42 CFR § 440.100 - Dental services.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s440.100"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 440.100 - Dental services."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "440.100"
section_name: "Dental services."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "440"
part_name: "SERVICES: GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45224, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "440"
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# 440.100 Dental services.
(a) “Dental services” means diagnostic, preventive, or corrective procedures provided by or under the supervision of a dentist in the practice of his profession, including treatment of—
(1) The teeth and associated structures of the oral cavity; and
(2) Disease, injury, or impairment that may affect the oral or general health of the beneficiary.
(b) “Dentist” means an individual licensed to practice dentistry or dental surgery.
[43 FR 45224, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 45 FR 24888, Apr. 11, 1980]