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Crown and Bridge Program

The Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS) Crown & Bridge Program is designed as an incentive service for eligible patients that have displayed a desire to achieve optimal dental health by following through with all of their recommended dental treatments. This allows the CNHS dental department to offer more comprehensive dental options to maintain a patient’s teeth.

Program Eligibility:

• The patient must be a registered member of a federally recognized tribe.
• The patient must have a record with CNHS, and a dental exam must be conducted at the patient's current CNHS dental clinic.
• The patient must pay a $100 copay. This can be paid in the form of a cashier's check or money order made payable to the Cherokee Nation, per unit.

Program Requirements:

• Crown procedures are scheduled at the discretion of the dental department based on needs and clinic schedule.
• Patients eligible for this service are responsible for keeping their appointments. Broken appointments may affect patient eligibility.
• Patients are eligible for this program at the Cherokee Nation Dental Clinic where their exam was completed. If a patient wants to transfer to a new clinic, a transfer exam will need to be completed prior to the scheduling of a crown.
• Eligible patients may not receive more than 3 crowns or 1 fixed appliance (ex. bridge) in a calendar year.
• Replacement or repair cost for any crown will be at the patient’s own expense unless the failure is due to materials.

Contact CNHS Dental Clinics:

• A-mo Health Center
  900 N. Owen Walters Blvd.
  Salina, OK 74365
  918-434-8525
• CNHS Tahlequah Health Campus
  19600 E. Ross St.
  Tahlequah, OK 74464
  539-234-2800
• Cooweescoowee Health Center
  395200 West 2900 Rd.
  Ochelata, OK 74051
  918-535-6070
• Redbird Smith Health Center
  301 S. J.T. Stites Blvd.
  Sallisaw, OK 74955
  918-774-1423
• Sam Hider Health Center
  859 E. Melton Dr.
  Jay, OK 74346
  918-253-1727
• Three Rivers Health Center
  1001 S. 41st Street E.
  Muskogee, OK 74403
  918-781-6580
• Vinita Health Center
  27371 S. 4410 Rd.
  Vinita, OK 74301
  918-256-4844
• Will Rogers Health Center
  1020 Lenape Dr.
  Nowata, OK 74048
  918-273-7500
• Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center
  471688 OK-5
  Stilwell, OK 74960
  918-410-2750