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Dental Care During Pregnancy by Dr. Sepideh Taghvaei - Growing Up in Santa Cruz October 2024

Measure Z: Why the sugar-sweetened beverage tax is a health and equity win for Santa Cruz by Sepideh Taghvaei - Lookout SC 10/03/2024

Dental Apprenticeship Leaves Patients, Employees All Smiles - Sutter Health Vitals 09/24/2024

New county dental program offers paid training, with a job waiting - Lookout SC 09/20/2024

UN PROGRAMA ÚNICO EN SU GÉNERO EN LA COSTA CENTRAL - NoticiasYa Costa Cental 08/12/2024

Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Dientes Dental debut ‘earn and learn’ apprenticeship - SC Sentinel 08/16/2024

New Career Pipeline: Dental Assisting Apprenticeship - Times Publishing Group 08/16/2024

The Wages of Aging - Good Times 07/11/2024

Dream of housing and healthcare now a reality - TPG Online Daily 06/15/2024

Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Expands its Senior Oral Health Partnership Program with Addition of Health Quality Partners (HQP) of Southern California - PR Newswire 05/06/2024

Dental Health Organizations Introduce New Strategic Plan - NoticiasYa Costa Central 05/02/2024

Oral health summit in Aptos highlights strategic plan, honors local leaders - SC Sentinel 04/25/2024

Success Story Dientes Community Dental - Patterson Dental Advantage Winter Issue 2024

Omega Nu supports various community programs - Press Banner 02/09/2024

Providing Healthy Smiles for Children by Dr. Sepi - Growing Up in Santa Cruz 02/02/2024

Photo | Caroline’s Non-Profit Thrift Shop holds annual gifting reception - SC Sentinel 01/21/2024

Morning Lookout Photo of the Day - 01/19/2024

Photos | Dientes and Grey Bears assist seniors with dental care in Santa Cruz - SC Sentinel 01/19/2024 

New program offers dental care, hygiene kits to seniors - Pajaronian 01/18/2-24

Press Releases

Dientes Launches Dental Care at Grey Bears for Seniors in Need - 01/09/2024

Media Coverage

Transforming lives, one smile at a time: Support equitable dental care in Santa Cruz County - Lookout SC 11/28/2023

Look out and give back: 8 nonprofits working to better Santa Cruz County you should know about - Lookout SC 11/28/2023

Major downtown Santa Cruz rental housing projects near completion - Lookout Local Santa Cruz 11/27/2023

Dientes Receives Award - SC Sentinel 11/26/2023

Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes is among beneficiaries of Santa Cruz Gives - Pajaronian 11/22/2023

Housing Plans approved for Live Oak, Aptos, Soquel - Santa Cruz Local 11/17/2023

Santa Cruz Gives Launches - Good Times 11/15/2023

Santa Cruz Gives Even More - Good Times 11/15/2023

Dientes Honored - SC Sentinel 11/12/2023

Veterans Day Concert & Health Fair 2023: Santa Cruz - Patch 11/08/23

Live Oak School District to host Community Wellness Day - SC Sentinel 10/30/2023

Apartments Taking Shape on Miles Lane - The Pajaronian 10/26/2023

Lookout Local Photo of the Day - 10/25/2023

Dientes Mobile Clinic Visits Shoreline Middle School - 10/24/2023

Good for the Parent, Good for the Baby - Growing Up in Santa Cruz October 2023

Dental care for children sees gains in Santa Cruz County - SC Sentinel 08/17/2023

As dental woes drive school absences, Santa Cruz County leaders put focus on teen oral health - Lookout SC 08/16/2023

Celebrating National Health Center Week - SC Sentinel 08/14/2023

Delta Dental and its community partners address the senior oral health crisis in California - Silicon Valley Business Journal 08/01/2023

Delta Dental addresses the senior oral health crisis through systemic and legislative action - Sacramento Business Journal 08/01/2023

New CEO at Monarch Services - Times Publishing 07/25/2023

Three UCSC alumni spearhead equitable dental care access to Santa Cruz County seniors - Lookout SC 07/20/2023

Name Dropping | Monarch Services names Leeann Luna its new CEO - 07/09/2023

Alumni on the frontline of dental care - UCSC Newsletter 07/05/2023

Dientes to open new clinic in Harvey West neighborhood - SC Sentinel 06/27/2023

Local Dental Clinics Bridge the Gap to Access Oral Health Services - Sutter Health 06/07/2023

Survey reveals how oral health affects senior mental well-being - Delta Dental 05/16/2023

Uniting to Tackle Santa Cruz County's Senior Oral Health Crisis: A Q&A with our California Coalition Partners - Delta Dental 05/03/2023

Dientes, Salud Para La Gente Celebrate $5 million program investment - SC Sentinel 05/01/2023

$5M grant boosts senior oral healthcare in Santa Cruz County - Pajaronian 04/28/2023

Nonprofit health providers celebrate 100th day in new facilities - Pajaronian 04/06/2023

Delta Dental Community Care Foundation expands its Senior Oral Health Coalition Program with two new health care partners - 03/22/2023

Santa Cruz Community Health and Dientes among 11 recipients of 2023 Kaiser Permanente health grants - Lookout SC 03/09/23

Dientes Groups Helps Keep Community Smiling - SC Sentinel 02/02/2023

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Press Releases

Dientes Receives National Leadership Award - 11/10/2023

Dientes Launches Dental Care at Middle Schools to Kids in Need - 10/17/2023

Proclaiming National Health Center Week - 08/09/2023

Pioneer Street Grand Opening - 06/15/2023

Delta Dental Senior Oral Health Coalition Announcement - 03/21/2023

SCCH and Dientes Celebrate100th Day at Capitola Road - 03/08/2023

Media Coverage

Guest Commentary | 2022 was about community wins, not us vs. them - SC Sentinel 12/26/2022

Low Income Residents Suffer Dental Gap in Santa Cruz County - SC Sentinel 10/31/2022

Findings Released for 2022 Oral Health Needs Assessment - Pajaronian 10/20/2022

Guest Commentary | Why we should care about our Oral Health - SC Sentinel 10/18/2022

Dientes Brings Nationwide Residency Program to Santa Cruz County - Pajaronian 09/22/2022

Six Blocks: Downtown redo aims for 1,000s of new residents, 6 multistory buildings — and revived riverfront - Lookout SC 09/22/2022

Dientes Comes to Santa Cruz County - SC Good Times 09/16/2022

Dientes launches first Santa Cruz County residency program - SC Sentinel 09/15/2022

HIP Community Forums - TImes Publishing Group 09/14/2022

Dientes' COO wins national leadership award - Pajaronian 02/25/2022

Dientes Celebrates 18th Annual Give Kids a Smile Day - Pajaronian 02/17/2022

Press Releases

1500 Capitola Road Grand Opening Press Release - 11/20/2022

Dientes Needs Assessment 2022 Press Release - 10/17/2022

Dientes Residency Program Press Release - 09/12/2022

Media Coverage

A Santa Cruz First - Growing Up in Santa Cruz 10/2021

Dientes teams up with Semillitas to brighten local kids’ futures - Pajaronian 10/06/2021

Dientes Celebrates 6 Years in Watsonville, Hopes to Continue Growth - SC Good Times 8/5/2021

Press Releases

Dientes Relaunches Outreach Program at Radcliff Elementary - 9/10/2021

Dientes Provides Over $31,000 in Free Dental Care to Local Seniors & Encourages Advocacy to add Dental Services to Medicare - 8/10/2021

Dientes’ Clinic Celebrates Six Years in Watsonville - 8/03/2021

Lack of Housing and Healthcare Impacts Most Vulnerable in Our Community - 5/22/2021