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Mississippi Dental Medicaid

Our state has a lot of individuals who qualify for Medicaid coverage, especially children. Oral health care for children in covered by Medicaid. However, some parents do not make sure their children see a dentist to provide much needed dental care. Starting at birth and seeing a dentist on a regular basis can mean the difference between a healthy smile and years of problems with your teeth.

At times, some may have difficulty locating a dentist who is a Medicaid provider. That is not due to the dentist not wanting to take care of patients in his or her community, it is usually an economic decision. In other words, reimbursement for dental care covered by Medicaid is many times lower that the cost of providing the care. Also, there is no Medicaid dental coverage for adults in our state. The MDA works hard to make sure that all Mississippians have access to oral health care by improving funding and also seeking expansion of coverage to include adults.