Community Health Center
Waikiki Health Ohua
277 Ohua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815-6612 1.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Waikiki Health Makahiki
935 Makahiki Way, Honolulu, HI 96826-2896
Waikiki Health Makahiki 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 60 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 935 Makahiki Way, Honolulu, HI 96826 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 808-922-4787 |
| Operated by | Waikiki Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The scale belongs to Waikiki Health, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. 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. Adult dental coverage under Hawaii Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care and dental public health 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.
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.
Planning Your Visit
935 Makahiki Way, Honolulu, HI 96826
The published number is 808-922-4787. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: 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.
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 this a federally funded clinic?
Yes, this site operates under the federal Health Center Program, which is what obliges it to discount by household income and to see patients regardless of ability to pay. It does not make the care free, and it does not decide which treatments are offered here.
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
Other Clinics Operated by Waikiki Health
Waikiki Health operates 2 other clinics elsewhere in Hawaii. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Waikiki Health Ohua — Honolulu, about 1.3 miles away
- Waikiki Health at Lili'uokalani Center — Honolulu, about 1.6 miles away
- KPHC DOWNTOWN — Honolulu, about 2.5 miles away
- KALIHI - PALAMA HEALTH CENTER — Honolulu, about 3.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Waikiki Health Makahiki
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Waikiki Health at Lili'uokalani Center
932 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814-2131 1.6 miles away
Community Health Center
KPHC DOWNTOWN
89 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813-4315 2.5 miles away
Community Health Center
KALIHI - PALAMA HEALTH CENTER
915 N King St, Honolulu, HI 96817-4544 3.3 miles away
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