Children That Received Any Dental Service By Insurance Type (2016–2023)

Definition

This indicator compares the number and percent of children with Medicaid (known as MaineCare in Maine) to the number and percent of children with commercial insurance who received a dental service in the calendar year.

The data comes from the Maine Health Data Organization's All Payer Claims Dataset, and the numbers and percents reflect children (ages 0- 20) who had either MaineCare or commercial dental coverage for at least 11 months of the year, and who had at least one claim for a dental service.

Data Source

The Children's Oral Health Network of Maine provided the analysis. The data comes from the Maine Health Data Organization's All Payer Claims Dataset. Please refer to the MHDO websitefor more details regarding data restrictions and represented insurers.

Notes

Note that children without any dental coverage and children with intermittent coverage less than 11 months of the year are not included. Total refers to all children who have either continuous Medicaid or continuous commercial insurance. Total does not mean all children in Maine.

Data posted from October 3, 2025 to February 5, 2026 had inconsistent data for 2023 Total Percentages. The 2023 Total Numbers were accurate. 2023 Total Percentages were updated on February 5, 2026.

Last Updated

2026-02