A 38-year-old member asked:
Does medicaid cover oral and maxillofacial surgery?
3 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Scott Beardanswered
Urogynecology 26 years experience
Depends on state: And if your doctor takes medicaid- many don't.
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Dr. Reza Jarrahyanswered
Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Yes: In a word, yes. It depends on the specific problem and the place where you are having it treated but most issues are covered.
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Dr. Daniel Quonanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 43 years experience
Depends: Every state is dfferent, and not all providers accept medicaid. The easiest way to find out is to call surgeons in your area to find out if they are medicaid providers, and then schedule a consultation to see if your surgery is or is not covered under the medicaid provisions.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Does illinois medicaid cover oral and maxillofacial surgery?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 57 years experience
May cover: In general, in all states medicaid should cover diseases like tumors, not for cosmatic procedures, for more details ask your oral surgeon.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What insurance companies cover oral and maxillofacial surgery?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 57 years experience
If you pay for it: It depends on your coverage , if you pay for dental and oral surgery yes, most of the time if related to diseases like tumors, maxillofzcial trauma etc are covered by insurence, but not if it is cosmatic surgery.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What does oral and maxillofacial surgery entail?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Donald Cohenanswered
Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial 43 years experience
A lot: Oral ; maxillofacial surgery is a specialty of dentistry. It includes dental extractions with special training for wisdom teeth, treatment of dental infections, cysts of the jaws, dental implant placement, repair of facial injuries from trauma, and jaw surgery for facial deformities or abnormal growth and bite discrepancies. The dental management of the medically compromised patient is included.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Oral and maxillofacial surgery questions?
1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Daniel Quonanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 43 years experience
Yes: There are a number of oral and maxillofacial surgeons on this website who can provide answers to questions.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What is oral and maxillofacial surgery?
4 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Scott Harwoodanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 46 years experience
Dental Specialty: Oral and maxillofacial surgery is surgery to treat many diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (jaws and facial) region.
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Last updated Jun 6, 2019
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