Dental
DentaQuest
Credentialing and enrollment guides for DentaQuest across 51 states.
30-60 days
Re-credential every 3 yrs
Quick Overview
Timeline
30 - 60 days
CAQH
Not Required
Re-credentialing
Every 3 year(s)
States Available
51
How DentaQuest Credentialing Actually Works
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Timeline
Not published by the payer
Recredentialing
Not published by the payer
DentaQuest is the largest dental benefits administrator for government programs in the country, operating in more than 35 states. Enrollment starts with the dentist enrollment form on its site; CAQH applications are accepted in all states and required in Arizona, DC, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas.
The stall to avoid: DentaQuest is usually a state Medicaid dental administrator: check whether your state routes Medicaid dental through DentaQuest, MCNA, Liberty, or the state agency itself before applying, because the wrong administrator queue wastes months.
From PayerReady's payer enrollment research, built from the payer's own provider manuals and enrollment pages. Payer processes change; when a fact is not published by the payer, we say so rather than guess.
About DentaQuest
DentaQuest is one of the largest Medicaid dental benefits administrators in the United States, managing dental benefits for over 33 million members across 30+ states. They administer both Medicaid managed dental programs and commercial dental networks, contracting with dental providers for preventive, restorative, and specialty services.
How to Get Credentialed
1
Gather Required Documents
Collect all necessary credentials including your medical license, DEA certificate, malpractice insurance, NPI number, and board certifications.
2
Prepare Your Application
Complete DentaQuest's provider enrollment application with all required information and supporting documentation.
3
Submit Your Application
Submit your completed enrollment package to DentaQuest. Select your state below for state-specific submission details.
4
Track & Follow Up
Credentialing typically takes 30-60 days. Monitor your application and respond promptly to requests for additional information.
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Our specialists handle the entire DentaQuest enrollment process: applications, follow-ups, and approvals across all 50 states.
Required Documents
CV/Resume
DEA License
Required if performing sedation or prescribing controlled substances
Malpractice Insurance
Medical License
NPI Certificate
Enrollment Forms
DentaQuest Provider Enrollment Form
Provider enrollment form for DentaQuest Medicaid and managed dental programs.
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Contact Information
Provider Credentialing
1-888-468-5509
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Provider Services
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Available States
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District Of Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
+ 36 more states below
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Select Your State
Choose your state for DentaQuest-specific credentialing details including timelines, contacts, and local requirements.
Alabama
Open
Alaska
Open
Arizona
Open
Arkansas
Open
California
Open
Colorado
Open
Connecticut
Open
Delaware
Open
District Of Columbia
Open
Florida
Open
Georgia
Open
Hawaii
Open
Idaho
Open
Illinois
Open
Indiana
Open
Iowa
Open
Kansas
Open
Kentucky
Open
Louisiana
Open
Maine
Open
Maryland
Open
Massachusetts
Open
Michigan
Open
Minnesota
Open
Mississippi
Open
Missouri
Open
Montana
Open
Nebraska
Open
Nevada
Open
New Hampshire
Open
New Jersey
Open
New Mexico
Open
New York
Open
North Carolina
Open
North Dakota
Open
Ohio
Open
Oklahoma
Open
Oregon
Open
Pennsylvania
Open
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
Open
South Carolina
Open
South Dakota
Open
Tennessee
Open
Texas
Open
Utah
Open
Vermont
Open
Virginia
Open
Virgin Islands
Washington
Open
West Virginia
Open
Wisconsin
Open
Wyoming
Open
DentaQuest credentialing requirements by state
DentaQuest enrollment is not identical everywhere. The table below lists what actually differs across the 51 states DentaQuest operates in — network status, local plan names, portals and the state-specific conditions our credentialing team has recorded.
| State | Local plan | Network | Portal / phone | State-specific notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Alabama | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Arkansas | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Arizona | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| California | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Colorado | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Connecticut | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| District Of Columbia | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Delaware | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Florida | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Georgia | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Hawaii | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Iowa | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Idaho | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Illinois | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Indiana | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S. (programs in 37 states), credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH. You can apply with DentaQuest's own credentialing application or sign up with CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability/malpractice declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history (most recent first). Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround; corrections to a credentialing file must be submitted within 30 days. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. Indiana is a confirmed DentaQuest Medicaid dental market. |
| Kansas | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Kentucky | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Louisiana | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Massachusetts | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Maryland | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Maine | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Michigan | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Minnesota | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Missouri | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S. (programs in 37 states), credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH. You can apply with DentaQuest's own credentialing application or sign up with CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability/malpractice declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history (most recent first). Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround; corrections to a credentialing file must be submitted within 30 days. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. In Missouri, DentaQuest administers Medicaid dental via the Healthy Blue (MO HealthNet Managed Care) plan. |
| Mississippi | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Montana | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| North Carolina | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| North Dakota | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Nebraska | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| New Hampshire | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| New Jersey | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| New Mexico | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Nevada | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| New York | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S. (programs in 37 states), credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH. You can apply with DentaQuest's own credentialing application or sign up with CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability/malpractice declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history (most recent first). Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround; corrections to a credentialing file must be submitted within 30 days. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. New York is a confirmed DentaQuest Medicaid dental market. |
| Ohio | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Oklahoma | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Oregon | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Pennsylvania | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Rhode Island | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| South Carolina | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| South Dakota | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Tennessee | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Texas | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Utah | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Virginia | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Vermont | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Washington | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Wisconsin | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| West Virginia | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
| Wyoming | DentaQuest (a Sun Life company) | Open | Provider portal | DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid/CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., credentials dentists through its online Dentist Enrollment Form or via CAQH; DentaQuest requires additional documents beyond the CAQH application. Required items: current license(s) with full licensure history, NPI, professional liability declaration, W-9, direct-deposit authorization, and 10 years of work history. Provider services numbers are state/plan-specific — use the number on your state's DentaQuest provider page. DentaQuest does not publish a fixed credentialing turnaround. Recredentialing occurs every 3 years per NCQA guidelines. |
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Common questions about DentaQuest credentialing
How long does DentaQuest credentialing take?
DentaQuest credentialing typically takes 30–60 days from a complete submission to an approved effective date. Incomplete applications are the main cause of delay: a missing document or an unattested CAQH profile restarts the clock rather than pausing it.
Does DentaQuest require CAQH?
No. DentaQuest does not enroll through CAQH ProView, so credentialing data is submitted directly on DentaQuest's own application instead. You still need the same underlying documents — license, DEA where applicable, malpractice coverage and work history.
Which states does DentaQuest operate in?
DentaQuest has credentialing operations in 51 states. 51 of those 51 currently show an open panel. Requirements are not uniform: local plan names, provider portals and state-specific conditions differ, which is what the state-by-state table above records.