San Mateo County Dental Society
Sunday, September 05, 2010
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FOR WANT OF A DENTIST
Boy Dies After Bacteria From Tooth Spreads to Brain
Twelve-year-old Deamonte died of a toothache Sunday. A routine, $80 tooth extraction might have saved him. If his mother had been insured. If his family had not lost their Medicaid. If Medicaid dentists weren't so hard to find. If his mother hadn't been focused on getting a dentist for his brother, who had six rotted teeth. By the time Deamonte's own aching tooth got any attention, the bacteria from the abscess had spread to his brain, doctors said. After two operations and more than six weeks of hospital care, the boy passed away. 2/28/07 Article via The Washington Post
This Patient Aid was updated 6/18/10
San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) Clinics
Bay Area Dental Schools (UOP & UCSF)
-DENTI-CAL* 800.322.6384
http://www.denti-cal.ca.gov
See website or call M-F 8am-5pm to locate a MediCal dental provider; best time to call 8-10am Due to CA budget cuts, services limited to:
• Emergency services for infection
• Tooth extractions
-HEALTHY FAMILIES 800.888.5305
Healthy Families is low cost insurance that provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance today and do not qualify for no-cost Medi-Cal.
Call 800.888.5305 to apply or to get application status after you apply
866.848.9166: Healthy Families Member Services Line once you are enrolled.
-HEALTHY KIDS • DELTA DENTAL 866.527.9564
Call 8am-5pm to locate an accepting provider
-SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM
• CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE 650.573.3595
Health insurance enrollment assistance
• CHILDREN’S DENTAL PROGRAM 650.573.2877 Additional dental resources
-SAN MATEO COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY CHILDREN’S FUND - Daly City 650.301.8444
Child orthodontia, kids with special needs, senior dental for low income uninsured persons
• More Info
-SAMARITAN HOUSE FREE CLINICS 650.578.0400
Client Services: 4031 Pacific Blvd. San Mateo 94403
• Primarily adults, must qualify by calling case worker 650.347.3648
• Serves residents of San Mateo County.
• Dental Clinic services include fillings, cleanings, extractions, and root canals.
• Patients pay only lab costs if they qualify
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Free Clinic of San Mateo
(Appointment only, through initial referral by Client Services. Contact Client Services at 650.347.3648).
19 W. 39th Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: 650.578.0400
Fax: 650.578.0440
Hours (By referral through Client Services, appointment only):
Mon. - Fri. 9am - 12pm and 1 pm - 4pm
Mon evening 6:30pm - 9pm
Third Wednesday evening of the month, 7pm - 9pm
Free Clinic of Redwood City
(Must prequalify and call 650.839.1447 for an appointment.)
114-5th Ave.
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: 650.839.1447
Fax: 650.839.1457
Hours: (By appointment only. Patients must prequalify. Call 650.839.1447 for information on prequalification.)
Mon. - Fri. 9am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 5pm
Alternate Wednesdays, 5pm - 8:30pm
-SONRISAS (SMILES) 650.726.2144
210 San Mateo Rd Half Moon Bay
M-F 8am-5pm
For low income Coastside families (2 x Federal Poverty Level or less); accepts MediCal, Healthy Families, Healthy Kids Dental coverage.
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-RAVENSWOOD FAMILY DENTISTRY THROUGH RAVENSWOOD FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (RFHC) 650.330.7400
1798A Bay Road East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Ravenswood Family Health Center is a federally funded nonprofit community health center that provides health care for the underserved and uninsured in southeast San Mateo County. Ravenswood Family Dentistry provides full service dental care to established medical patients of Ravenswood Family Health Center—that is patients who have received medical care at RFHC in the past 24 months.
Hours of Operation:
Mon., Wed. Thurs. Friday - 8:00am to 5:00pm
Tuesdays - 10am to 5pm
More info about Ravenswood Family Health Center services.
*In February 2009, a new budget agreement was reached covering the remainder of this fiscal year as well as the 2010 year. The new budget called for the elimination of adult dental and other optional MediCal benefits. CDA has been advocating strongly with administration and legislative leaders for alternative solutions that may at least partially restore these benefits, proposing in particular the reinstatement of funding for basic fillings for teeth that otherwise would require more costly treatment and eventual extraction. However, the budget agreement approved by the legislature in July 2009 did not restore any non-emergency adult dental funding and eliminated funding for the Children’s Dental Disease Prevention Program (CDDPP). It also substantially reduced funding for the Healthy Families program.
SAN MATEO MEDICAL CENTER-SMMC DENTAL CLINICS (LISTED BELOW)
Willow, Fair Oaks and North County Dental Clinics predominantly treat scheduled children with a daily emergency drop-in service for adults, from 8:30 am to 9:30 am (Main campus drop in 7:30am to 8:30am). Comprehensive care is available for children at all the clinics. Adult care is emergency only or referral to UOP for comprehensive care. Difficult oral surgery cases are referred to the Oral Surgeon at 39th Ave. Each of these clinics, except Daly City at this time, is open on Thursday evenings to provide dental care for pregnant women on MediCal.
Adult Dental Program (ADP) - Adults can be referred by their physician or by a dentist for comprehensive care by Dental Residents at UOP Dental School or at Willow, depending on the dental services they require. A grant funded van transports patients to the dental school for treatment on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Dental Residents come to Willow on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to treat patients. Patients are sent from their physician for a panoramic x-ray. From this x-ray, they are assigned to either UOP in San Francisco or Willow Denture Clinic.
If you do not have insurance, a Community Health Advocate will help you find the best health coverage program for you. These programs include Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, Healthy Kids, and Access and Care for Everyone (ACE). Call the Community Health Advocate Hotline at 650.573.3595, or go to a clinic location to apply.
• SMMC - MAIN CAMPUS SPECIALTY & DROP-IN CLINIC 650.573.3912
222 W. 39th Ave San Mateo, CA 94403
2nd Fl Specialty Area
Clinic Hours
Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Emergency Drop-In Hours (for extractions and infection treatment)
Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 8:30am sign up.
No appt needed.
• SMMC - FAIR OAKS DENTAL CLINIC 650.364.6010
2710 Middlefield Rd. RWC, CA 94063
Clinic Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Thursday: 8:30am – 9:00pm
(Closed for lunch from 12:00pm – 1:00pm)
Financial Assistance Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
(Closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Emergency Drop-In Hours (for extractions and infection treatment)
Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 9:30 am only
No appt needed.
• SMMC - DALY CITY DENTAL CLINIC 650.301.8600
380 90th Street Daly City, CA 94015
Clinic Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm
Extended pediatric hours on Monday: 5pm – 9pm
Saturday: 9am - 1pm (pediatrics only)
Financial Assistance Hours
Monday: 8am – 8pm
Tuesday – Friday: 8am - 4pm
Emergency Drop-In Hours (for extractions and infection treatment)
Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 9:30 am only
No appt needed.
• SMMC - WILLOW DENTAL CLINIC 650.599.3890 #4
795 Willow Rd Menlo Park, CA 94025
Clinic Hours
Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 5pm – 9pm
Financial Assistance Hours
Monday – Friday: 8am – 4pm
Emergency Drop-In Hours (for extractions and infection treatment)
Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 9:30 am only
No appt needed.
BAY AREA DENTAL SCHOOLS
Generally offer comprehensive, quality dental care at fees 30-50% less than average private dental offices; accept MediCal and some private insurance. Policies and fees vary somewhat by school and/or clinic; most require appointments.
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC (UOP) SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY CLINICS 415.929.6550
2155 Webster St. SF, CA 94115
(Enter on Sacramento)
Clinic Website
• UOP – GENERAL DENTISTRY CLINIC 415.929.6501
Adults & Children. New patients must schedule a preliminary dental screening. Screenings can be scheduled Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 12:30pm, and 2pm - 4:30pm. The cost for this screening is $28. If you have current full mouth x-rays, bring them. If x-rays are needed the cost is $79.
• UOP – EMERGENCY CLINIC 415.929.6501
No Appt Needed. Minimum patient age: 14yrs old. $40-$100 pmt by cash, check, Visa. Denti-Cal accepted.
• UOP – CHILDREN’S CLINIC LEVEL 1 415.929.6550
Ages 1-15. Special needs, hospital cases
• UOP – ORTHODONTIC CLINIC LEVEL 1 415.929.6555
Adults & Children. Only patients without previous ortho treatment
• UOP – ORAL SURGERY CLINIC LEVEL C 415.929.6474
Adults & Children. By appt or Emergency Clinic referral
• UOP – SPECIAL CARE CLINIC LEVEL C 415.929.6675
Adults & Children. For patients w/medical concerns, developmental disabilities, dental fear
UNIVERSITY OF CA AT SAN FRANCISCO (UCSF) DENTAL SCHOOL CLINICS 415.476.1891
707 Parnassus SF, CA 94122
Clinic Website
• UCSF – GENERAL DENTISTRY CLINIC 415.476.1891
Age 18+; M-F 8-5. General, Periodontics, Prosthodontics
• UCSF – EMERGENCY SERVICES CLINIC 415.476.5814
8:30 am or 1:30 pm. 1st come, 1st serve; patient prepay $35-$85
• UCSF – CHILDREN’S CLINIC 2ND FLOOR 415.476.3276
Ages 1-17; M-F 9-5. Special needs, hospital cases
• UCSF – ORTHODONTIC CLINIC 3RD FLOOR 415.476.1316
Mon-Fri 9-5. Ins & MediCal pre-auth; initial consult $25
• UCSF – ORAL SURGERY CLINIC RM 1201 415.929.6474
By appointment. Emergency extractions
• UCSF – T M J CLINIC LEVEL C 415.476.2522
Tue-Fri: 9-12 & 2-5
• UCSF – FAMILY DENTAL CENTER 415.476.5692
1001 Potrero Ave, Bldg 20 SF, CA 94122
Adults & Children 4+ No ortho or implants
• UCSF – BUCHANAN COMMUNITY CLINIC 415.476.5608
100 Buchanan St SF, CA 94122
By appointment. General & Specialty Dentistry