Preanna Hargrove

Review of North Carolina Dental Society

The dental system in North Carolina especially Wil...

The dental system in North Carolina especially Wilmington is awful. I ve moved from Maryland and I will honestly say if you have Medicaid you will not receive good dental care at all. You might get lucky and find three dentist that will not discriminate against Medicaid and file the insurance. My children have special needs so they automatically receive the insurance. However it s pointless if 90% of dentist in Wilmington don t accept Medicaid.

And it seems to me that nobody is doing anything to help resolve this issue. I have to get my children added to my dental plan and even still most dentist here aren t in network with major insurances and advise to file the insurance yet still have to pay for dental services up front. What sense do that make if I have dental insurance through my job? This is only for the Pediatricians however I haven t had this issue with General/Family Dentists. It s like third world, but completely opposite if you have medical care. I ll be moving outside of Wilmington soon into a major city.