A new ADA report demonstrates that collaboration among state dental associations, Medicaid agencies, managed care organizations, oral health coalitions and other stakeholders can help increase dentist participation in Medicaid and expand access to oral health care for beneficiaries.
The report, Increasing Medicaid Participation in Dentistry: A Blueprint from a Six-State Pilot Program, summarizes the results of a two-year initiative led by the ADA Council on Advocacy and Access for Prevention. Beginning in 2023, the pilot brought together stakeholders in Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South Dakota to identify and implement strategies to improve Medicaid participation among dentists and increase utilization of dental services by Medicaid beneficiaries.