Blende Dental Group: Home of the House Call Dentists

Home
United States
San Francisco, CA
Blende Dental Group: Home of the House Call Dentists

The Blende Dental Group is Home of the House Call Dentists. Our vision is to remove barriers to dental care among vulnerable populations.

Changing lives one smile at a time: awake, asleep, or at home. We have been serving both general patients and those with special needs, including seniors, phobics and others with physical, medical or cognitive challenges in the Bay Area for over 35 years. As Chief of the Dental Division at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) as well as Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Dr. Blende and his team have

been able to provide seamless care - in the patient's home, in our offices, or in the hospital - in order to deliver appropriate treatments tailored to each individual's needs. Facts about our practice:

1) Trailblazers in both sedation dentistry (early 1990’s) and house call dentistry (early 2000)

2) 60% of our patients come to us as referrals from other dentists, physicians, care managers and social workers. These patients cannot be treated in a conventional dental office setting

3 ) Perform over 200 house calls, over 400 sedation cases, and partner with over 40 senior communities each year

06/04/2026

🦷 For some patients, dental pain has to be noticed.

For patients who are nonverbal, living with dementia, or experiencing developmental or cognitive disabilities, dental discomfort often presents through behavior rather than words.

A refusal to eat, sudden agitation during meals, or repetitive touching of the face or mouth may all be early indicators of underlying oral pain or infection.

Recognizing these subtle changes is essential for caregivers and healthcare providers alike. Early identification can lead to faster intervention, improved comfort, better nutrition, and a higher quality of life.

Our latest blog explores these warning signs and offers guidance on when to seek dental care.

05/29/2026

Accessibility. Compassion. Innovation.

These are the principles that guide every decision we make at Blende Dental Group.

We believe quality dental care should be accessible, patient-centered, and designed around the realities of people's lives.

That's why we're committed to expanding access to care through innovative delivery models that help reach patients where they are.

Whether we're supporting caregivers, healthcare partners, or individual patients, our goal remains the same: make dental care easier to access and better to experience.

We're proud of the work our team does every day to help build a future where more people can receive the care they need, when and where they need it.

05/22/2026

Loneliness affects more than emotional well-being. It affects healthcare access too.

Across healthcare, growing attention is being paid to the impact of social isolation and loneliness, and not just because of mental health concerns.

For many individuals, especially older adults and patients managing medical complexity, barriers like transportation, mobility limitations, anxiety, and lack of support can make maintaining routine healthcare more difficult.

Oral health is often one of the first things to fall behind.

At Blende Dental Group, we believe access to care means more than proximity. It means creating care models that adapt to patients and meet them where they are.

We explored this important topic in our newest blog: The Loneliness Epidemic: You Are Not Alone.

05/12/2026

Healthcare continues to evolve toward more personalized and accessible models of care, and dentistry is no exception.

At Blende Dental Group, when needed, our providers bring dental care directly to patients through in-home visits designed to improve comfort, convenience, and continuity of care.

This photo captures Dr. Waynick preparing for another house call as part of our broader commitment to meeting patients where they are.

05/07/2026

Great spending time with colleagues and industry leaders at the Peninsula Dental Compliance Symposium this week.

Our team joined dental professionals from across California for a day focused on continuing education, compliance training, and conversations about the future of patient care and practice operations.

Thank you to the California Dental Association (CDA) and event organizers for bringing together such a valuable program for the dental community.

04/21/2026

What a great SCDA Con! 🦷✨

One of our favorite moments was stopping by to see the Jazz Imaging team, always wonderful to catch up with partners who are doing such meaningful work. Our team has worked with them before and the reunion did not disappoint!

SCDA Con is one of the most important gatherings in special care dentistry, and if you're not familiar with it, we put together a post explaining exactly what it is, who it's for, and why it matters to practices like ours.

04/17/2026

This week, our team is attending the Special Care Dentistry Association (SCDA) Conference, joining a community of providers dedicated to expanding access to care for patients with special needs.

From hospital dentistry to sedation-based treatment, SCDA brings together clinicians, educators, and students who are all working toward one goal: ensuring no patient is left without care.

At Blende Dental Group: Home of the House Call Dentists, this mission is at the core of everything we do. We’re proud to be part of a network that continues to advance care for patients who cannot be treated in traditional settings.

We’re looking forward to connecting, learning, and contributing to important conversations happening this week.

👉 We’ll be sharing more insights and reflections from the conference in a blog next week. Stay tuned.

04/09/2026

A quick but important reminder: teeth whitening treatments are most effective after a professional dental cleaning.

A simple step like cleaning first can make a meaningful difference in both results and overall oral health outcomes.

04/02/2026

On World Autism Awareness Day, we are reminded that awareness alone is not enough. Access to care must follow.

At the Blende Dental Group a patient with autism traveled to see us in San Francisco from Albuquerque, New Mexico because the care she needed was not available locally.

Her case required:
Complex full-mouth rehabilitation
Coordination across specialists
Hospital-based treatment under general anesthesia
What made the difference was not just clinical expertise, but how the care was delivered.

A fully coordinated, accelerated timeline:
Wednesday: Consultation upon arrival
Thursday: First surgery (8.5 hours, hospital setting)
Weekend: Recovery
Monday: Final surgery and delivery
Tuesday: Return home with treatment complete

In less than one week, comprehensive care was completed.

This is what happens when barriers are removed:
Care is coordinated in advance
Treatment is consolidated into fewer visits
Patients can travel, be treated, and return home quickly
A predictable setting with sedation or hospital dentistry improves safety and reduces stress

The barrier was never the patient. It was the system.

When we adapt the model of care, we create access where none existed.
If you have a patient with autism or special needs who cannot tolerate traditional dentistry, we are here to help.

03/27/2026

This or That with Dr. Waynick!

Electric or manual toothbrush?
Fluoride or non-fluoride toothpaste?

Our dentist, Dr. Waynick, weighs in on the best choices for your smile!

Watch as she breaks down common dental questions and helps you make smarter oral care decisions.

Address

390 Laurel Street # 310
San Francisco, CA
94118

Website

http://www.blendedentalgroup.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Blende Dental Group: Home of the House Call Dentists posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Blende Dental Group: Home of the House Call Dentists:

Shortcuts

Want your practice to be the top-listed Dentist in San Francisco?