To find a dentist who accepts Medicaid, you can use several resources:

• The official Medicaid website offers a dentist locator tool to find dentists in your area who accept Medicaid

• Many states provide directories or online tools to locate dental clinics and providers accepting Medicaid, such as New York's dental resource directory or North Carolina's Medicaid Provider Lookup Tool

• The InsureKidsNow.gov website has a dentist locator specifically for children who are covered by Medicaid or CHIP

• Community health centers like AxessPointe also have dentists who accept Medicaid and offer comprehensive dental services regardless of insurance status

• In Virginia, the CardinalCare Smiles program managed by DentaQuest provides a list of dentists accepting Medicaid for adults and children

Medicaid covers dental services for children as part of the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit, which includes pain relief, restoration, and maintenance of dental health. States require referrals to dentists according to their periodicity schedules

. Dentists who participate in Medicaid tend to practice more in high-poverty or rural areas and larger practices, with pediatric dentists more likely to treat Medicaid patients

. In summary, to find a dentist who takes Medicaid, use your state's Medicaid or health department website, national tools like InsureKidsNow.gov, or contact local community health centers that accept Medicaid patients