Community Health Center
Community Dental Care
1721 E Lincoln Ave, Sunnyside, WA 98944-2478 15.8 miles away
Community Health Center
YVFWC - TOPPENISH
510 W 1st Ave, Toppenish, WA 98948-1564
YVFWC - TOPPENISH is a community health center dental clinic in Toppenish, WA, operated by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, which runs 17 clinics across 2 states.
The health center is open about 72 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 510 W 1st Ave, Toppenish, WA 98948 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 509-865-5600 |
| Operated by | Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
Dental Services
What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.
Common Questions
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.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
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.
What happens at a first appointment?
Usually an examination with X-rays, sometimes a cleaning, and normally no treatment beyond that — anything found is scheduled for a later visit. Those items are billed separately, which is where unexpected first-visit charges come from. Ask for a written treatment plan with itemized costs before agreeing to anything, so you can stage the work over time if you need to.
Does my partner’s income count?
If you share a household, generally yes, and household size counts in your favor at the same time — the scale reads income against the number of people it supports. Say who lives with you and who depends on that income, rather than giving a single figure and letting them assume.
Is this the only option in Toppenish?
It is the only clinic of this kind we hold for Toppenish itself. Clinics of this kind cluster around larger towns, so the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page and are frequently worth the journey.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. 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. Adult dental benefits vary by state and Washington has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. 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.
Planning Your Visit
510 W 1st Ave, Toppenish, WA 98948
The published number is 509-865-5600. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: 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.
Other Clinics Operated by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic operates 16 other clinics across 2 states, 12 of them in Washington. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. 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.
- Community Dental Care — Sunnyside, about 15.8 miles away
- Yakima Valley Farm Workers Dental Clinic at the YV - Tech Campus — Yakima, about 16.7 miles away
- YVFWC YAKIMA CLINIC — Yakima, about 16.8 miles away
- Neighborhood Health Services - Terrace Heights - Dental — Yakima, about 17.7 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call YVFWC - TOPPENISH
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
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Yakima Valley Farm Workers Dental Clinic at the YV - Tech Campus
1120 S 18th St, Yakima, WA 98901-3654 16.7 miles away
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YVFWC YAKIMA CLINIC
602 E Nob Hill Blvd, Yakima, WA 98901-3534 16.8 miles away
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Neighborhood Health Services - Terrace Heights - Dental
2501 Business Ln, Yakima, WA 98901-1167 17.7 miles away
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