Medicaid dental directory

Find a Medicaid Dentist in Arizona

3,486 dental providers are state-listed on Arizona’s official Medicaid and CHIP dental submission, including 2,094 marked as accepting new patients. State-listed means on the roster, not a booking guarantee: call to confirm they take your plan.

Arizona Medicaid dental coverage stats

3,486
State-listed dental providers
2,094
Marked accepting new patients
11
Medicaid & CHIP dental plans
1,583
Pediatric dentists listed

Source: Arizona’s submission to the federal InsureKidsNow dentist locator, which every state Medicaid program is required to keep current (CMS-10291), including managed-care networks. Listings carry state update dates as recent as 2026-08-03. Published rosters overstate active participation; studies phone-confirm roughly two-thirds of official listings. Always call the office to confirm.

Where Arizona’s Medicaid dentists are

State-listed providers by city, from the most recent Arizona submission.

Phoenix
1,754 listed
Glendale
724 listed
Mesa
700 listed
Tucson
688 listed
Chandler
462 listed
Peoria
398 listed
Gilbert
337 listed
Avondale
292 listed
Scottsdale
256 listed
Surprise
247 listed
Tempe
243 listed
Goodyear
216 listed
Buckeye
183 listed
Casa Grande
182 listed
San Tan Valley
171 listed

Arizona Medicaid & CHIP dental plans

Dentists participate per plan, not per program. When you call, name the specific plan on your card.

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What Arizona Medicaid pays dentists

Reimbursement shapes participation: states that pay dentists more list more of them. Arizona’s published dental fee schedule (2026) covers 394 procedure codes.

See Arizona Medicaid dental rates

Arizona Medicaid dentist FAQ

How do I find a dentist that takes Medicaid in Arizona?

Arizona lists 3,486 dental providers on its official Medicaid and CHIP submission to the federal InsureKidsNow locator. Coverage is deepest in Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa. Being state-listed means the provider appears on the program's roster, not a guarantee they are taking new patients today. Call to confirm they accept your specific plan.

How many dentists accept Medicaid in Arizona?

3,486 dental providers are state-listed for Arizona Medicaid and CHIP. Published rosters overstate active participation (studies phone-confirm roughly two-thirds of official listings), so treat the number as a ceiling, not a count of dentists ready to book you in.

Are these Arizona Medicaid dentists accepting new patients?

2,094 of the 3,486 state-listed Arizona providers are marked as accepting new Medicaid patients in the state's most recent submission. That flag runs ahead of reality: panels close and staff change, so always call the office to confirm before booking.

Does Arizona Medicaid cover dental for adults?

Pediatric dental is federally mandated under EPSDT in every state; adult dental is an optional benefit each state funds independently. See what Arizona Medicaid actually pays for common procedures on our Arizona fee-schedule page, and confirm current adult coverage with the state program.

How current is this Arizona Medicaid dentist list?

Arizona's listings carry state update dates as recent as 2026-08-03. States are federally required to keep their InsureKidsNow submissions current, and ProviderSignal re-syncs the full national corpus quarterly. Listings still drift between updates, which is why every count on this page says call to confirm.