Treatment | Medicaid Coverage |
---|---|
Extractions | Covered as part of your extraction benefit |
Denture/Partial Denture | Covered as part of your denture/partial benefit |
Exam and Xray | Counts towards your annual $1150 allowance |
Crowns | Counts towards your annual $1150 allowance |
Cleanings | Counts towards your annual $1150 allowance |
Root Canal | Counts towards your annual $1150 allowance |
Fillings | Counts towards your annual $1150 allowance |
Understand your benefits
Each year your Medicaid benefits renew in July. There are essentially three benefits (you can think of them like three “buckets”) that you receive.
- 1. The first benefit is intended to do everything to save a tooth and keep your mouth healthy. You receive $1150 in benefits in this “bucket”, and can use that towards things like exams, X-rays, cleanings, fillings, crowns, and root canals.
- 2. The second benefit is emergency dental procedures, If you need a tooth extracted, you can have that done without the cost of the procedure taking away from your $1150 benefit in “bucket one”
- 3.The third benefit is the denture/partial denture benefit for replacing missing teeth. This is intended to provide a comfortable, functional, and attractive solution to replacing your missing teeth, and is again a separate benefit that does not detract from the benefits you receive in “buckets” 1 and 2.