Material benefit claims are grounded in current HCPF, Health First Colorado, or DentaQuest publications and linked where readers can verify them.
How information is checked
Primary sources first, corrections kept visible
The guide separates statewide policy, dental administration, clinical judgment, and local scheduling information.
- 1 · Program policyHealth First Colorado and HCPF
Eligibility, statewide benefits, member rights, and program notices.
- 2 · Dental administrationDentaQuest
Dental summaries, provider tools, authorizations, and member processes.
- 3 · Local careThe exact dental office
Provider participation, services, accommodations, and appointment availability.
- 4 · CorrectionsGuide editorial review
Dates the review, links the source, and updates material when rules change.
Our source hierarchy
- 1
Colorado program authorities
HCPF and Health First Colorado sources control eligibility, statewide policy, benefits, applications, appeals, transportation, and program changes.
- 2
Dental benefit administrator
DentaQuest member pages, current benefit summaries, change notices, the provider directory, and the member portal control operational dental-plan information.
- 3
Treating provider
A licensed dental professional evaluates the patient, makes clinical recommendations, prepares documentation, and explains what the office can schedule.
- 4
This guide
We translate and organize those sources. We do not decide eligibility, authorize care, practice dentistry, or adjudicate claims.
Who writes and reviews this guide
The Colorado Dental Medicaid Guide editorial team researches, writes, and maintains this patient information portal. Organizational authorship means the team is responsible for checking cited program materials, keeping links usable, distinguishing official information from Star Dental information, and correcting supported errors.
Dr. Florina Menina, DDS, completed a clinical review of the portal's patient guidance on September 11, 2026. The clinical review covers general dental education and safety guidance; it is not an individual diagnosis, insurance authorization, legal review, or government endorsement.
Editorial source checks are separate from clinical review. The last recorded full sitewide source check was October 11, 2026. That review covered live page content, page titles and summaries, official source links, internal links, useful images, disclosures, and current program information. Official program documents and a member's current records still control coverage decisions.
How pages are dated and reviewed
- The footer displays the completed clinical-review date and reviewer, never an automatic “today” stamp.
- Clinical review, editorial source checks, original publication and substantive content updates are separate events.
- A review can find that no content changes are needed. In that case, we record the review without changing the original publication date or presenting the page as newly rewritten.
- Time-sensitive figures are checked against a current official notice or benefit summary.
- We name the benefit year when a limit resets on July 1 rather than the calendar year.
- We preserve distinctions among adults, standard Health First Colorado children, Cover All Coloradans, CHP+, and specialized waiver benefits.
- Official links appear on every guide so readers can check for newer rules.
When we review guides and sources
We review linked sources on a regular schedule and revisit a guide sooner when an official rule changes or a reader reports an error. The clinical-review date in the footer does not replace those source checks.
An official change notice, broken controlling link, material source conflict, safety issue, or supported correction triggers an earlier review. We also review material program changes between scheduled checks so readers can find updated guidance.
- Weekly: the resource library, forms and downloads, and policy update center; check current notices, controlling documents, and broken links.
- Monthly: core benefit, adult-limit, provider-search, emergency, transportation, enrollment, billing, appeal, missed-fee, and Medicare-coordination guides.
- Quarterly: service-specific treatment guides, member tools, access guides, and Denver-metro or county navigation pages unless a source change triggers review sooner.
- Semiannually: about and editorial-policy pages, plus an immediate review when sponsorship, authorship, correction, or disclosure practices change.
- Per use: directory participation, individual eligibility, benefit balances, authorizations, and claims must be verified in the live member or provider system; no editorial schedule can make those records static.
How coverage decisions work
Our guides explain published benefits and their limits. Your dental team recommends care after an evaluation, and Health First Colorado or DentaQuest applies the relevant program rules to your circumstances.
Words such as “covered” refer to a benefit category under published rules, not automatic payment for every person or procedure. We pair benefit statements with the relevant limits, verification steps, and primary source.
Corrections, local links, and sponsorship
This portal links to MyStarDental.com because its purpose is to help Denver readers learn about local services and request care. Those links are clearly separated from official state and DentaQuest sources.
The Colorado Dental Medicaid Guide is published by Star Dental. It is not a Health First Colorado, HCPF, or DentaQuest website, and those organizations do not endorse this guide. If a portal statement conflicts with an official source, the official source controls. Readers can email a suspected error for editorial review without using the appointment form.
Primary sources
Verify the details that affect your care
We use official program materials and clearly identify Star Dental pages. Policies and personal benefit status can change.
Read our full source and correction policy →