Community Health Center
Spokane Pediatrics, a CHAS Health Clinic
601 W 5th Ave, Suite 200, Spokane, WA 99204-2710 0.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Denny Murphy Clinic
1001 W 2nd Ave, Spokane, WA 99201-4503
Denny Murphy Clinic is a community health center dental clinic in Spokane, WA, operated by Community Health Association of Spokane, which runs 13 clinics across 2 states.
The health center is open about 61.5 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1001 W 2nd Ave, Spokane, WA 99201 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 509-444-8200 |
| Operated by | Community Health Association of Spokane |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Planning Your Visit
1001 W 2nd Ave, Spokane, WA 99201
The published number is 509-444-8200. 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. The scale belongs to Community Health Association of Spokane, 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.
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.
Dental Providers at This Clinic
Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care and dental public health practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.
Common Questions
Why was I billed for three things at one visit?
Because an examination, X-rays and a cleaning are separate items, priced separately, even when they happen in the same half hour. This is the most common unpleasant surprise at a first visit. Ask for the price of each before you book, and ask whether the discount applies to all three or only to some.
Is this the only option in Spokane?
No — Spokane 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.
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
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.
What if I have no fixed address?
Say so when you call rather than leaving the field blank. Health centers see people without stable housing routinely, some hold a specific program for it, and a shelter or day center address is normally accepted for the paperwork. Not having an address is not a disqualification.
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.
Other Clinics Operated by Community Health Association of Spokane
Community Health Association of Spokane operates 12 other clinics across 2 states, 11 of them 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Spokane Pediatrics, a CHAS Health Clinic — Spokane, less than a mile away
- NATIVE Project — Spokane, about 1.3 miles away
- Unify Community Health — Spokane, about 1.4 miles away
- Iron Bridge Health Center — Spokane, about 1.8 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based FeesMedicaid
Call Denny Murphy Clinic
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
NATIVE Project
1803 W Maxwell Ave, Spokane, WA 99201-2831 1.3 miles away
Community Health Center
Unify Community Health
120 W Mission Ave, Spokane, WA 99201-2358 1.4 miles away
Community Health Center
Iron Bridge Health Center
731 N Iron Bridge Way, Spokane, WA 99202-4926 1.8 miles away
Before you call
