NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 1.
PORT TOWNSEND — The SmileMobile Dental Clinic will be in town from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday.
The clinic will set up shop at Port Townsend High School, 1500 Van Ness St., and is open to the community.
The SmileMobile, a dental office on wheels, provides dental care to low-income children living in rural and underserved communities who might have difficulty finding a dentist.
Since first hitting the road in 1995, the three-chair mobile clinic has served more than 30,000 children throughout Washington who have no insurance or are insured through Apple Health (Medicaid). Services are provided at little or no cost.
The SmileMobile is a partnership of Delta Dental of Washington, the Washington Dental Service Foundation and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
The mobile clinic provides care to children from babies to high school students.
Services include oral health education, examinations, X-rays, preventive care, fillings and simple extractions, and referrals to local dental care.
To make an appointment or for information, call 888-286-9105 or email smilemobile@deltadentalwa.com.
