Free Dental Services
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provide you with free up-to-date dental care information. Looking for a free dentist or free dental programs? The
Free Dental Services list below includes many resources and tips for finding free dentists or reduced cost dental
care options.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers three
important federally-funded programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP).
Free Dental Care - Medicare
Services
Currently, Medicare will pay for dental services that
are an integral part either of a covered procedure (e.g., reconstruction of the jaw following accidental injury),
or for extractions done in preparation for radiation treatment for neoplastic diseases involving the jaw. Medicare
will also make payment for oral examinations, but not treatment, preceding kidney transplantation or heart valve
replacement, under certain circumstances. Such examination would be covered under Part A if performed by a dentist
on the hospital's staff or under Part B if performed by a physician.
Free Dental Care - Medicaid Services
Medicaid is a state-run program that provides medical benefits, and in some
cases dental benefits, to eligible individuals and families. States set their own guidelines regarding who is
eligible and what services are covered. Most states provide limited emergency dental services for people age 21 or
over, while some offer comprehensive free dentist services. For most individuals under the age of 21, free dentist
services are provided under Medicaid. Visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidDentalCoverage/.
Free Dental Care – State Children's Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP)
Free Dentists for Children - SCHIP helps children up to age 19 who are
without health insurance. SCHIP provides medical coverage and, in most cases, free dentist services to children who
qualify. Dental services covered under this program vary from state to state. Visit www.cms.hhs.gov/SCHIPDentalCoverage/.
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