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  • 620 Frederick St,
    Santa Cruz, 95062
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    1-831-457-0343
  • Open Hours
    Tu, We, Fr: 8:00AM - 5:00PM & Th: 9:00AM - 6:00PM

High-Quality Pediatric Dental Treatment in Santa Cruz

SCDA is a one stop shop for all your dental care needs. You no longer have to let fear or anxiety prevent you from achieving the dental health you deserve. Whether you are coming to us with an emergency or for regular dental hygiene services, we are here to help you! You will be given a complete treatment plan after your initial visit. Together, we can plan your dental care.
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Emergency Dental Care for The Whole Family

SCDA quickly finds the cause of your dental problems. Whether you have consistently visited a dentist or if it has been decades since you’ve sat in the dental chair, our team doesn’t lecture or give you a hard time. Instead, we work to improve your oral health and minimize any pain, discomfort, or future problems. While it might be hard to believe, we want our patients to actually enjoy visiting the dentist.
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Hassle-Free Cosmetic Dentistry in Santa Cruz

Our patients often choose cosmetic dental procedures because of the dramatic effect that it can have on their appearance. Whether you choose a minor fix or combine several procedures, you will be amazed by the results and how much your confidence will increase. Everybody around you will notice your sensational smile.
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Transform Your Smile with Invisalign®

Experience the future of orthodontics with Invisalign. Say goodbye to traditional braces and hello to discreet, comfortable, and effective teeth straightening. Explore how Invisalign can give you the smile you've always dreamed of.
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Hydrafacial®

It's Glow Time

3 steps, 30 minutes, the best skin of your life.

HydraFacial® is known for its versatility and can be customized to address various skin concerns, including fine lines, wrinkles, acne, hyperpigmentation, and overall skin rejuvenation.

CLEANSE: Deeply cleanses and exfoliates with a gentle peel to uncover a new layer of skin.
EXTRACT: Removes impurities from pores with painless gentle suction.
HYDRATE: Saturates the skin’s surface with intense moisturizers and nourishing, personalized ingredients.
Get The Best Skin Of Your Life

Santa Cruz Dental Artists - Dentist Santa Cruz, CA

Family with healthy smiles due to Santa Cruz Dental Artists

Because everyone deserves a healthy smile...

We strive on providing high quality dental care in a relaxing, comfortable and safe environment.

Leading Santa Cruz dentist Dr. Catalina Payne, specializing in family, pediatric and cosmetic dentistry is a resident’s favorite dentist serving patients from all over Santa Cruz, Aptos, Watsonville, Castroville and the surrounding communities.

Dental Services in Santa Cruz

We quickly find the cause of your dental problems and we provide the right treatment for even the most difficult cases.

Cosmetic Dentistry

A veneer crown or porcelain laminate is simply a veneer that covers the tooth surface. At our practice in Santa Cruz we use veneers in selected cases.

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Children's Dentistry

At our Santa Cruz dental practice we believe all children should have a place where they can receive appropriate dental care.

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Oral Sedation

Oral sedation can provide a safe and effective solution for our patients who experience fear or anxiety about dental procedures. 

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Teeth Whitening

One of the most popular and painless ways to give your appearance an instant boost is with teeth whitening.

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Invisible Braces

You’d Be Amazed… The aligners are made through a combination of our expertise and 3-D computer imaging technology. 

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Root Canals

Have you ever wondered where the pain comes from when a tooth hurts? When a tooth has been damaged or cracked the tooth fires the pain alarm. 

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Dental Emergencies

Come straight to our office or call us, we offer early and late appointments for your convenience and make sure you are seen for treatment

Dental emergencies are not planned, we will be available when they happen. Take care of dental pain and infection TODAY!

At our Santa Cruz dental practice we use advanced safety protocols to protect our patients and be able to care for dental emergencies. It is important to see us as fast as possible no matter the type of dental damage, so we can control and treat it to alleviate your pain and prevent for any further dental complications

If you experience:

  • Excessive dental bleeding that does not seem to stop
  • Broken teeth
  • Severe pain and swelling in or around the mouth
  • Pain in a tooth, teeth or jaw.
  • Gum infection with pain and swelling
  • Any injury to the mouth, gums, lips, teeth, tongue
Tour our facilities for dental emergencies

Patient Reviews

What Our Patients Say
Marina G. - Verified Patient

"Best dental practice ever! Besides Dr.Catalina being an excellent dentist, she is caring and a joy….. and it shows throughout her office. Friendly, funny, kind atmosphere with top notch professionals. I actually enjoy my visits! Highly and happily recommend!"

Douglas M. - Verified Patient

"Dr. Catalina leads a terrific team of professionals. I go there for skilled dentistry, Invisalign straightening, and routine hygiene treatments. My experiences have been uniformly pleasant, and my smile shows the results."

Joy W. - Verified Patient

"Friendly, professional, kind. Dr. Catalina is fantastic! She really cares. The dental hygienist is very thorough and knowledgeable as well as kind. I am well taken care of!"

Caprice P. - Verified Patient

"My teeth cleaning was fantastic, so enjoyed my tech. Very knowledgeable gentle and friendly! Dr Catalina was delightful, helpful and very knowledgeable about something that could greatly improve my tooth sensitivity and overall long term dental health! Looking forward to pursuing the treatment soon! I was so worried when Dr Peabody left, but now I can confidently tell my family all is well with Dr Catalina!!"

David K. - Verified Patient

"I moved to Santa Cruz 18 months ago, and needed to find a dentist fairly urgently, as I had what felt like an abscessed tooth and was leaving on a business trip in 6 days. I called 2 practices who could see me in several weeks, and then called the Peabody practice which is just a half mile from me. They were able to see me yesterday, and I found Catalina Payne, DDS to be a highly experienced, expert and caring dentist, who after a very thorough exam accurately diagnosed my problem, and made the appropriate referral to an endodontist. I returned today for my cleaning, and found Inna to be an absolutely superb dental hygenist. I lucked out, and highly recommend this office/practice!"

Lara S. - Verified Patient

"Dr. Catalina is an absolutely outstanding dentist. She is so kind, patient, and has been meticulous in any procedure she’s done on my mouth. She is refreshingly proactive in that she caught and remedied things that previous dentists did not. She also has a lovely and very experienced staff. Highly recommended 😁"

Leila R. - Verified Patient

"Dr. Payne is the BEST. She is an expert in dentistry and knew exactly what I needed. But that’s not all… Dr. Payne’s holistic approach and willingness to take her time left me feeling completely comfortable in her chair and under her care. I highly recommend you see Dr. Payne if you’re looking for a dentist who truly cares."

Helene J. - Verified Patient

"No issues whatsoever. I have already referred 3 friends."

Stella S. - Verified Patient

"If only all dentists were like Dr. Payne..."

Toni L. - Verified Patient

"Dr you made me feel “heard” and taken care of. Thank you so much!!!"

Barbara S. - Verified Patient

"Excellent job, Dr. Catalina. You and your assistants were wonderful. Thank you for the stress free pain free temp crown work."

David G. - Verified Patient

"They are very caring and comforting for people that like dentists but don't like what dentists do. I hate needles and novocaine but they were able to perform my dental procedure with nitrous (nicest) oxide. Sedation dentistry is thereby word. I strongly recommend this dentist. David"

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1-831-457-0343