Affordable Dental Care in Washington, DC
This page lists 25 reviewed dental clinics in Washington, DC. They are run by 6 separate health center organizations, including Unity Health Care, Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care, Bread for the City and Community of Hope. That matters when you are calling around: each keeps its own books, its own waiting list and its own sliding fee schedule, so being turned away by one says nothing about the next.
The 25 clinics sit across 10 different Washington ZIP codes. That spread means the closest one to you is not necessarily the first on this list. Search by ZIP code, and factor in the journey rather than the mileage.
3 of the 25 Washington locations have no website, so calling is the only way to find out what they offer. The other 22 carry links on the listing, though an organization-wide website often will not say which of its sites runs a dental clinic.
Who runs the dental clinics in Washington
Each of these is a separate organization with its own sliding fee schedule, its own waiting list and its own insurance contracts. Call them as separate options, not as one.
- Unity Health Care — 14 sites in Washington
- Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care — 4 sites in Washington
- Bread for the City — 2 sites in Washington
- Community of Hope — 2 sites in Washington
- Whitman-Walker Clinic — 2 sites in Washington
- Elaine Ellis Center of Health — 1 site in Washington
ZIP codes covered: 20001, 20003, 20005, 20009, 20011, 20018, 20019, 20020, 20024, 20032. If none of these is near you, the nearby cities listed below are the next place to look.
Before you travel across Washington, settle the things these listings cannot: what to ask on the phone, how the sliding fee discount is applied for, and which door to use when it is urgent and money is short. If you think what you have might be an emergency, go to an emergency room rather than onto a dental waiting list; the price of that visit is not the thing to weigh in that moment.
