Answer 7 quick questions to review your oral health access, view an approximate ZIP-area Oral Health Vulnerability Index (OHVI) summary when available, and find suggested dental care options. Takes about 60 seconds.
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Step 1 of 7 · Before we begin
Are you currently experiencing any of the following?
Severe tooth pain · facial or oral swelling · fever with dental symptoms · uncontrolled bleeding · dental trauma (knocked-out or broken tooth from injury) · difficulty swallowing or breathing
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📍 What is your St. Louis City ZIP code?
Used to look up your ZIP area's oral health data and suggest nearby clinics.
Please enter a valid St. Louis City ZIP code (63101–63147). ZIP 63155 is a non-residential postal code with no community health data.
Note: ZIP areas are approximate and some extend beyond the official city boundary.
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🦷 When did you last visit a dentist?
Any type of dental visit — checkup, cleaning, emergency, or procedure.
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Do you have a regular dentist you see for ongoing care?
A provider who knows your history and whom you return to regularly.
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Do you have dental insurance or Medicaid?
Coverage is one of the strongest predictors of whether people receive dental care.
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What is the biggest barrier to getting dental care for you?
Select the one that fits best.
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Do you have any of the following health conditions?
These are strongly linked to oral health. Select all that apply, or "None of the above."
Urgent Guidance
Please seek dental care now
Your symptoms may need urgent attention
Severe pain, facial swelling, fever with dental symptoms, uncontrolled bleeding, or dental trauma can signal a serious infection or injury that should not wait for a routine appointment.
If you have difficulty breathing or swallowing, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room immediately. Swelling that affects breathing or swallowing is a medical emergency.
A knocked-out permanent tooth can sometimes be saved if you see a dentist within 30–60 minutes: keep it moist (in milk or inside your cheek) and seek care immediately.
Your Results
Your Oral Health Results
This brief screening estimate is intended for education and care navigation. It is not a validated clinical instrument, a diagnosis, or a substitute for an examination by a dental professional.
What this means for you
📍 Approximate ZIP-Area OHVI Summary
Community-level conditions in your ZIP area. These describe your surroundings — they do not determine your individual oral health.
🦷 Suggested Dental Care Options Near Your ZIP Area
Provider pages reviewed July 30, 2026. These are suggested options, not a guaranteed nearest-clinic ranking. Insurance participation and appointments can change, so always call before visiting.
🗺️ Clinic locations — ★ marks your ZIP area. Highlighted dots are the suggested clinics.
View all 16 clinic entries
Need more help finding care?
Call 211 — Missouri's free, 24/7 social services helpline — for the most current list of dental clinics accepting new Medicaid patients near you, and for help with transportation to appointments.
How this estimate was calculated
Your estimate combines answers about dental visit recency (0–4 points), having a regular dental provider (0–4), insurance coverage (0–3), barriers to care (0–2), and health conditions linked to oral disease (2 points each for diabetes, tobacco use, and cardiovascular disease; up to 6). The total (maximum 19 points) is scaled to 0–100. Weights were chosen by the author based on established oral health risk factors; the estimate has not been clinically validated.
ZIP-area OHVI values come from the author's Oral Health Vulnerability Index: a rank-based composite of 8 standardized indicators (tooth loss, diabetes, smoking, disability, food insecurity, housing insecurity, lack of health insurance, lack of transportation) built from CDC PLACES 2025 release tract-level data for 104 St. Louis City census tracts. Tracts were assigned to ZIP areas by tract centroid. No tract centroid was assigned to ZIPs 63114, 63117, 63119, or 63123, so those four ZIPs display a clearly labelled estimate borrowed from the specified neighboring ZIP area. ZIP 63155 is not treated as a residential OHVI area. The direct residential ZIP summaries cover 101 of the 104 tracts; three tracts were excluded from direct residential ZIP reporting because they were assigned to the non-residential 63155 postal area. ZIP areas remain generalized approximations and may cross city boundaries.
✅ You've completed your screening. Taking even one preventive dental visit can improve your long-term oral health — the clinics above are a good place to start.