Medicaid and SCHIP

Partnering with States

DentaQuest administers Medicaid and SCHIP dental benefits on behalf of 7 state agencies. We are the sole third-party administrator for dental carve-out programs in Illinois (1999), Tennessee (2002), Virginia (2005), Massachusetts (2007), Idaho (2007), Maryland (2009), and South Carolina (beginning in 2010). In those states where dental programs have been in operation for at least one year, we have been able to significantly increase the number of program beneficiaries receiving dental care, as well as the number of dentists participating in the program. The following chart illustrates increases achieved in these states.

State Program	Beginning year of contract	# Enrollees	Beginning # of dental providers	Current # of dental providers
Illinois	1999	2,419,782	869	2391
Tennessee	2002	734,959	386	931
Virginia	2005	774,932	620	1155
Massachusetts	2007	1,151,142	600	1625
Idaho	2007	129,137	476	620

I believe there's no other state in our nation with a better program than we have here in Tennessee. - Dr. Thomas Underwood, Chair of the TDA's TennCareSM Committee quoted in the June 2004 issue of ADA News

We have been administering government dental programs since 1993, and data amassed over that time period serve data as a blueprint for action. We implement dental programs that address the distinct needs of all program stakeholders: states are assured that program dollars are prudently spent, beneficiaries enjoy easy access to dentists, and dentists receive strong administrative support which leads to the consistent delivery of high quality dental care.

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