Covered Services

• Two exams per coverage year • Two cleanings per coverage year • Two fluoride treatments per year • Dental sealants for permanent molars (up to 15-years-old) • Silver Diamine Fluoride • X-rays • Fillings • Removal of teeth • Stainless steel crowns • Permanent crowns on front teeth for kids 12 and over • Root canals

Non-covered Services

• Permanent crowns on back teeth • Tooth implants • Bridges (to fill a gap between teeth) • Cosmetic procedures

South Dakota Medicaid Dental Care for Kids

Please Note

• Braces are only covered when the child has an extreme need due to difficulty eating, chewing, speaking or breathing.

• Your dentist will ask for approval from Medicaid before doing some services.

Coverage year is July 1 - June 30For more information about your South Dakota Medicaid Dental Benefits contact

1-877-841-1478 or sdmedicaid@deltadentalsd.com

• Brush two times a day • Floss every day • Drink tap water-it has fluoride to make your teeth strong • Avoid pop, juice, sports drinks, and other sugary drinks • Visit a dentist two times a year

It’s good to have a regular dentist.

Tooth Tips

Kids should visit a dentist by age 1.

Don’t forget to make and keep your appointments.

Healthy Smile, Happy Child

Sealants and fluoride protect teeth from nasty sugar bugs that cause cavities.

Find a dentist at InsureKidsNow.gov or call 1-877-841-1478.

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The Department of Social Services does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs, activities, or services. For more information about this policy or to file a Discrimination Complaint you may contact: Discrimination Coordinator, Director of DSS Division of Legal Services, 700 Governor’s Drive, Pierre, SD 57501, 605.773.3305. Español (Spanish) - ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1.800.305.9673 (TTY: 711). Deutsch (German) - ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 1.800.305.9673 (TTY: 711).