Project Dental Access is a dentist led community effort to provide dental care for low-income and uninsured Spokane County residents. It is managed by the Spokane District Dental Society Foundation, a non-profit organization that coordinates volunteer dentist services. It is funded through grants and donations.
To be eligible the patient must:
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Be an adult over 19 years of age
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Working full or part-time (20hr minimun per week), in school (full time) or job training ( people over 65 are exempt)
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Reside within Spokane County
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Have no dental insurance
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Have a family income that does not exceed 200% of the Federal Poverty Level
Family of 1 = $ 21,660 Family of 4 = $ 44,100
Family of 2 = $ 29,140 Family of 5 = $ 51,580
Family of 3 = $ 36,620 Family of 6 = $ 59,060
Referrals are made from hospitals, community agencies, dentist, or self-referred. Patients may also be enrolled at the request of a participating private dentist who has an eligible patient already established on his/her caseload.
Dental care is specific to patient�s current symptoms and is not ongoing. It is not preventative care. An initial assessment will be done by a General Dentist who will determine a treatment plan, provide care and/or make referrals to specialist if needed. Dental care is dependent on dentists availability which is not guaranteed.
All care is scheduled through the SDDS Foundation office. When care is complete, enrollment ceases.
All scheduled appointments are to be kept. If a patient skips an appointment, the dentist will not continue to provide care.
Follow-up dental care in the community will be encouraged at local clinics.
