Provider types · Dental specialty
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Credentialing
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a dental specialty. Medicare lists it among the dental specialties that enroll on the CMS-855I, and Texas Medicaid dental providers declare it as an enrollment category.
Medicare
The CMS-855I list includes physicians who are doctors of dental medicine or dental surgery in listed dental specialties, including oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Medicare excludes most dental services, with limited exceptions, so coverage depends on the service.
Texas Medicaid
Dental providers may enroll in the THSteps Dental and ICF-IID Dental programs, and must declare one or more categories, including oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
Most children receive Medicaid dental services through dental maintenance organizations. General dental services are not a Medicaid benefit for clients 21 and older who do not reside in an ICF-IID facility.
Licensure
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE) licenses dentists and recognizes oral and maxillofacial surgery as a specialty area.
Related pages
See dentists.
Sources
- CMS Medicare Provider Enrollment (MLN9658742)
- 42 CFR 411.15 (Cornell LII copy)
- TMHP Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual
- Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
- 22 TAC 108.54 (Cornell LII copy)
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