Low-cost dental clinics in California
1,114 clinic locations in 391 cities and towns, including community health centers with sliding-scale fees, 38 dental or hygiene school clinics and 18 free clinics. 109 serve only certain patients, such as tribal members or school students; their listings say so.
Cities with the most clinics
City guides for California
Dental school clinics in California
Students treat patients under the supervision of licensed dentists, usually at much lower fees than a private office. Expect longer appointments and a screening visit first.
- West Coast University Dental Hygiene ClinicAnaheim
- Cabrillo College Dental Hygiene ClinicAptos
- Cypress College Dental Hygiene ClinicCypress
- California Northstate University College of Dental MedicineElk Grove
- Fresno City CollegeFresno
- Fresno City College Dental Hygiene ClinicFresno
- Concorde Career College Garden Grove Dental ClinicGarden Grove
- Chabot College Dental Hygiene ClinicHayward
- Loma Linda University School of Dentistry General Dental ClinicLoma Linda
- Foothill College Dental Hygiene ClinicLos Altos Hills
- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC - Pediatric ClinicLos Angeles
- UCLA Dental Clinics, WestwoodLos Angeles
- UCLA School of DentistryLos Angeles
- USC Dental Clinic at Union Rescue MissionLos Angeles
- Moreno Valley College Dental HygieneMoreno Valley
- Southwestern College Dental Hygiene ClinicNational City
- Cerritos CollegeNorwalk
- San Joaquin Valley College - Ontario (dental hygiene clinic)Ontario
- Oxnard College Dental Hygiene ClinicOxnard
- PCC Dental Hygiene ClinicPasadena
- Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill
- WesternU Health Dental CenterPomona
- Shasta College Dental Hygiene ClinicRedding
- Carrington College Dental Hygiene ClinicSacramento
- CNU Family Dental ClinicSacramento
- Pacific Health Care Collaborative Clinic - SacramentoSacramento
- Sacramento City College Dental Hygiene Clinic (Rodda Hall South)Sacramento
- Concorde College - San Bernardino Dental ClinicSan Bernardino
- Concorde Career College San Diego Dental ClinicSan Diego
- UCSF Pediatric Dentistry Clinic - Mission BaySan Francisco
- UCSF Student General Dentistry Clinic - ParnassusSan Francisco
- University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry San Francisco Main ClinicSan Francisco
- Carrington College San Jose Dental Hygiene ClinicSan Jose
- Santa Rosa Junior College Dental Hygiene ClinicSanta Rosa
- Santa Rosa Junior College Dental Hygiene Teaching ClinicSanta Rosa
- Taft CollegeTaft
- UCLA Venice Dental CenterVenice
- Carrington College-VisaliaVisalia
Free and charitable dental clinics in California
Run by nonprofits and volunteer dentists, mostly for uninsured adults with low incomes. Appointments are limited, so call ahead about eligibility.
- Berkeley Free Clinic - DentalBerkeley
- UCSD Student-Run Free Dental Clinic - Lemon GroveLemon Grove
- Lestonnac Free Clinic - OrangeOrange
- M.E.N.D. (Meet Each Need with Dignity) - PacoimaPacoima
- Samaritan House Free Clinic of Redwood CityRedwood City
- Riverside Free ClinicRiverside
- Smile Unto HimRiverside
- Shifa Community Dental ClinicSacramento
- Willow Clinic Dental ClinicSacramento
- UCSD Student-Run Free Dental Clinic - DowntownSan Diego
- UCSD Student-Run Free Dental Clinic - Pacific BeachSan Diego
- Clinic by the BaySan Francisco
- Noor Dental ClinicSan Luis Obispo
- Samaritan House Free Clinic of San MateoSan Mateo
- Free Clinic of Simi ValleySimi Valley
- St. Raphael's Dental ClinicStockton
- Conejo Free ClinicThousand Oaks
- Westminster Free ClinicThousand Oaks
All 391 cities in California
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- Bakersfield (15)
- Baldwin Park (2)
- Banning (2)
- Barstow (1)
- Bay Point (1)
- Bell Gardens (3)
- Berkeley (4)
- Bieber (1)
- Big Bear City (1)
- Big Bear Lake (1)
- Bishop (2)
- Bloomington (2)
- Blythe (1)
- Bolinas (1)
- Boonville (2)
- Borrego Springs (2)
- Brawley (2)
- Brentwood (1)
- Bridgeport (1)
- Buena Park (2)
- Burbank (1)
- Burney (2)
- Buttonwillow (1)
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- Calexico (1)
- Calistoga (2)
- Camarillo (1)
- Cameron Park (1)
- Campo (2)
- Canby (1)
- Canoga Park (1)
- Canyon Country (1)
- Carpinteria (1)
- Castroville (1)
- Cathedral City (2)
- Ceres (1)
- Chico (5)
- Chowchilla (1)
- Chula Vista (2)
- Citrus Heights (1)
- City of Industry (1)
- Clearlake (1)
- Cloverdale (1)
- Clovis (2)
- Coachella (1)
- Colton (1)
- Colusa (3)
- Commerce (2)
- Compton (4)
- Concord (2)
- Corcoran (2)
- Corning (3)
- Corona (3)
- Costa Mesa (3)
- Covelo (2)
- Crescent City (3)
- Culver City (3)
- Cutler (1)
- Cypress (2)
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- La Habra (2)
- La Mesa (1)
- La Palma (1)
- La Puente (2)
- Laguna Beach (1)
- Lake Arrowhead (1)
- Lake Elsinore (2)
- Lake Forest (1)
- Lakeport (3)
- Lakeside (1)
- Lamont (1)
- Lancaster (4)
- Lawndale (1)
- Laytonville (2)
- Lemon Grove (2)
- Lemoore (2)
- Lindsay (2)
- Livermore (1)
- Livingston (1)
- Lodi (2)
- Loma Linda (1)
- Lompoc (1)
- Long Beach (9)
- Los Altos Hills (1)
- Los Angeles (94)
- Los Banos (3)
- Lost Hills (1)
- Lower Lake (1)
- Lynwood (2)
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- Pacoima (3)
- Pajaro (1)
- Palm Springs (2)
- Palmdale (2)
- Panorama City (3)
- Paradise (1)
- Paramount (1)
- Parlier (1)
- Pasadena (5)
- Patterson (1)
- Penn Valley (1)
- Perris (2)
- Petaluma (1)
- Pico Rivera (2)
- Pittsburg (5)
- Placerville (2)
- Planada (2)
- Pleasant Hill (1)
- Pleasanton (1)
- Point Arena (1)
- Point Reyes Station (2)
- Pomona (8)
- Porterville (7)
- Portola (1)
- Prather (1)
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- Sacramento (30)
- Salinas (3)
- San Andreas (1)
- San Bernardino (15)
- San Clemente (1)
- San Diego (27)
- San Fernando (3)
- San Francisco (29)
- San Gabriel (1)
- San Jacinto (2)
- San Joaquin (1)
- San Jose (22)
- San Juan Capistrano (1)
- San Leandro (5)
- San Luis Obispo (2)
- San Marcos (1)
- San Mateo (3)
- San Pablo (2)
- San Pedro (2)
- San Rafael (3)
- San Ysidro (2)
- Sanger (2)
- Santa Ana (25)
- Santa Barbara (6)
- Santa Clarita (1)
- Santa Cruz (3)
- Santa Maria (7)
- Santa Monica (1)
- Santa Rosa (9)
- Santa Ynez (1)
- Santa Ysabel (1)
- Sausalito (1)
- Scotia (1)
- Seaside (1)
- Sebastopol (1)
- Selma (2)
- Shafter (1)
- Shasta Lake City (1)
- Sherman Oaks (1)
- Shingletown (1)
- Simi Valley (3)
- Smith River (1)
- Soledad (1)
- Solvang (1)
- Sonoma (2)
- Sonora (5)
- South El Monte (2)
- South Gate (3)
- Spring Valley (1)
- Springville (1)
- Squaw Valley (1)
- Stanton (1)
- Stockton (8)
- Stratford (1)
- Sun Valley (1)
- Sunland (1)
- Sunnyvale (2)
- Susanville (2)