Affordable Dental Clinics in Waianae, HI

Explore community health centers, sliding-scale dental clinics and other affordable dental care options in Waianae.

2 Dental Clinics All Sliding Scale Medicaid Uninsured Emergency

Community Health Center

Kamaile Olakino Maika'i Health Center

85-180 Ala Akau St, Waianae, HI 96792-2375

Income-Based Fees

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Community Health Center

WAIANAE COAST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CTR

86-260 Farrington Hwy, Waianae, HI 96792-3199

Income-Based Fees Medicaid

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Affordable Dental Care in Waianae, HI

2reviewed clinics

1operating organization

2with a published phone number

13 mito Waipahu, the nearest listed city

This page lists 2 reviewed dental clinics in Waianae, HI. Both are sites of Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board, so one central appointment line usually covers the lot — ask which of their Waianae locations has the shortest wait for the treatment you need, because it is often not the nearest one.

Both clinics fall within a single Waianae ZIP code, so they are close together. If neither can see you, the nearby cities below are the next place to look rather than another part of town.

Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board also runs one other site in another town elsewhere in Hawaii. That is worth knowing if the Waianae clinic cannot fit you in: a single organization usually shares one appointment system and one sliding fee determination, so being assessed once can carry across to a sister site, and their central line can tell you which of their locations has the shortest wait.

The nearest other Hawaii cities with listings are Waipahu at about 13 miles (2 clinics), Kahuku at about 22 miles (2 clinics), Kaneohe at about 26 miles (1 clinic), Honolulu at about 27 miles (7 clinics) and Waimanalo at about 32 miles (2 clinics). Measured straight-line rather than by road. Clinics do not follow city boundaries and neither do waiting lists, so the town next door is often the faster appointment.

Both Waianae 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.

Before you travel across Waianae, 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.

Local care options

Other Routes Near Waianae

Two routes are not listed here at all: dental school teaching clinics or free and charitable clinics, both of which are usually organized locally. Your county health department knows them, and so does the front desk at any clinic listed above.

Nearby Cities

Honolulu7 clinics Waipahu2 clinics Waikoloa2 clinics Waimanalo2 clinics Kahuku2 clinics Kaunakakai2 clinics

Worth reading first

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What to ask before your first visitThe questions that decide whether the trip is worth making.

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Dental insurance, discount plans and paying cashWhich is worth it at the amount of work you need.

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Does Medicaid cover dental care?Adult coverage is a state choice; children are covered everywhere.

What to ask before your first visitThe questions that decide whether the trip is worth making.

Before you call

Frequently Asked Questions

These clinics share one operator. Does that mean one waiting list?

Not necessarily — sites often schedule separately — but a central line can usually tell you which of them can see you soonest, and a sliding fee assessment made at one commonly carries across to the others.

Will the number listed reach the dental department?

Often it reaches central scheduling instead, especially at larger organizations. Name the clinic and say the appointment is dental, or you can be booked into the medical queue.

Is dental priced the same as medical at these clinics?

Not always. Dental is sometimes on its own fee schedule, and laboratory work for crowns and dentures is frequently billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask about dental specifically.