ADULT DENTAL RESOURCES
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You do NOT necessarily have to seek services only in the County you live in! You can live in Washtenaw County for instance, and take advantage of programs in Detroit!   Also if you have children, please see the Children's Dental Resource page as there are other programs just for them.


Western Wayne Family Health Center          NEW!!!!
26650 Eureka
Taylor MI  48180
Phone:  734-941-4991
Website:  www.wwfhcinkster.org
A new health center opened for uninsured and underinsured clients.  Offers primary and dental care.  This clinic will serve only those in Taylor, Romulus and Brownstown and Huron townships.


Give Back A Smile Program (GBAS)
Phone:  800-773-GBAS (4227)
A program of the National Humanitarian Project of the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACO)
and the AACD Charitable Foundation for domestic or sexual abuse survivors.  Injuries to the front teeth and or supportive structures of the front teeth can receive complete construction, cosmetic & reconstruction dental care.  Provided by volunteer dentists.


Dental Treatment Fund for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Michigan Dept. of Community Health DFCH-Oral Health
PO Box 30195
Lansing MI  48909
Phone:  517-335-8388  Oral Health Program Coordinator
Persons with developmental disabilities who do not have other means of receiving dental care.
Patients must be referred by community mental health agency.


Michigan Dental Program
109 Michigan Ave.
Lansing MI  48913
Phone:  888-826-6565
Website:  www.michigan.gov
Provides reimbursement for dental services through participating providers, for Michigan residents
that are HIV+.


Michigan Website for dental care:
www.michigan.gov/documents/HealthyKids_10324_7.pdf


Baker College of Port Huron Dental Hygiene Program
3403 Lapeer Road
Port Huron  MI  48060
Phone:  810-985-3729
Charges a small fee for services such as cleanings, X-rays, fluoride treatments and patient education.


Community Dental Clinic of St. Clair County
3037 Electric
Port Huron MI  48060
Phone:  810-984-5197
Sliding scale services.


Community Dental Center
406 N. Ashley
Ann Arbor MI  48103
Phone: 734-998-9640
Email:  dorisja@umich.edu
Website:  http://communitydental.dent.umich.edu
Provides quality comprehensive dental care to individuals with an emphasis on serving those limited
by finances.  This includes emergency, preventative, and restorative care.  Accepts ages 3 to adult, Medicaid, homeless and low-income grants.


Dearborn Health Department
16301 Michigan Ave.
Dearborn MI  48126
Phone: 313-943-2090
Cleaning and basic dental services for Dearborn residents.  Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Bring photo I.D. and proof of income.  $40 fee.


Dental Health Clinic at Detroit Receiving Hospital
4201 St. Antoine, First  Floor, Room 2G
Detroit MI  48201
Phone:  313-494-6700
Discounted basic and emergency dental services.


Eastside Health Center Dental Services
7900 Kercheval
Detroit MI  48215
Phone:  313-921-5500


Order of Malta Medical and Dental Clinic of St. Leo's Catholic Church
4860 15th Street
Detroit MI  48208
Phone:  313-897-6565


Tri-County Dental Health Council
29350 Southfield  #35
Southfield MI  48076
Phone: 248-559-7767
Email:  tcdhc@sbcglobal.net
Website:  www.dentalhealthcouncil.org
Adult Dental Care Access for the uninsured.  Serves ALL communities.  Must be at least 18 years old, a
resident of Wayne County, willing to pay a percentage of the bill, must be a $200+ dental bill, cannot
have Medicaid, and must be uninsured and low-income residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb
counties, must be working full-time.  Also has Senior Denture Program. 
Emergency Assistance Program:   Financial eligibility required, will treat individual to relieve pain only.  Service provided by local dentists.


U-D Mercy Dental Program
Herman Keifer Clinic
1151 Taylor
Detroit MI  48202
Phone:  313-876-4117
OR
8200 West Outer Drive
Detroit MI 
Phone:  313-494-6700  OR  313-494-6627
OR
4201 St. Antoine
Detroit MI  48201
Phone: 313-993-7986
Working and low-income adults only.  Grants available.  All patients must be in need of major restorative work to receive any services.  Payment is 25-50% less than private charges.  First
visit is $35 which includes full mouth x-rays.


American Indian Health and Family Services of S.E. Michigan
4880 Lawndale
Detroit MI  48210
Phone:  313-846-3718  OR 313-846-6030
Website:  www.aihfs.org
Provides dental care among other services, on a sliding scale for low-income residents of 
Native-American ancestry.  Traditional healings are also offered.


Detroit Health Care for the Homeless
Thea Bowman Clinic
20548 Fenkell
Detroit MI  48223
Phone: 313-286-0302
Email:  aroberson@advantagehealthcenters.org
Website:  www.dwcha.org
Accepts Medicaid and MI Child.  Call for current hours.


Michigan  Donated Dental Services
PO Box 3405
Farmington Hills MI  48333
Phone:  800-850-5913
Email:  berry@nfdh.org
Website:  www.nfdh.org
No routine dental work--must need extensive work!  Serves those unable to afford personal dental
care, the elderly and chronically ill.  Services statewide! Applicants must be ALL of the following:
low-income, need extensive work, no dental insurance (if you are a Medicaid recipient, you must
seek dental treatment through Medicaid FIRST, then you may be eligible for services not covered by
Medicaid.  You must also have a written statement from your Medicaid dentist recommending treatment for a non-covered service).  You must also be at least ONE of the following:  Age 62 or above, permanently disabled or mentally ill.  Qualified individuals are treated at no cost; however, people who
can pay for part of their care may be encouraged to do so, esp. when laboratory work is involved. 
There is a waiting list for services and there are NO emergency services.  Also has a program called Dental HouseCalls Program, which will go to the home of a disabled individual to do dental care.
AND
Medical Dental Association (sponsor of above)
Phone: 800-255-7543
Care for the permanently disabled, elderly and medically compromised.


Detroit Community Health
13901 E. Jefferson
Detroit MI  48215
Phone:  313-821-2591 ext. 3120
Website:  www.dchcquality.org
Accepts Medicaid, low-income, under-insured, sliding fee, and the Ryan White Title II program.


Wayne County Community College Dental Hygiene Program
Northwest Campus
8551 Greenfield            (Bus service is available from all areas served by the Detroit Bus Service)
Detroit MI  48228
Phone:  313-943-4040
Website:  www.wcccd.edu
Low-cost and reduced fees, for low-income.  Serves seniors, children under 18, and the
handicapped.  Provides exam, cleaning, fluoride treatment, x-rays and sealants and inspection and cleaning of dentures. Restoration services are not provided.   Cost $10-$12 for adults and $8 for children.  Prospective patients are required to complete a medical history form provided by the dental clinic.  A list of past and/or current medications is also required.  Appointment times vary Monday through Saturday 9.00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. September through July. 


Wayne County Health Department
33030 Van Born
Wayne MI  48184
Phone:  734-727-7100
OR
26650 Eureka
Taylor MI 48180
Phone:  734-955-3900
Website:  www.waynecounty.com
Both locations provide dental exams, x-rays and other services for Medicaid clients up to age 20, and
clients 18 and under, covered by MI Child and Healthy Kids.  Sliding scale fees & proof of income
required.


University of Michigan School of Dentistry                         Emergency Dental Clinic
1011 N. University Ave. 888-707-2500 ext. 6
Ann Arbor  MI  48109
Phone:  734-763-6933  OR  888-707-2500
Website:  www.dent.umich
Serves S.E. Michigan and provides all dental services.  Preventive care, health education,
dentures, 24-hour emergency care and more.  Payment 1/3 less than private practice charges and
payment plans can be arranged.  Medicaid accepted.  A cleaning is $34.  Each appointment is about 3
hours long.


Hope Wayne Medical/Dental Clinic, Inc.
9 South Adams
Ypsilanti MI  48197                                        
Phone:  734-480-9575
Email:  info@thehopeclinic.org
Website: www.thehopeclinic.org
Provides free dental care to individuals without medical benefits or the ability to pay.  There are
eligibility guidelines based on family size and income.  A network of more than 25 dentists accept
referrals for specialized services in their offices at no charge for Hope patients.  Because of the overwhelming demand for dental services, Hope is only able to accept NEW patients about three times a year.   Please call the clinic to find out when the next new patient sign-up day will be.  A $5 contribution per visit is requested but not required.   Unable to provide emergency services UNLESS you are already a Hope Dental Clinic patient.


St. John Riverview Oral and Maxillofacial Clinic
7815 E. Jefferson  Suite 2B
Detroit MI  48214
Phone:  313-499-4775
Website:  www.stjohn.org
Speciality dental care for people who need help with their teeth or jaws; call for more information.
Oral surgery and general dentistry.  Reduced fees available.


Downriver Community Services
Phone: 810-794-4982
Will assist with dental emergencies for homeless persons who have no insurance & may make
copays for other dental programs.  "Homeless" includes shelters, transitional housing & those
doubling up with others.  This program is in Algonac.


Detroit Health Department Adult Oral Health Program
Herman Keifer Building
Phone:  313-876-4164


Henry Ford Oral Surgery  (for Wayne County residents only)
Phone:  313-916-2795


Great Expressions Dental Clinics
Phone: 1-800-SMILE-80
Website:  www.greatexpressions.com
Provides treatment to young people under the age of 19 with Medicaid.  Multiple clinics throughout
S.E. Michigan.


Discount Dental Program
Phone:  586-469-6313
For all Macomb County residents and their dependents who have no dental coverage--the cost is $69
per year.  Plan members receive discounts of 20-60% on a comprehensive list of dental procedures,
including oral exams, cleanings, x-rays, fillings, crowns and orthodontics.


Macomb County Health Department
Dental Heatlh Program
Southwest Health Center
27690 Van Dyke
Warren MI  48093
Phone:  586-573-2096
Email:  Michael.Parent@macombcountymi.org
Provides a full range of high-quality dental services (excluding orthodontics & extractions) for low-income (under 185% of poverty), Medicaid eligible, or Adult Medical Program eligible Macomb residents age 3 to adult who don't have dental insurance.  A very reasonable fee is charged.   Call for an appointment.   The Health Dept.'s dental clinic provides preventive and restorative treatment for low-income children and adults who are residents of Macomb County.  The dental clinic accepts Medicaid under the age of 21. 


Family Medical Center of Michigan
8765 Lewis Avenue
Temperance MI  48182
Phone:  734-847-3802
OR
130 Medical Center Drive
Carleton MI  48117
Phone:  734-654-2169
Website: www.familymedical.org
Discounted dental care.


Monroe County Health Department
3253 South Custer
Monroe MI  48161
Phone:  734-240-7825  OR  888-354-5500 ext. 7825
Email:  mary_grenawitzke@monroemi.org
Website:  http://www.co.monroe.mi.us/Monroe/default.aspx
Provides dental care to individuals up to age 21 who have Medicaid.  Services incldue the filling of cavities, cleaning and fluoride treatment, education and extractions.


Lenawee Dental Clinic---Dr. John Hall
128 S. Broad Street
Adrian MI  49221
Phone: 517-266-0651  OR  517-266-0476
Accepts Medicaid, Delta Dental, Healthy Kids and non-insured.  Sliding scale for low-income.


Washtenaw Community College Dental Clinic
Phone: 734-973-3332
Limited treatment by U of M dental students under supervision.


Malta  Medical Mission at St. Leo's Church
4860 15th Street
Detroit MI  48210
Phone:  313-894-2240
Appointments on a first-come, first-served basis.


Oakland County Discount Dental Program
Phone: 866-498-7914
Website:  www.oakgov.com/discountdental
Savings of 20% to 50% on dental care, $6.95 monthly


Oakland County Health Department Dental Program
Phone: 248-858-1306
For low-income people who are not on Medicaid.  General dentistry, exams & x-rays, cleaning,
fillings, extractions & dentures.
























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