Affordable Dental Care in Des Moines, WA
This page lists 2 reviewed dental clinics in Des Moines, WA. They are run by 2 separate health center organizations — Healthpoint and Sea Mar Community Health Centers. Separate organizations mean separate waiting lists and separate fee scales, so a no from one is not a no from the others. It is worth working through them.
Both clinics fall within a single Des Moines 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.
The nearest other Washington cities with listings are Kent at about 3 miles (1 clinic), Seatac at about 4 miles (2 clinics), Federal Way at about 6 miles (2 clinics), Auburn at about 6 miles (1 clinic) and Burien at about 7 miles (1 clinic). Straight-line from the city center, so road distance will be longer. Even so, the nearby lists are worth working through, because waits vary more than distance does.
Both Des Moines 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.
Who runs the dental clinics in Des Moines
Each of these is a separate organization with its own sliding fee schedule, its own waiting list and its own insurance contracts. Call them as separate options, not as one.
- Healthpoint — 1 site in Des Moines
- Sea Mar Community Health Centers — 1 site in Des Moines
Before you travel across Des Moines, 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.
