Community Health Center
KPHC DOWNTOWN
89 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813-4315 0.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Waikiki Health at Lili'uokalani Center
932 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814-2131
Waikiki Health at Lili'uokalani Center is a community health center dental clinic in Honolulu, HI, operated by Waikiki Health, which runs 3 clinics in Hawaii.
The health center is open about 21 hours a week, so dental capacity is limited and the wait can be long.
Clinic Details
| Address | 932 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 808-922-4787 |
| Operated by | Waikiki Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
932 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814
The published number is 808-922-4787. It may be a shared scheduling line. Say which site you mean and that you want dental rather than medical, or you can be booked into the wrong queue.
Things to settle on the phone first: the dental hours, and which days appointments run, whether new dental patients are being taken, and the current wait, what a first visit costs, before and after any discount, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Dental Services
This clinic has not published a list of the treatments it provides. Expect the routine treatments to be available. The question worth asking is about the expensive ones: root canals, dentures and oral surgery are handled in house at some health centers and referred out at others.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. Waikiki Health sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Ask them to run your household through it before you commit to a treatment plan. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. What Hawaii Medicaid covers for adults is a state decision and has been cut and restored in several states; for children the benefit is required nationally. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in orthodontics, for braces and alignment and periodontics, for gum disease practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
Common Questions
Is the building accessible if I use a wheelchair?
Federally supported facilities are subject to accessibility requirements, but the practical questions — whether the dental chair can be transferred to, whether the accessible entrance is the one you would arrive at — are worth asking directly rather than assuming from the front door.
Is treatment free?
Usually not, though it can come close. Clinics like this one discount by household income and are required to see patients regardless of ability to pay, but a charge normally applies and the lowest band is a nominal fee rather than nothing. Waikiki Health sets its own scale.
Does Medicare cover this?
Original Medicare does not cover routine dental care, which surprises most people who reach retirement expecting otherwise. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a limited dental benefit. The sliding scale here does not depend on Medicare, so ask about it separately.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
Do they treat patients who are pregnant?
Yes, and dental care during pregnancy is not something to postpone: professional guidance is that examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions can be done, and untreated infection carries its own risk. Tell them when you book. Our pregnancy guide covers what changes and what does not.
Size of the Dental Service
Waikiki Health provided 5,936 dental visits and 1,653 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 10.06 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by Waikiki Health
Waikiki Health operates 2 other clinics elsewhere in Hawaii. Asking the scheduling line which site can see you soonest is usually faster than calling each in turn; the shortest wait is not always the closest clinic. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. What is treated at one site is no guide to another, so confirm with the clinic you actually intend to visit.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- KPHC DOWNTOWN — Honolulu, less than a mile away
- Waikiki Health Makahiki — Honolulu, about 1.6 miles away
- KALIHI - PALAMA HEALTH CENTER — Honolulu, about 1.8 miles away
- Waikiki Health Ohua — Honolulu, about 2.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Waikiki Health at Lili'uokalani Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Waikiki Health Makahiki
935 Makahiki Way, Honolulu, HI 96826-2896 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
KALIHI - PALAMA HEALTH CENTER
915 N King St, Honolulu, HI 96817-4544 1.8 miles away
Community Health Center
Waikiki Health Ohua
277 Ohua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815-6612 2.7 miles away
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