Community Health Center
Sea Mar CHC - Des Moines S. 242nd St.
2781 S 242nd St, Des Moines, WA 98198-5166 1.4 miles away
Community Health Center
HealthPoint Midway
26401 Pacific Hwy S, Des Moines, WA 98198-9247
HealthPoint Midway is a community health center dental clinic in Des Moines, WA, operated by Healthpoint, which runs 8 clinics in Washington.
The health center is open about 59 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 26401 Pacific Hwy S, Des Moines, WA 98198 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 206-870-3590 |
| Operated by | Healthpoint |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
26401 Pacific Hwy S, Des Moines, WA 98198
The published number is 206-870-3590. 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 scale belongs to Healthpoint, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. 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
Can they do specialist work here?
Providers in more than general dentistry are registered at this address, which is listed further up the page. That does not mean the clinic is taking new patients for those treatments or that they fall inside the discount, so name the treatment when you call.
Do I need to be a US citizen?
No. The Health Center Program does not set citizenship or immigration status as a condition of being seen, and clinics in it are not required to ask. What they do need is something to work out your fee, which is income and household size rather than status. If this is the thing keeping you from calling, ask what they require before you decide not to go.
What if I need a specialist they do not have?
You would normally be referred out, and a referral from a health center does not carry the discount with it — the outside specialist charges their own fee. Ask what the referral would cost before starting anything that depends on it, because that is the point where an affordable plan often stops being affordable.
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.
Do they see children?
Health centers are generally set up for families and children’s dental coverage is a required Medicaid benefit in every state, so this is usually yes. Minimum ages and whether children are seen on the same days as adults do vary, so ask when booking.
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
Healthpoint provided 78,036 dental visits and 30,708 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 148.49 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 Healthpoint
Healthpoint operates 7 other clinics in 7 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. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Sea Mar CHC - Des Moines S. 242nd St. — Des Moines, about 1.4 miles away
- Sea Mar CHC - Federal Way 18th Ave S — Federal Way, about 3.1 miles away
- HealthPoint Kent — Kent, about 3.8 miles away
- FEDERAL WAY PUBLIC HLTH CTR — Federal Way, about 4.4 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call HealthPoint Midway
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
Sea Mar CHC - Federal Way 18th Ave S
31405 18th Ave S, Federal Way, WA 98003-5433 3.1 miles away
Community Health Center
HealthPoint Kent
403 E Meeker St, Kent, WA 98030-5904 3.8 miles away
Community Health Center
FEDERAL WAY PUBLIC HLTH CTR
33431 13th Pl S, Federal Way, WA 98003-6357 4.4 miles away
Before you call
