March 5-7, 2009
Reduced Cost Clinics

In British Columbia there are dental clinics that offer dental services at 10 to 30% below the current general practitioner's fee guide. Each clinic varies in the fees and services provided. In addition to the contact information of each clinic, you will find the days of operation and specific services offered.

 
Fees/Restrictions/Special Notes
Treatment
Cool Aid Community Health Centre
469 Swift Street
Victoria V8W 1S2
Phone: 250-383-5957
Fax: 250-383-5935

Office Hours:
Mon.8:45am - 4:00pm
Tues.8:45am - 4:00pm
Wed.8:45am - 4:00pm
Thurs.8:45am - 4:00pm
Fri.8:45am - 4:00pm

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Full service office
  • 3 month wait to see dentist
  • 2 month wait to see hygienist
  • Accept social assistance, First Nations and all uninsured patients
  • Reduced fees and payment plans

East Side Walk-In Dental Clinic
455 East Hastings Street
Vancouver V6A 1P5
Phone: 604-254-9900
Fax: 604-254-9948
E-Mail: dentalvnhs@shawbiz.ca

Office Hours:
Mon.9:00am - 12:00pm
Fri.9:00am - 12:00pm

  • Staffed by volunteer dentists

  • Free pain relief only (extractions, open and drain and antibiotics, basic restorative work)

Emergency Dental Outreach Clinic
Native Friendship Centre
1600 3rd Avenue
Prince George V2L 3G6
Phone: 250-613-7246

Office Hours:
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
from 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Staffed by qualified dentists, hygienists and dental assistants

  • Extractions only

Kelowna Gospel Mission
259 B Leon Avenue
Kelowna V1Y 6J1
Phone: 250-763-3737
Fax: 250-763-4018
E-Mail: contact@kelownagospelmission.ca

Office Hours:
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
from 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  • For eligible patients who cannot afford treatment
  • Patients must call in advance for appointment

  • Urgent care for dental pain and infection
  • Extractions

Mid Main Community Health Centre
3998 Main Street
Vancouver V5V 3P2
Phone: 604-873-3602

Office Hours:
Mon.9:30am - 6:00pm
Tues.8:00am - 8:00pm
Wed.9:00am - 6:00pm
Thurs.9:00am - 6:00pm
Fri.9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat.9:00am - 3:00pm

  • 10% reduction in fees
  • No reduction in lab fees
  • Appointment required
  • No wait list
  • Accepts patients of all ages
  • Accepts most dental plans
  • 4 family dentists and 4 hygienists
  • Welcomes new patients

  • Family dental care including tooth whitening, crowns, bridges, porcelain veneers, dentures, root canals and preventative
  • No sedation
  • White fillings are extra

New Life Mission
181 West Victoria Street
Kamloops V2C 1A5
Phone: 250-434-9898
Fax: 250-372-1373
E-Mail: dental@newlifemission.ca

Office Hours:
Thurs.9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Appointment required for routine detnal work
  • Drop-ins are accepted for emergencies
  • Prepayment of $110 required for cleanings
  • Payment plans available

  • Cleanings, fillings, extractions, root canals

Portland Community Medical & Dental Clinic
100 - 360 Columbia Street
Portland Community Clinic
Vancouver V6A 4J1
Phone: 778-371-0060

Office Hours:
Mon.9:00am - 5:00pm
Tues.9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed.9:00am - 5:00pm
Thurs.9:00am - 5:00pm
Closed Mon - Thurs12:00pm - 1:00pm

  • For downtown eastside residents only (V6A or V6B postal codes)
  • 20% reduction in fees
  • No reduction in lab fees

  • Examinations, restorative preventative, extractions, prosthodontics

Reach Clinic
1145 Commercial Drive
Vancouver V5L 3X3
Phone: 604-254-1331

Office Hours:
Mon.8:30am - 7:30pm
Tues.8:00am - 5:30pm
Wed.8:00am - 7:30pm
Thurs.8:00am - 7:30pm
Fri.8:00am - 5:30pm
Sat.9:00am - 4:00pm

  • 10% reduction in fees
  • No reduction in lab fees
  • Appointment required
  • 6-week wait list for new patient for checkup and x-rays (cost $45)
  • 4-week wait list

  • Examinations, preventative, periodontal therapy, restorative, extractions, prosthodontics
  • For patients without dental care
  • No sedation
  • White fillings are extra

Strathcona Community Dental Clinic
601 Keefer Street
Vancouver V6A 3V8
Phone: 604-713-4485
Fax: 604-713-4465

Office Hours:
Mon.9:00am - 5:00pm
Tues.9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed.9:00am - 5:00pm
Thurs.9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri.9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat.Occasional

  • Only accept children & their families (child must come to office 1st) and seniors 65 and older
  • 20% reduction in fees for those without insurance
  • No wait list
  • 5 dentists
  • No hygienists
  • Accept all dental plans
  • No balance billing
  • Appointment required
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Full service office
  • No reduction in lab fees
  • Cantonese/ Mandarin/ French/ German spoken

  • No sedation

UBC - Emergency Clinic
2199 Westbrook Mall, UBC
Vancouver V6Y 1Z3
Phone: 604-822-6917

Office Hours: [Sept - mid Jun]
Mon.1:00pm - 5:00pm
Wed.1:00pm - 5:00pm
5 appt/day

  • $20 - $50
  • Make appointment 2 working days ahead of time

  • Fillings, extractions
  • Drainage of abscess

UBC Dental Clinic - General Dentistry
Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre
Faculty of Dentistry
2151 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver V6T 1Z3
Phone: 604-822-2112

Office Hours: [Sept - Jun]
Mon.8:00am - 5:00pm
Tues.8:00am - 5:00pm
Wed.8:00am - 5:00pm
Thurs.8:00am - 5:00pm
Fri.1:00pm - 5:00pm

  • 30% reduction in fees
  • Waitlist patients screened for suitability (min. of 3 procedures not including cleaning are needed; cost $15).
  • Closed for summer (reopens in September)
  • Children must be 5 years or older
  • Dental work done by 3rd and 4th year students

  • Examinations, restorative, extractions, endodontics, prosthodontics, periodontics

UBC Dental Clinic - Orthodontics
2199 Wesbrook Mall, UBC
Faculty of Dentistry
Vancouver V6Y 1Z3
Phone: 604-822-2324

Office Hours: [Sept - Jun]
Wed.10:30am - 12:30pm
Thurs.10:30am - 12:30pm
Fri.10:30am - 12:30pm

  • Approx. $1600 for full treatment
  • Screening session offered once/month (no charge)

Vancouver Community Health Services Dental Program
200 - 1651 Commercial Drive
Vancouver
Phone: 604-215-3935

Office Hours:
Mon.8:30am - 5:30pm
Tues.8:30am - 5:30pm
Wed.8:30am - 5:30pm
Thurs.8:30am - 5:30pm
Fri.8:30am - 5:30pm

  • Students of Vancouver schools Grade 2 and under and preschool
  • Exam and cleaning at no charge
  • Fillings, extractions, fissure sealants $10 per tooth to a max of $40

  • General dentistry, examinations, cleanings, fillings, extractions, fissure sealants

Vancouver General Hospital - Health Sciences Clinic
805 - West 12th Avenue
Vancouver V5Z 1M9
Phone: 604-875-4006

Office Hours:
Mon.8:00am - 4:00pm
Tues.8:00am - 4:00pm
Wed.8:00am - 4:00pm
Thurs.8:00am - 4:00pm
Fri.8:00am - 4:00pm
  • 10% off basic treatment
  • No reduction in lab fees
  • Min. age 17 years
  • Appointment required
  • New patients wait 2-4 weeks
  • IV sedation wait approx. 1 month
  • Oral surgery wait approx. one year
  • For patients without dental insurance
  • Patients can request a translator at first visit for future visits

  • Examinations restorative preventative, periodontal, extractions, prosthodontics
  • IV sedation

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