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Oral and Dental Health Services

Dental care is included in the state-sponsored insurance program for children in Washington (Apple Health for Kids). Apple Health for Kids is free or low-cost health insurance that provides medical, dental, vision, mental health and prescription benefits to children under age 19.
Learn more about Apple Health for Kids
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If your child is eligible for Apple Health for Kids and is under 6 years of age, they can also be enrolled in Washington’s ABCD (Access to Baby and Child Dentistry) program.
Learn more on the ABCD website.


Check with your local public health department to learn more:
Skamania County Community Health  509-427-3850
710 Rock Creek Drive, Stevenson, WA

Klickitat County Public Health
  • Goldendale Office: 228 W Main St, Goldendale, WA
Phone: 509 773-4565  or 1-888-291-3521
  • White Salmon Office:  501 NE Washington, White Salmon, WA 98672
Phone: 509 493-1558  or 1-888-267-1199

Washington State Dental Services
Links to services for dental care in Washington

La Clinica/One Community  in Hood River, Oregon offers dental screenings for Washington Medicaid(Apple Health/Provider One) patients. Call 541-386-6380 to schedule a visit.

Many private dentists offer services throughout the Gorge.  There is one that specializes in children and adolescents. We mention them here solely as a possible resource for parents, with no endorsement of any kind intended:
A Kidz Dental Zone
Hood River: 541-387-8688
The Dalles: 541-296-8901

Please check the Columbia Gorge Medical Guide and Directory, or the Yellow Pages for options.
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The SmileMobile, a modern three chair dental office on wheels, brings affordable oral health services year-round to low-income children with limited access to a dentist.

It visits Carson, White Salmon and Goldendale once a year, usually in the spring
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SmileMobile Schedule

Since it first hit the road in July 1995, the mobile clinic has treated more than 25,000 children throughout Washington—an average of 60 children each week. In 2013, with the help of 38 volunteer dentists, the SmileMobile served 1,776 children. Services range from examinations and preventive care to fillings and minor oral surgery – all provided at little or no cost to patients. The SmileMobile is a partnership between Delta Dental, Washington Dental Service Foundation, and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
For more information, please contact Karri Amundson at kamundson@deltadentalwa.com or (206) 528-7339.

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