CARE (HIV) Program

• Hours of Operation
• Location
• How to become a patient
• Fees and Payment Plans

Pacific's CARE clinic coordinates oral  health care services to patients with HIV. It is one of the nation's largest Ryan White CARE-funded dental programs, serving both adults and children with HIVand AIDS.

Hours of Operation

Patients are seen by appointment or on an emergency basis..
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

All clinics are open January - December and closed during holidays and exam weeks.

Location

CARE Clinic - 6th Floor - Room 613
University of the Pacific
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
2155 Webster Street (at Sacramento Street)
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 929-6648

For directions and public transportation suggestions, please see How to get to Pacific.

How to become a patient

Call the CARE Program for registration packet at (415) 929-6648. In order for new patients to qualify for Ryan White funding, you must bring the following documents to your first appointment.

1. Requirement: You must be a resident of San Francisco County.
   Documentation: Provide proof of residency in San Francisco, for example, rental agreement, utility bill, official government letter, etc. (No P.O. Boxes)
   
2. Requirement: You must have personal identification.
   Documentation: Provide picture identification, such as driver's license or California ID card.
   
3. Requirement: You must be HIV seropositive.
   Documentation: Provide letter of HIV diagnosis.
   
4. Requirement: You must have a personal income below $30, 000 per year.
   Document: Provide proof of income, for example, tax return, public assistance, award letter, etc.
   
5. Requirement: You must supply a blood laboratory report (due within 6 months).
   Documentation: Provide a copy of a recent complete blood count with differential, platelets, and lymphocytes.
   
6. Requirements: You must be under the care of a physician, or in the process of obtaining a physician.
   Documentation: Provide a physician consultation form which is signed by your doctor. These forms are provided by the CARE office.

For people who have Medi-Cal insurance, please see the following:

1. Requirement: You must use your private dental insurance for all allowable benefits.

Please Note: Any elective procedure billed to private insurance which is not a CARE approved service will require that the patient pay the co-payment or portion of the bill not paid by insurance.

Fees and Payment Plans

Basic dental care available at no cost for persons meeting the above criteria.