Affordable Dental Clinics in Martinez, CA

Explore community health centers, sliding-scale dental clinics and other affordable dental care options in Martinez.

1 Dental Clinic All Sliding Scale Medicaid Uninsured Emergency

Community Health Center

Martinez Health Center - Specialty 3B

2500 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, CA 94553-3152

Income-Based Fees

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Affordable Dental Care in Martinez, CA

1reviewed clinic

1operating organization

1with a published phone number

6 mito Concord, the nearest listed city

This page lists one reviewed dental clinic in Martinez, CA. It is operated by County of Contra Costa.

County of Contra Costa also runs 2 other sites in another town elsewhere in California. That is worth knowing if the Martinez clinic cannot fit you in: a single organization usually shares one appointment system and one sliding fee determination, so being assessed once can carry across to a sister site, and their central line can tell you which of their locations has the shortest wait.

The nearest other California cities with listings are Concord at about 6 miles (1 clinic), Vallejo at about 9 miles (2 clinics), Pinole at about 9 miles (1 clinic), San Pablo at about 11 miles (2 clinics) and Berkeley at about 13 miles (2 clinics). Distances are as the crow flies. It is worth calling across town boundaries: a clinic twenty minutes further out can be weeks sooner.

This clinic has no website, so the phone is the only way to find out what it offers, what it charges and whether it can see you.

Before you travel across Martinez, 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 Martinez

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

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Before you call

Frequently Asked Questions

This is the only clinic listed here. What if it cannot take me?

One listing means one waiting list, so plan for that. The nearby cities below are the next places to look, and dental school and hygiene teaching clinics in the state are a separate route that keeps its own lists.

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.

How do I confirm a sliding-fee discount?

Ask which documents the clinic wants, whether dental is on a separate fee schedule from medical, and what your planned treatment would cost after the discount is applied.