It has been well documented that patients who have been diagnosed with “cancer” often place other health concerns off, including dental problems. This often results in the delay of treatment and recovery from the side effects of treatment and effects on oral health.

Effective for dates of service July 1, 2022, and forward, the Department of Social Services (DSS) is increasing the dental rates for adults for endodontic services to equal the children’s reimbursement rate and for all other services on the Adult Dental Fee Schedule by 25%.

The Connecticut Dental Health Partnership has released the new dental fee schedule for children and adults that takes effect on July 01, 2022. If you have questions please call the call center at 1-855-283-3682.

The updated Adult Dental Fee Schedule will be posted on the www.ctdssmap.com website on August 8, 2022 in an Excel format.

Attention All Dental Providers and Dental Clinics – Effective July 1, 2022, legislation was passed to increase the adult endodontic rates and the adult dental fee schedule. The new dental fee rates have not yet been loaded into the system.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) has identified an issue with member eligibility for a new program that went into effect July 1, 2022 called Covered CT. The eligibility response for some Covered CT members in the Automated Eligibility Verification System (AEVS) and/or Automated Voice Response System (AVRS) may not correctly respond with active Covered CT eligibility. Instead, the response could incorrectly indicate a member is not eligible.

Covered CT Program (CCT) is administered by the Department of Social Services. People who qualify and enroll in Covered CT will be eligible to receive their dental benefits through the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership (CTDHP) beginning July 1, 2022.

Check out the Spring 2022 Provider Newsletter Online! – This edition includes information regarding Covered CT (CCT) Program, Cone Beam (CBCT) Guidelines, Tobacco Cessation Toolkit and Webinar and CTDHP’s Automated Provider Survey Process and more.

FQHCs should ensure that HUSKY members are scheduled appropriately in the dental clinics to adhere to performing a new patient or periodic dental visit in one appointment time slot in conjunction with prophylaxis, radiographs/diagnostic imaging and fluoride treatments, rather than unbundling the services.