How are these dental public healths in Virginia ranked?

The ranking weights NPPES record completeness, CMS Medicare enrollment, MIPS quality scores when available, and HRSA HPSA service. Of the 10 listed, 4 are Medicare-enrolled and 2 practice in a dental shortage area. We do not accept payment for placement.

Do dental public healths in Virginia accept Medicaid?

Virginia's Medicaid program is Cardinal Care. 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 Cardinal Care provider directory (https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/).

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

Use the Virginia Board of Dentistry license-lookup at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/dentistry/. 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 10 · VA

Top Dental Public Healths in Virginia

Community dental health and policy practitioners. Curated top-10 from the dental sub-specialty taxonomy and CMS quality signals — Medicare enrollment, MIPS score, and HPSA service all weighed in.

In top list: 10
Medicare-enrolled: 4
HPSA shortage: 2

Indexed density: 0.11 per 100K residents (population 8.81M ).

Verified · NPPES (CMS)refreshed May 7, 2026

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Dental Public Healths in Virginia: questions

How are these dental public healths in Virginia ranked?
The ranking weights NPPES record completeness, CMS Medicare enrollment, MIPS quality scores when available, and HRSA HPSA service. Of the 10 listed, 4 are Medicare-enrolled and 2 practice in a dental shortage area. We do not accept payment for placement.
Do dental public healths in Virginia accept Medicaid?
Virginia's Medicaid program is Cardinal Care. 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 Cardinal Care provider directory (https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/).
How do I check a dental public health's license in Virginia?
Use the Virginia Board of Dentistry license-lookup at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/dentistry/. 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.