The Placer County Oral Health Program focuses on promoting preventive dental care knowledge and access to early preventive dental services.

Visit the Oral Health Program's website, https://www.placer.ca.gov/3030/Oral-Health-Program, for:

• Lists of Medi-Cal Dental providers in Placer County
  • Provided for adults and children who are Medi-Cal members
• Links to information on how to maintain oral health
• Dental services provided by Medi-Cal Dental
• How to apply for Medi-Cal (which includes dental coverage)
• and more

 Medi-Cal Dental has recently introduced a Care Coordination Referral Form, now available for use when referring Medi-Cal clients.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/3030/Oral-Health-Program
• Care Coordination Referral Form - https://dental.dhcs.ca.gov/Providers/Medi_Cal_Dental/CareCoordinationReferralForm

Pleasant Dental provides affordable dentistry for kids including teeth cleaning, fillings, clear braces, and orthodontics.

Their office also provides dentistry for adults and seniors, including gum reconstruction, bridges, tooth implants, bonding, porcelain veneers, and crowns.

United Way of Nevada County allocates donated funds from annual fundraising campaign to qualified Nevada County non-profit human service organizations; forwards donor designated funds to non-profit health and human service organizations; collaborates with local government, education, local businesses and humans service organizations.

Programs include:

• MED-Project - program to help dispose of expired or unwanted medication, inhalers, and sharps. They are now able to provide pre-paid envelopes and sharps containers to anyone in need. Please come by our office to pick up envelopes or containers. Please note that this is NOT a medication drop-off. They do not take your items, but provide you with a safe, free option to dispose of your medical leftovers. https://uwnc.org/med-project
• Food Access Saturday - Free food distribution every Saturday at 440 Henderson Street, Grass Valley (10 AM - 1 PM). https://uwnc.org/food-access-saturday-1
• School Food Pantry - Access to healthy food beyond the…

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Nevada County Citizens for Choice is the local partner of Women's Health Specialists, which provides reproductive healthcare clinic services in Grass Valley. The clinic offers confidential, affordable services to all people of reproductive age including contraception, pregnancy testing and all-options consultations, early abortion care, medication abortion, STI-HIV testing and STI treatment, gynecological exams and gender-affirming care.

Telehealth services are available by appointment. 

Citizens for Choice also engages in outreach and education, public policy advocacy to promote reproductive health and justice, and works to promote comprehensive sex education in schools.

Services at The Clinic! are provided by Women’s Health Specialists.  For more information, please visit them at www.womenshealthspecialists.org

Web pages

• Home - https://citizensforchoice.org/
• Woman's Health Clinic - www.womenshealthspecialists.org

Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC) is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center, located in Midtown Sacramento.

Below is a list of services SNAHC offers but not limited to the following:

• Comprehensive Oral Exams and Digital Radiography
• Periodic Oral Exams (6 month visits)
• Cleanings and/or Deep Cleanings
• Fillings
• Oral Surgery
• Denture and partial denture fitments
• Implants
• Teeth Whitening

Note that people from Placer County or Nevada County would need to pay out of pocket.  For Sacramento county people, they accept Medi-cal/Medicare, insurance and sliding scale schedule for Native Americans.  

Websites:

• Main website - https://snahc.org/dental/

Shingle Springs Tribal Health offers tribal dental services.

Web pages

• Home - http://sshwc.org/services/dental/

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (SNMH) is located in Grass Valley CA and serves Western Nevada County. Services include: 

• Emergency Services
• Cancer Care
• Heart and Vascular
• Neurology
• Orthopedics
• Women's Health

SNMH Community Cancer Center offers a "Comfort Cuisine" program: frozen meals to take home and heat up that patients can obtain on a donation-as-able basis. Not covered by insurance. Must be picked up at the Cancer Center at 155 Glasson Way, Building 3, Grass Valley, CA 95945.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.dignityhealth.org/sacramento/locations/sierra-nevada-memorial-hospital?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D07890362262242624211248301780310923752
• SNMH detail of services page  - https://www.dignityhealth.org/sacramento/services
• Cancer Support Groups available - https://supportsierranevada.org/cancersupportgroups

No Cost. High Quality Healthcare.

Sierra Pregnancy + Health (SPH) is Placer County's only nonprofit, free-of-cost, pregnancy medical clinic offering high quality care to individuals in unplanned, unsupported, or uninsured pregnancies and to those who are seeking STI testing and treatment.

SPH offers care regardless of age, gender, religion, income level, sexual orientation, and/or county of residence.

Services:

• Pregnancy Testing
• Ultrasounds
• STD/STI Testing and Treatment
• Prenatal Vitamins
• Referrals for Free Mammograms
• Parenting Support
• Educational Resources
• Reproductive Grief Support
• Community Resources

Truckee Health Clinic Services provide immunizations, family planning and birth control, pap tests and breast exams, basic reproductive health information, STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, and routine physical examinations.

Web pages

• Home - www.mynevadacounty.com/844/Truckee-Public-Health-Services

The Nevada County Public Health Department in Truckee offers confidential reproductive health services to teens.

Services Include:

Abstinence education, birth control education and supplies, decision-making counseling and support, pregnancy testing and referrals, emergency contraception supplies, STD testing and referrals, Hepatitis A and B vaccinations, HPV vaccinations, mental health counseling and support, and referrals to community services.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/844/Truckee-Public-Health-Services