Child & Teen Checkups

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Free Checkups -At the Doctor, Dentist or Eye Doctor


Crow Wing County’s Child and Teen Checkups program offers free (yes, FREE!) medical, dental and vision checkups to Crow Wing County residents who are age 20 or younger and enrolled in Medical Assistance. Contact a participating provider to set up an appointment today!


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What’s included in a free Child and Teen Checkup?

Child and Teen Checkups include:
  • Checks on growth and development
  • Complete physical exam
    • Hearing and vision checks
    • Lab tests
    • immunizations
  • Information about good physical and mental health
  • high risk behavior assessment
  • referral to the dentist and fluoride varnishing

When to get a Checkup?

Your child should get a checkup
  • At 0-1,2,4,6,9,12,15,18,24,and 30 months
  • Every year from age 3-20

Participating Providers

Contact any participating Crow Wing County provider and ask to set up a Child and Teen Checkup today!

Medical Providers

City
Clinic
Urgent Care
Baxter Essentia Health
(218) 828-2880
 Urgent Care
  Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
888-420-2778
  
Brainerd Essentia Health
(218) 828-2880
  
Crosby Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
888-420-2778
Crosslake Essentia Health
(218) 692-1010
  
Emily Essentia Health
(218) 763-4800
  
Garrison Mille Lacs Family Clinic
(320) 692-5599
  
  Riverwood Healthcare Clinic
(320) 525-3400
  
Pequot Lakes Essentia Health
(218) 568-4416
  
Pierz Essentia Health
(320) 468-2587
  
Pillager Essentia Health
(218) 746-4527
  
  Lakewood
(218) 746-4550
  
Pine River Essentia Health
(218) 587-4416
  

Dental Providers

City
Clinic
Additional Information
Baxter
6980 Fairview Rd. Suite 100
(218) 454-7777
 MNCare & General Medical Assistance for
established patients only
Call to determine community days when
all health plans will be accepted
  K.O.A.L.A. Dental Care
15860 Audubon Way
(218) 829-3571
Only children 10 years and younger
Must have a referral from a medical
provider or other dentist
  Center Minnesota Pediatric Dentists
13046 Falcon Drive
(888) 733-3368
Call for availability
The child must first be seen at the clinic in
St. Cloud before becoming established
as a patient
Brainerd Central Lakes College
Student Dental Program
501 West College Drive
(218) 855-8106
Preventative Care only
(Cleaning, x-rays)
Clinic is only open January - April
  Central Lakes 
Community Dental Clinic
501 West College Drive
(218) 855-8272
Waiting list approximately:
3 months out
Deerwood Northland Smiles
218-534-3141
  
Onamia
Ne-la Shing Dental Clinic
43500 Migizi Dr
(320) 532-4163
Child must be a member of a federally recognized tribe

Vision Providers

City
Clinic
Additional Information
Aitkin
(218) 927-3213
Accepts all health plans
Baxter Associates in Eyecare
(218) 829-1789
 Accepts all health plans
  Great River Eye Clinic
(218) 825-1976
 Accepts all health plans
  Lakes Area Eyecare
(218) 829-2929
 Accepts all health plans
  Midwest Family Eye Center
(218) 828-9545
 Accepts all health plans
  Pearl Vision
(218) 828-4024
 Accepts only Blue Plus or General Medical Assistance
  Walmart Vision Center
(218) 829-3848
 Accepts only Blue Plus
Does not provide any glasses
Brainerd Brainerd Eyecare Center
(218) 829-0946
 Accepts all health plans
  Great Northern Opticians
2020 S. 6th St
(218) 829-1335
 Accepts only Blue Plus or General Medical Assistance 
  Northern Eye Center
2020 S. 6th St
(218) 829-2020
 Accepts only Blue Plus or General Medical Assistance
Crosby Great River Eye Clinic
(218) 546-5108
 Accepts all health plans
Crosslake Crosslake Eye Care
35280 County Road 66
(218) 692-4700
 Accepts all health plans
Nisswa Associates in Eyecare
(218) 963-2020
 Accepts all health plans
Pequot Lakes Pequot Eye Center
(218) 568-5555
 Accepts all health plans
Pine River Associates in Eyecare
(218) 587-2020
 Accepts all health plans
Staples Staples Eye Clinic
(218) 894-1331
 Accepts all health plans
 
(218) 894-5480
 Accepts all health plans