Medi-Cal uses managed care plans to provide your dental services. To learn more, visit the Health Care Options website. You can stay in Fee-for-Service Dental or you can choose the Dental Managed Care. To choose or change your dental plan, call Health Care Options at 1-800-430-4263.
You may not be enrolled in a PACE or SCAN plan and a Dental Managed Care plan at the same time.
Your Medi-Cal dental services are provided by the Medi-Cal Dental Managed Care Program. For help finding a dentist, or for help getting dental services, you can call L.A. Care Member Services at 1-888-839-9909 (TTY 711).
Medi-Cal covers dental services, including:
- Diagnostic and preventive dental services such as examinations, X-rays and teeth cleanings
- Emergency services for pain control
- Tooth extractions
- Fillings
- Root canal treatments (anterior/posterior)
- Crowns (prefabricated/laboratory)
- Scaling and root planing
- Complete and partial dentures
- Orthodontics for children who qualify
- Topical fluoride
If you have questions or want to learn more about dental services, call the Medi-Cal Dental Program at 1-800-322-6384 (TTY 1-800-735-2922 or 711). You can also visit the Medi-Cal Dental Program website or the Smile California website.
If you have questions or want to learn more about dental services, and are enrolled in a Dental Managed Care plan, call your assigned Dental Managed Care plan.