patients?
• Which Medicare plans do you take?
• What documents precede a prior authorization?

Insurance and Medicare at DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC

DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

California expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 6,933,303 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

California Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-434-0222; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC is required to provide or arrange, directly or by referral:

Weight management and diabetes care sit inside primary care, where a GLP-1 conversation would start.

• Primary care for all ages
• Behavioral health and substance use care
• Preventive dental care
• Laboratory and diagnostic services

Getting there and what to expect

DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC is at 1830 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065-1819, Santa Cruz County.

Santa Cruz measures 5,058 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at dientes.org.

Call 831-464-5409 before travelling.

• Medicare card and any Part D card
• Photo ID
• Current medications and doses
• Recent labs or prescriber notes
• Income and household size, for the fee scale

Other options near DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC

The nearest COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ site is Dientes Mobile Dental Clinic in Santa Cruz, at the same registered coordinates.

Dientes Community Dental Care - Capitola Road in Santa Cruz is the next one out, 0.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Green Acres Elementary School, listed under Community Care Access, 0.5 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Santa Cruz County carries 42 listings.

The full California list is.