Affordable Dental Care in Honolulu, HI
This page lists 7 reviewed dental clinics in Honolulu, HI. They are run by 3 separate health center organizations — Waikiki Health, Kalihi Palama Health Center and Kokua Kalihi Valley (Comprehensive Family Services). Separate organizations mean separate waiting lists and separate fee scales, so a no from one is not a no from the others. It is worth working through them.
The 7 clinics sit across 6 different Honolulu ZIP codes. Check the nearest by address rather than by name, and search on your own ZIP code if you depend on public transport — a clinic a few miles away on the map can be an hour away on a bus.
The nearest other Hawaii cities with listings are Waimanalo at about 8 miles (2 clinics), Kaneohe at about 9 miles (1 clinic) and Waipahu at about 14 miles (2 clinics). Straight-line from the city center, so road distance will be longer. Even so, the nearby lists are worth working through, because waits vary more than distance does.
All 7 Honolulu clinics have a website recorded, linked from their listings. Be aware that a health center's site usually describes the organization rather than the individual address, and dental care is frequently offered at only some sites — so the website is a starting point rather than confirmation.
Who runs the dental clinics in Honolulu
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.
- Waikiki Health — 3 sites in Honolulu
- Kalihi Palama Health Center — 2 sites in Honolulu
- Kokua Kalihi Valley (Comprehensive Family Services) — 2 sites in Honolulu
ZIP codes covered: 96813, 96814, 96815, 96817, 96819, 96826. If none of these is near you, the nearby cities listed below are the next place to look.
Before you travel across Honolulu, 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.
