How are these dental public healths in Hawaii ranked?

The ranking weights NPPES record completeness, CMS Medicare enrollment, MIPS quality scores when available, and HRSA HPSA service. Of the 7 listed, 1 is Medicare-enrolled and 0 practice in a dental shortage area. We do not accept payment for placement.

Do dental public healths in Hawaii accept Medicaid?

Hawaii's Medicaid program is Med-QUEST. Specialist participation varies. We surface Medicare enrollment as a public-program proxy on each profile, but the only authoritative answer comes from the office and the Med-QUEST provider directory (https://medquest.hawaii.gov/).

How do I check a dental public health's license in Hawaii?

Use the Hawaiʻi Board of Dental Examiners license-lookup at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/dentist/. Confirm the license is active and check for any disciplinary actions.

When should I see a dental public health instead of a general dentist?

You generally don't — this is a non-clinical specialty; County health departments employ public health dentists for policy and program work; FQHCs (Federally Qualified Health Centers) sometimes employ them as dental directors.

Top 7 · HI

Top Dental Public Healths in Hawaii

Community dental health and policy practitioners. Curated top-7 from the dental sub-specialty taxonomy and CMS quality signals — Medicare enrollment, MIPS score, and HPSA service all weighed in.

In top list: 7
Medicare-enrolled: 1
HPSA shortage: 0

Indexed density: 0.48 per 100K residents (population 1.45M ).

Verified · NPPES (CMS)refreshed May 7, 2026

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Dental Public Healths in Hawaii: questions

How are these dental public healths in Hawaii ranked?
The ranking weights NPPES record completeness, CMS Medicare enrollment, MIPS quality scores when available, and HRSA HPSA service. Of the 7 listed, 1 is Medicare-enrolled and 0 practice in a dental shortage area. We do not accept payment for placement.
Do dental public healths in Hawaii accept Medicaid?
Hawaii's Medicaid program is Med-QUEST. Specialist participation varies. We surface Medicare enrollment as a public-program proxy on each profile, but the only authoritative answer comes from the office and the Med-QUEST provider directory (https://medquest.hawaii.gov/).
How do I check a dental public health's license in Hawaii?
Use the Hawaiʻi Board of Dental Examiners license-lookup at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/dentist/. Confirm the license is active and check for any disciplinary actions.
When should I see a dental public health instead of a general dentist?
You generally don't — this is a non-clinical specialty; County health departments employ public health dentists for policy and program work; FQHCs (Federally Qualified Health Centers) sometimes employ them as dental directors.