Researchers collected data about dental insurance coverage in January and February 2021 among a sample of 5,320 U.S. adults with a 5.2 percent response rate.
Rates of dental coverage among those with different types of health insurance:
Share of Medicare beneficiaries (59.4 million) with access to dental coverage
Medicare Advantage: 24 percent (14.3 million)
Medicaid: 9 percent (5.3 million)
Private: 18 percent (10.7 million)
Other: 5 percent (3 million)
No dental coverage: 44 percent (26.1 million)
Share of Medicaid beneficiaries (28.4 million) with access to dental coverage
Medicare advantage: 1 percent (0.3 million)
Medicaid: 64 percent (18.2 million)
Private: 2 percent (0.6 million)
Other: 3 percent (0.8 million)
No dental coverage: 30 percent (8.5 million)
Share of privately insured Americans (124 million) with access to dental coverage
Medicare Advantage: 1 percent (1.2 million)
Medicaid: Less than 1 percent (100,000)
Private: 85 percent (105.4 million)
Other: 1 percent (1.2 million)
No dental coverage: 13 percent (16.1 million)
Share of uninsured Americans (23.3 million) with access to dental coverage
Medicare Advantage: 2 percent (500,000)
Medicaid: 1 percent (200,000)
Private: 10 percent (2.3 million)
Other: 3 percent (700,000)
No dental coverage: 84 percent (19.6 million)
