The Washington Dental Service Foundation SmileMobile, which travels the state offering examination to children who might not otherwise have access to dental care, will be visiting Pacific on June 22-24.

It will be parked at the New Life Lutheran Church, 603 Third Ave. SE. The SmileMobile will be providing screening examinations: June 22 from 12:45 p.m.-4 p.m.; June 23, 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m.; and June 24, 8:45 a.m.-noon. Follow-up treatment appointments will be scheduled on a space available basis for the duration of its stay.

The SmileMobile, a brightly painted 38-foot dental clinic on wheels, is hard to miss when it rolls into town. Sponsored by the Washington Dental Service and in partnership with Seattle Children’s Hospital, the SmileMobile provides dental care to children from low-income families.

Children 15 and under with limited access to dental care can be scheduled by calling New Hope Lutheran Church (253-351-0450). The SmileMobile is staffed by a clinic manager, dentist and dental assistant, and teams of local volunteer dental professionals in each community it visits.

Medicaid and sliding scale fee is accepted as reimbursement for services.

The SmileMobile is operated by Washington Dental Service Foundation, a non profit organization created and partially funded by Washington Dental Service.

The SmileMobile, which travels the state year-round providing services ranging from exams and preventive care to fillings and minor oral surgery, has examined and treated more than 25,000 youngsters in communities throughout the state.