Community Health Center
MCHC Temporary Dental Location
10 Mohala St, Kaunakakai, HI 96748 0.1 miles away
Community Health Center
Molokai Community Health Center, Building # 7, Behavioral Health Department
30 Oki Pl, Kaunakakai, HI 96748
Molokai Community Health Center, Building # 7, Behavioral Health Department is a community health center site in Kaunakakai, HI where dental care is provided, operated by Molokai Ohana Health Care, which runs 2 clinics in Hawaii.
Dental care shares this address with the clinic's main service, which usually means a separate schedule. Ask when the dentist is in. The health center is open about 44 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 30 Oki Pl, Kaunakakai, HI 96748 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 808-553-5038 |
| Operated by | Molokai Ohana Health Care |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
30 Oki Pl, Kaunakakai, HI 96748
The published number is 808-553-5038. 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. The bands are set by Molokai Ohana Health Care rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. 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 dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care 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 this the only option in Kaunakakai?
No — Kaunakakai has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
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.
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 if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
Can I book online?
No website is recorded for this clinic, so the phone is the route. If you reach a central number for the organization, say the clinic name and say the appointment is dental, or you may be booked into the medical schedule.
Other Clinics Operated by Molokai Ohana Health Care
Molokai Ohana Health Care operates one other clinic 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- MCHC Temporary Dental Location — Kaunakakai, less than a mile away
- Community Clinic of Maui — Wailuku, about 36.2 miles away
- Waimanalo Health Center - Hale Ola `Alua — Waimanalo, about 48.3 miles away
- Waimanalo Health Center - Hale Ola 'Akahi — Waimanalo, about 48.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Molokai Community Health Center, Building # 7, Behavioral Health Department
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Community Clinic of Maui
1881 Nani St, Wailuku, HI 96793-1811 36.2 miles away
Community Health Center
Waimanalo Health Center - Hale Ola `Alua
41-1295 Kalanianaole Hwy, Waimanalo, HI 96795-1536 48.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Waimanalo Health Center - Hale Ola 'Akahi
41-1347 Kalanianaole Hwy, Waimanalo, HI 96795-1247 48.4 miles away
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