Free and Low Cost Dentists in Tennessee
3,163 dental offices across 213 Tennessee towns, 27 of them federally funded health centers that charge by income. Children on TennCare get dental care at no cost. For adults, TennCare covers a broad set of adult dental care.
TennCare and Dental Care in Tennessee
- Children
- Covered. Every child under 21 on TennCare gets dental check ups, cleanings and needed treatment at no cost, under the federal EPSDT rule.
- Adults
- Adults on TennCare have broad dental coverage. Source, as of 2025-08.
- Dental program
- TennCare dental (Renaissance)
- Children's insurance (CHIP)
- CoverKids
- Apply for TennCare
- The state's official page
- The state's own dentist search
- Find a dentist who takes TennCare
Pick Your Town
- Memphis (337)
- Nashville (330)
- Knoxville (275)
- Chattanooga (164)
- Murfreesboro (118)
- Clarksville (85)
- Brentwood (77)
- Franklin (71)
- Johnson City (59)
- Kingsport (51)
- Germantown (51)
- Hendersonville (48)
- Cordova (46)
- Cleveland (43)
- Jackson (43)
- Smyrna (42)
- Maryville (40)
- Cookeville (39)
- Columbia (36)
- Hixson (34)
- Hermitage (32)
- Mt. Juliet (32)
- Morristown (31)
- Oak Ridge (31)
- Lebanon (31)
- Goodlettsville (30)
- Dickson (28)
- Gallatin (28)
- Crossville (27)
- Spring Hill (26)
- Bartlett (26)
- Collierville (24)
- Bristol (23)
- Madison (23)
- Greeneville (22)
- Athens (19)
- Antioch (18)
- Tullahoma (18)
- Powell (18)
- Sevierville (16)
- Collegedale (16)
- Alcoa (14)
- Nolensville (14)
- McMinnville (12)
- Lenoir City (12)
- Clinton (12)
- Shelbyville (11)
- Farragut (11)
- White House (11)
- Union City (11)
- Arlington (10)
- Dyersburg (10)
- Manchester (10)
- Covington (10)
- Springfield (10)
- Signal Mountain (10)
- Elizabethton (9)
- Pulaski (9)
- Lawrenceburg (9)
- Seymour (9)
All 213 towns
- Adamsville 3
- Alamo 1
- Alexandria 1
- Ardmore 2
- Ashland City 1
- Atoka 3
- Baxter 3
- Bean Station 1
- Bells 1
- Benton 1
- Blountville 4
- Bluff City 4
- Bolivar 3
- Brownsville 2
- Brunswick 2
- Burns 2
- Camden 5
- Carthage 3
- Celina 1
- Centerville 2
- Chapel Hill 1
- Church Hill 3
- College Grove 1
- Concord Farragut 1
- Copperhill 4
- Counce 1
- Dandridge 3
- Dayton 9
- Decatur 1
- Decaturville 1
- Decherd 2
- Dover 4
- Dresden 2
- Ducktown 1
- Dunlap 4
- Eads 4
- Eagleville 1
- East Ridge 3
- Erwin 4
- Estill Springs 1
- Etowah 3
- Fairview 7
- Fayetteville 7
- Gainesboro 3
- Gatlinburg 1
- Gordonsville 1
- Grand Junction 2
- Gray 3
- Greenback 2
- Greenbrier 2
- Hampton 1
- Harriman 7
- Harrogate 2
- Hartsville 3
- Henderson 3
- Hohenwald 3
- Humboldt 2
- Huntingdon 2
- Huntsville 3
- Jacksboro 7
- Jamestown 3
- Jasper 3
- Jefferson City 5
- Jellico 2
- Joelton 1
- Jonesborough 3
- Kenton 1
- Kingston 6
- Kingston Springs 1
- Kodak 1
- La Vergne 5
- Lafayette 4
- LaFollette 2
- Lake Park 1
- Lakeland 4
- Lewisburg 7
- Lexington 7
- Linden 1
- Livingston 4
- Lookout Mountain 1
- Loudon 8
- Louisville 1
- Lyles 2
- Lynchburg 1
- Madisonville 5
- Martin 5
- Mason 1
- Maynardville 3
- McEwen 1
- McKenzie 1
- Medina 1
- Milan 5
- Millington 5
- Monteagle 3
- Monterey 2
- Mt Pleasant 1
- Munford 6
- New Tazewell 1
- Newbern 1
- Newport 7
- Norris 1
- Oakland 2
- Old Hickory 8
- Oliver Springs 3
- Oneida 3
- Ooltewah 8
- Paris 9
- Parsons 2
- Pigeon Forge 1
- Pikeville 2
- Piney Flats 4
- Pleasant View 6
- Portland 4
- Ripley 2
- Roan Mountain 1
- Rockwood 3
- Rocky Top 1
- Rogersville 6
- Rutledge 2
- Savannah 7
- Selmer 5
- Sewanee 1
- Smithville 3
- Sneedville 1
- Soddy-Daisy 7
- Somerville 5
- South Fulton 2
- South Pittsburg 3
- Sparta 7
- Speedwell 1
- Spring City 3
- Strawberry Plains 2
- Surgoinsville 1
- Sweetwater 8
- Talbott 2
- Tazewell 4
- Tellico Plains 1
- Thompson's Station 8
- Townsend 1
- Trenton 2
- Turtletown 1
- Tusculum 1
- Vonore 2
- Walling 2
- Wartburg 2
- Watertown 1
- Waverly 4
- Waynesboro 1
- Westmoreland 1
- White Bluff 1
- White Pine 2
- Winchester 6
- Woodbury 3
Health Centers With a Dental Office
These dental listings match a site in the federal health center list. Health centers take TennCare and have to offer a sliding fee to people on low incomes, which makes them the closest thing to a free dentist when you have no coverage.
-
Phillips Catherine A DDS
Questions People Ask
Does TennCare cover dental for adults in Tennessee?
Yes. TennCare covers a broad set of dental care for adults, including check ups, fillings and more involved work. Limits and prior approval rules still apply, so ask the office.
Is dental free for children on TennCare?
Yes. Children under 21 on Medicaid get dental check ups, cleanings and needed treatment at no cost, under the federal EPSDT rule. That is true in every state.
Where can I get free dental care in Tennessee without insurance?
Start with a health center. There are 27 with a dental office on this list in Tennessee. Health centers have to offer a sliding fee by income. Dental schools also see patients at reduced prices.
Do all these offices take TennCare?
No, and we have not confirmed which do outside California. Call and ask whether they take TennCare for new patients before you go.