Children's Dental Health Clinic (CDHC)

The Children's Dental Health Clinic (CDHC) has been serving Greater Long Beach since 1932. We serve over 6,500 children and young adults, ages 0-21, through 15,000 visits each year. Our patients are living at or below 266% of the federal poverty level, have issues with access to care, and/or have complex medical considerations. The CDHC is the only multi-specialty, non-profit hospital based dental provider in the Greater Long Beach area providing treatment under general anesthesia for low-income children. The CDHC is located on the campus of the Miller Women and Children's Hospital (from whom we lease space) with a satellite clinic in Avalon on Catalina Island. Over 90% of our underserved children use or are elgible for state Medicaid. This program (Dental-Cal) reimburses only approximately 65% of our costs.