The Dental clinic receives IT tech support through the HWC Administration. They are currently using paper charting, but use IHS EHR for prescription medications and IHS Scheduling GUI package and bill through RPMS TPB.
Full-time staff consists of 3 Dentists, 1 Hygienist, 4 Dental Asst. The Dental clinic currently averages about 240 visits per month, with increasing number of visits yearly. The HWC provides Medical, Dental, Optical, Pharmacy, and Fitness exclusively to the Native population in King County. The clinic had 1,876 primary care patient visits and 7,919 other patient visits for a total of 9,795 patient visits for FY00. The clinic bills private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid payers. The Muckleshoot Tribe contracts under the 413 amendments of PL 93-638 for it’s area and headquarter shares.
The program is operated under a PL 93-638, Title 1 contact with the Indian Health Service. There is 3,920 square feet of medical/pharmacy space. The Muckleshoot Health and Wellness Center in Auburn WA is a Tribal clinic located in a rural community on the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation.
