The Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker is an interactive tool for policymakers, administrators, and advocates to better understand where a given state’s Medicaid adult dental benefits package falls on a continuum from no dental benefits to extensive benefits, helping identify areas for improvement and expansion. It looks at coverage of specific procedures and services, including allowed frequency, in eight service categories.
The Coverage Checker displays results that were self-reported by state Medicaid dental programs in a survey conducted in the spring of 2024. The survey was developed in partnership with the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (ADA HPI), Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), CareQuest Institute, and an advisory committee of experts in oral health care and state policy.