This page lists 14 reviewed dental clinics in San Francisco, CA. They are run by 4 separate health center organizations — San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium, North East Medical Services, Healthright 360 and Mission Area Health Associates. That matters when you are calling around: each keeps its own books, its own waiting list and its own sliding fee schedule, so being turned away by one says nothing about the next.

The 14 clinics sit across 9 different San Francisco ZIP codes. That spread means the closest one to you is not necessarily the first on this list. Search by ZIP code, and factor in the journey rather than the mileage.

The nearest other California cities with listings are Daly City at about 7 miles (2 clinics), Alameda at about 7 miles (1 clinic) and Oakland at about 8 miles (12 clinics). Distances are as the crow flies. It is worth calling across town boundaries: a clinic twenty minutes further out can be weeks sooner.

8 of the 14 San Francisco locations have no website, so calling is the only way to find out what they offer. The other 6 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 San Francisco

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.

San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium — 8 sites in San Francisco
North East Medical Services — 4 sites in San Francisco
Healthright 360 — 1 site in San Francisco
Mission Area Health Associates — 1 site in San Francisco

ZIP codes covered: 94103, 94107, 94110, 94112, 94116, 94122, 94124, 94133, 94134. If none of these is near you, the nearby cities listed below are the next place to look.

Before you travel across San Francisco, 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 San Francisco

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 Bakersfield12 clinics

Worth reading first

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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.

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.