Find a Medicaid Dentist in New Jersey
4,260 dental providers are state-listed on New Jersey’s official Medicaid and CHIP dental submission, including 3,907 marked as accepting new patients. State-listed means on the roster, not a booking guarantee: call to confirm they take your plan.
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The complete New Jersey roster behind this directory is a downloadable CSV on the Rates plan at $29 a month.
New Jersey Medicaid dental coverage stats
Source: New Jersey’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 2026-07-08. Published rosters overstate active participation; studies phone-confirm roughly two-thirds of official listings. Always call the office to confirm.
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Where New Jersey’s Medicaid dentists are
State-listed providers by city, from the most recent New Jersey submission.
New Jersey Medicaid & CHIP dental plans
Dentists participate per plan, not per program. When you call, name the specific plan on your card.
What New Jersey Medicaid pays dentists
Reimbursement shapes participation: states that pay dentists more list more of them. New Jersey’s published dental fee schedule (2026) covers 430 procedure codes.
See New Jersey Medicaid dental ratesWork in billing or credentialing? The complete New Jersey Medicaid network list is a downloadable CSV on the ProviderSignal Rates plan.
New Jersey Medicaid dentist FAQ
How do I find a dentist that takes Medicaid in New Jersey?
New Jersey lists 4,260 dental providers on its official Medicaid and CHIP submission to the federal InsureKidsNow locator. Coverage is deepest in Newark, Jersey City, Paterson. 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 New Jersey?
4,260 dental providers are state-listed for New Jersey 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 New Jersey Medicaid dentists accepting new patients?
3,907 of the 4,260 state-listed New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey Medicaid actually pays for common procedures on our New Jersey fee-schedule page, and confirm current adult coverage with the state program. New Jersey Medicaid dental rates
How current is this New Jersey Medicaid dentist list?
New Jersey's listings carry state update dates as recent as 2026-07-08. 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.
Medicaid dentists in nearby states
Medicaid is state-specific: an out-of-state dentist usually can’t bill your plan, but if you’re moving or live near the border, these directories cover New Jersey’s neighbors.