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Community Health Center
Sea Mar CHC - Burien 8th Ave. S.
18010 8th Ave S, Seatac, WA 98148-1999
Sea Mar CHC - Burien 8th Ave. S. is a community health center dental clinic in Seatac, WA, operated by Sea Mar Community Health Centers, which runs 33 clinics in Washington.
The health center is open about 48 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 18010 8th Ave S, Seatac, WA 98148 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 206-812-6140 |
| Operated by | Sea Mar Community Health Centers |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
18010 8th Ave S, Seatac, WA 98148
The published number is 206-812-6140. 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, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Dental Services
Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:
- Medicaid
Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.
Costs and Coverage
Charges are set against household income and household size rather than a fixed fee schedule. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Sea Mar Community Health Centers, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. 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.
This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. 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
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
What if I need more work than I can afford?
Say that plainly at the start. A dentist who does not know the budget will quote the ideal plan. Told the constraint, they can usually say which item is urgent, which can wait a year, and where a cheaper option is clinically reasonable. Ask for the plan in writing so you can stage it.
Does Washington 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.
When is the dental clinic open?
Dental hours are frequently shorter than the hours posted for the health center as a whole, and they are not published in a form we can confirm for this clinic. Ask for the dental schedule specifically rather than the center’s.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Sea Mar Community Health Centers operates 32 other clinics in 22 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
Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.
- HealthPoint SeaTac — Seatac, about 1.9 miles away
- Sea Mar CHC - Burien Ambaum Blvd. SW — Burien, about 2.5 miles away
- HealthPoint Tukwila — Tukwila, about 3.3 miles away
- Sea Mar CHC - Des Moines S. 242nd St. — Des Moines, about 4.1 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Sea Mar CHC - Burien 8th Ave. S.
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Sea Mar CHC - Burien Ambaum Blvd. SW
14434 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien, WA 98166-1438 2.5 miles away
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HealthPoint Tukwila
13030 Military Rd S, Ste 200, Tukwila, WA 98168-3001 3.3 miles away
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Sea Mar CHC - Des Moines S. 242nd St.
2781 S 242nd St, Des Moines, WA 98198-5166 4.1 miles away
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