This page lists 12 reviewed dental clinics in Bakersfield, CA. They are run by 2 separate health center organizations — Omni Family Health and Clinica Sierra Vista. Each sets its own income bands and keeps its own books, so prices and waits differ between them even in the same town.

The 12 clinics sit across 6 different Bakersfield ZIP codes. Distance on a map is a poor guide across a city of this shape. Searching on your ZIP code, and checking the bus route before booking, saves the wasted trip.

The nearest other California cities with listings are Lamont at about 9 miles (1 clinic), Arvin at about 14 miles (1 clinic) and Shafter at about 18 miles (2 clinics). Measured straight-line rather than by road. Clinics do not follow city boundaries and neither do waiting lists, so the town next door is often the faster appointment.

1 of the 12 Bakersfield locations has no website, so calling is the only way to find out what it offers. The other 11 carry links on the listing, though an organization-wide website often will not say which of its sites runs a dental clinic.

Who runs the dental clinics in Bakersfield

Each of these is a separate organization with its own sliding fee schedule, its own waiting list and its own insurance contracts. Call them as separate options, not as one.

Omni Family Health — 8 sites in Bakersfield
Clinica Sierra Vista — 4 sites in Bakersfield

ZIP codes covered: 93301, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93313. If none of these is near you, the nearby cities listed below are the next place to look.

Before you travel across Bakersfield, settle the things these listings cannot: what to ask on the phone, how the sliding fee discount is applied for, and which door to use when it is urgent and money is short. If you think what you have might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than onto a dental waiting list; the price of that visit is not the thing to weigh in that moment.

Local care options

Other Routes Near Bakersfield

Two routes are not listed here at all: dental school teaching clinics or free and charitable clinics, both of which are usually organized locally. Your county health department knows them, and so does the front desk at any clinic listed above.

Nearby Cities

Los Angeles59 clinics Sacramento20 clinics San Jose16 clinics San Diego16 clinics Fresno15 clinics San Francisco14 clinics

Worth reading first

Detailed view of a dental light fixture, perfect for healthcare settings.

Emergency dental care when you cannot payWhich door to use, and the signs that mean an emergency room now.

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How to apply for the sliding fee discountWhat to bring, and how the income bands are worked out.

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What dental work costs when you are paying cashRanges for the common treatments, and what drives them.

Emergency dental care when you cannot payWhich door to use, and the signs that mean an emergency room now.

Before you call

Frequently Asked Questions

With several clinics here, which should I call first?

Not automatically the nearest. Waits differ by weeks between sites, and dental hours are often shorter than the health center hours on the door. Ask two or three what their next dental appointment is before choosing.

Will the number listed reach the dental department?

Often it reaches central scheduling instead, especially at larger organizations. Name the clinic and say the appointment is dental, or you can be booked into the medical queue.

Is dental priced the same as medical at these clinics?

Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule, and laboratory work for crowns and dentures is frequently billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask about dental specifically.