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MENDOCINO COAST CLINICS, INC.
205 South St, Fort Bragg, CA 95437-5540
MENDOCINO COAST CLINICS, INC. is a community health center dental clinic in Fort Bragg, CA, operated by Mendocino Coast Clinics.
The health center is open about 55 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 205 South St, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 707-964-1251 |
| Operated by | Mendocino Coast Clinics |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Mendocino Coast Clinics, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Adult dental coverage under California Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
Size of the Dental Service
Mendocino Coast Clinics provided 11,751 dental visits and 3,537 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 12.03 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole.
Planning Your Visit
205 South St, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
The published number is 707-964-1251. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: the dental hours, and which days appointments run, whether new dental patients are being taken, and the current wait, what a first visit costs, before and after any discount, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
How large is the dental program?
Across all of its sites, Mendocino Coast Clinics reported treating 3,537 dental patients in its most recent federal return. That is the organization rather than this address, and a large organization can still run a small dental room here, so it tells you the program is real and operating rather than how many chairs are in this building.
How long does the discount last?
A determination usually runs for a set period, often a year, and then has to be reapplied for with current income documents. If your circumstances change in between — a job lost, a household member moving out — ask for a reassessment rather than waiting.
What if I need to be seen urgently?
If you think it might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than trying to book here — that is the one situation where the price of the visit is not the thing to weigh. Otherwise, call early in the day and say you are in pain, because it routes the call differently; some health centers hold same-day slots for exactly that and do not advertise them.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
Other Clinics Operated by Mendocino Coast Clinics
This is the only site Mendocino Coast Clinics operates, which means a single waiting list with no sister clinic to try instead. The nearby clinics listed below are the alternative.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- LITTLE LAKE HEALTH CENTER — Willits, about 24.2 miles away
- REDWOOD COAST MEDICAL SERVICES - DENTAL CLINIC — Point Arena, about 36.5 miles away
- Hillside Health Center — Ukiah, about 37.9 miles away
- REDWOODS RURAL HEALTH CENTER — Redway, about 47.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call MENDOCINO COAST CLINICS, INC.
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
REDWOOD COAST MEDICAL SERVICES - DENTAL CLINIC
175 Main St, Point Arena, CA 95468-8859 36.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Hillside Health Center
333 Laws Ave, Ukiah, CA 95482-6540 37.9 miles away
Community Health Center
REDWOODS RURAL HEALTH CENTER
101 W Coast Rd, Redway, CA 95560-9951 47.4 miles away
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