Medicaid and Oral Health: Data, Tools and Trends

Monday, April 17, 2023

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM

Location: Seminole D&E

CE: 1.5

Speaker(s)

Emilia Istrate, Ph.D.

Senior VIce President, Policy and Education Research
American Dental Education Association

Slides
Chelsea Fosse, DMD, MPH

Director, Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Stacey Auger, MPH

Policy Consultant
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health

Moderator(s)

Michael Monopoli, DMD, MPH, MS

Vice President for Grant Strategy
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health

Disclosure(s):

Emilia Istrate, Ph.D.: No financial relationships to disclose

Chelsea Fosse, DMD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Stacey Auger, MPH: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health: Event sponsor (Ongoing)

Michael Monopoli, DMD, MPH, MS: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health: Employee (Ongoing)

Significant strides were put in motion in state Medicaid programs in 2022. This session will explore
an update of recent Medicaid dental program reforms across the nation, a demonstration of a new interactive tool showcasing each state’s Medicaid adult dental benefits, and the role Medicaid plays for dental schools across the country.
Join us to learn about the latest Medicaid reforms at state level, from enhancements to dental benefits packages to reimbursement rate increases. This session will go deeper into the exploration and study of dental benefits packages across states with the demonstration of the Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker. The session will conclude with a look at the role that Medicaid plays for a specific group of providers: dental school clinics. We will examine national trends in the characteristics of the Medicaid/CHIP patients of these providers and the importance of Medicaid in the payer mix for dental school clinics.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe recent state-level reforms in Medicaid dental programs that were implemented in 2022 or will be implemented in 2023
2. Use the Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker to easily identify each state’s Medicaid adult dental benefits package
3. Recognize the role of Medicaid to dental schools’ oral health care provision.