Community Health Center
Seattle Roots at Carolyn Downs
2101 E Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98122-5900 1.5 miles away
Community Health Center
Seattle Roots - Dental Clinic
510 19th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112-4095
Seattle Roots - Dental Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Seattle, WA, operated by Seattle Roots Community Health, which runs 2 clinics in Washington.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 510 19th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 206-299-1600 |
| Operated by | Seattle Roots Community Health |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
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
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. Seattle Roots Community Health sets its own income bands, so a quote from another clinic tells you nothing about this one. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. 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. Adult dental coverage under Washington Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
510 19th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112
The published number is 206-299-1600. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: 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.
Common Questions
Is this the only option in Seattle?
No — Seattle has other clinics of this kind, and they are listed on the page for the city. Waiting lists are held separately at each one, so the shortest wait is not reliably at the nearest address.
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.
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.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
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.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
Other Clinics Operated by Seattle Roots Community Health
Seattle Roots Community Health operates one other clinic elsewhere in Washington. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. 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
Measured straight-line rather than by road. Availability varies enough between them that a second call is usually worth making.
- Seattle Roots at Carolyn Downs — Seattle, about 1.5 miles away
- TB CONTROL PROGRAM - PUBLIC HEALTH — Seattle, about 1.6 miles away
- Downtown Public Health Center — Seattle, about 1.8 miles away
- SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD — Seattle, about 1.9 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Seattle Roots - Dental Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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TB CONTROL PROGRAM - PUBLIC HEALTH
325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104-2499 1.6 miles away
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Downtown Public Health Center
2124 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121-2311 1.8 miles away
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SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
611 12th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144-2007 1.9 miles away
Before you call
