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Liberty Dental and Medicaid

Liberty Family Dental is proud to be one the dental providers in the Liberty, Texas area that accepts medicare payment for dental work. Medicaid and CHIP participants. These programs are administered through MCNA Dental and available throughout the state of Texas. Depending on your family income,  your child may be eligible for either Medicaid coverage or CHIP.  Medicaid still doesn’t cover all adults, but it does now cover all children when they are enrolled in the program.

Who does this Medicaid cover?
Medicaid still doesn’t cover all adults, but it does now cover all children when they are enrolled in the program. They must not be eligible for employer-sponsored health plans

What does Medicaid Cover?
Under normal circumstances what is covered is the following:

  • Preventative and Diagnostic Care. This included x-rays, prophylaxis cleanings, sealants, fluoride applications and space maintainers.
  • Therapeutic Benefits includes the treatment of cavities, oral surgeries, extractions, crowns, root canals, dental emergencies, incisions and drainage of abscesses. Also included are periodontal (gum) treatments of gum flap procedures, scaling and root planning and gingivectomy. All sedation and necessary hospitalization are also covered.

What is NOT covered? Treatments categorized as purely cosmetic are not covered, nor are experimental procedures, malignancies, and prescriptions or drugs.

What is a Main Dentist?
A main dentist is your primary, regular dentist. You can change your main dentist. Liberty Family Dental can be your main dentist under the Medicaid system.
If you are looking for a main dentist under your Medicaid or CHIP plan, Liberty family Dental can be your dentist! Call today!

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