Community Health Center
Peninsula Community Health Services - Family Dental Care
3102 Wheaton Way, Bremerton, WA 98310-3437 0.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Peninsula Community Health Services - Clare Avenue
2720 Clare Ave, Bremerton, WA 98310-3330
Peninsula Community Health Services - Clare Avenue is a community health center dental clinic in Bremerton, WA, operated by Peninsula Community Health Services, which runs 8 clinics in Washington.
The health center is open about 72.3 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 2720 Clare Ave, Bremerton, WA 98310 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 360-377-3776 |
| Operated by | Peninsula Community Health Services |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Planning Your Visit
2720 Clare Ave, Bremerton, WA 98310
The published number is 360-377-3776. 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 Peninsula Community Health Services 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 Washington 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 Medicaid accepted?
It has not been confirmed either way for this clinic, which is not the same as no. In most states the dental benefit runs through separate managed care plans, so call with the dental plan name printed on your card rather than asking about Medicaid in general.
What about cleanings and check-ups?
Preventive care is the cheapest thing a clinic like this does and the easiest to book, yet it is the first thing people drop when money is short. If you are already here for something else, ask to be put on the recall list while you are in the building.
Can I get an itemized receipt?
Yes, and ask for one. You need it to claim from an HSA or FSA, to apply to a charitable program, and to get a second opinion on the same plan of work. A receipt that says only a total is not much use for any of those.
What if I have no income at all?
Health centers deal with this routinely and have a procedure for applicants who cannot document income — usually a signed declaration. Being unable to prove income is not a reason to stay away; say so when you call so they can tell you what to bring instead.
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.
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.
Size of the Dental Service
Peninsula Community Health Services provided 52,678 dental visits and 21,263 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 78.48 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 Peninsula Community Health Services
Peninsula Community Health Services operates 7 other clinics in 5 other communities in Washington. 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
Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.
- Peninsula Community Health Services - Family Dental Care — Bremerton, less than a mile away
- PCHS - Bremerton Clinic — Bremerton, about 1.1 miles away
- PCHS - KMHS - Almira Dr — Bremerton, about 1.9 miles away
- Peninsula Community Health Services - Port Orchard Dental — Port Orchard, about 4.6 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Peninsula Community Health Services - Clare Avenue
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
PCHS - Bremerton Clinic
616 6th St, Bremerton, WA 98337-1420 1.1 miles away
Community Health Center
PCHS - KMHS - Almira Dr
5455 Almira Dr NE, Bremerton, WA 98311-8331 1.9 miles away
Community Health Center
Peninsula Community Health Services - Port Orchard Dental
1950 Pottery Ave STE 170 STE 174, Port Orchard, WA 98366-2591 4.6 miles away
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