Community Health Center
Waikiki Health Makahiki
935 Makahiki Way, Honolulu, HI 96826-2896 1.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Waikiki Health Ohua
277 Ohua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815-6612
Waikiki Health Ohua 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 64.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 277 Ohua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 808-922-4787 |
| Operated by | Waikiki Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
277 Ohua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
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. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Waikiki Health, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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.
Common Questions
Is there help if I do not speak English?
Health centers are required to provide language assistance and most have interpreting available, in person or by phone. Say which language you need when you book rather than on the day, so an interpreter can be arranged for the appointment.
Is the discount worked out on gross income or take-home pay?
Normally gross, before tax and deductions, which surprises people who budget by what lands in the account. Ask which figure this clinic uses and over what period, because a year that included a few months of higher earnings can put you in a band that does not reflect what you have now.
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.
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.
Does Hawaii Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
Will I see a dentist or a hygienist?
Depends on what you booked. A cleaning is normally a hygienist; an examination, filling or extraction is a dentist. Some clinics run hygiene appointments on different days from dentist appointments, which is worth knowing before you take time off.
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. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- Waikiki Health Makahiki — Honolulu, about 1.3 miles away
- Waikiki Health at Lili'uokalani Center — Honolulu, about 2.7 miles away
- KPHC DOWNTOWN — Honolulu, about 3.6 miles away
- KALIHI - PALAMA HEALTH CENTER — Honolulu, about 4.5 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Waikiki Health Ohua
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 2.7 miles away
Community Health Center
KPHC DOWNTOWN
89 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813-4315 3.6 miles away
Community Health Center
KALIHI - PALAMA HEALTH CENTER
915 N King St, Honolulu, HI 96817-4544 4.5 miles away
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