Find a Medicaid Dentist in District of Columbia
235 dental providers are state-listed on District of Columbia’s official Medicaid and CHIP dental submission, including 199 marked as accepting new patients. State-listed means on the roster, not a booking guarantee: call to confirm they take your plan.
District of Columbia Medicaid dental coverage stats
Source: District of Columbia’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 2026-05-12. Published rosters overstate active participation; studies phone-confirm roughly two-thirds of official listings. Always call the office to confirm.
Where District of Columbia’s Medicaid dentists are
State-listed providers by city, from the most recent District of Columbia submission.
District of Columbia Medicaid & CHIP dental plans
Dentists participate per plan, not per program. When you call, name the specific plan on your card.
What District of Columbia Medicaid pays dentists
Reimbursement shapes participation: states that pay dentists more list more of them. District of Columbia’s published dental fee schedule (2025) covers 260 procedure codes.
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How do I find a dentist that takes Medicaid in District of Columbia?
District of Columbia lists 235 dental providers on its official Medicaid and CHIP submission to the federal InsureKidsNow locator. Coverage is deepest in Washington. 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 District of Columbia?
235 dental providers are state-listed for District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia Medicaid dentists accepting new patients?
199 of the 235 state-listed District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia Medicaid actually pays for common procedures on our District of Columbia fee-schedule page, and confirm current adult coverage with the state program.
How current is this District of Columbia Medicaid dentist list?
District of Columbia's listings carry state update dates as recent as 2026-05-12. 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.