Dental implant cost in Mississippi

What you pay for a dental implant in Mississippi depends on your coverage, and Medicaid rules don't list implants among covered services. Before any care starts, you should ask the plan, because implants aren't on the list from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid. For adults, a yearly dollar cap, adult dentures, and a dental benefit category are not stated. In the Medicaid dental benefits summary, complete and partial dentures are listed only for ages 0 to 20. You get that benefit only when teeth are congenitally missing (absent from birth), and you have prior authorization, or advance approval. If you need coverage, you can apply online or by phone. When you pay out of pocket, service prices across the state run about 4% below the US average.

If you pay for care yourself, a dental school clinic often charges less than a private office. The School of Dentistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, is one place to ask about care priced lower. It is Mississippi's only dental school, and the only B.S. in dental hygiene program in the state. Implant services at that clinic are not confirmed, so you'll need to call and find out what they provide. Before surgery, you can also use the online license lookup from the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners to check a dentist's license. For your next step, call the Medicaid plan you have or the dental school clinic about implant care.