Jennifer L. Bain, DMD, PhD

Jennifer L. Bain, DMD, PhD

Specialties: Periodontology

Gender: Female

Practice Locations

1 School of Dentistry - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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Accepted Insurance Plans

The University of Mississippi Medical Center accepts all plans, but may not be an in-network provider with your plan. We encourage you to contact your insurer and ask if the plan is in network with UMMC. Always contact your insurance carrier for specific coverage information.

*Note: Grenada and Holmes County locations have different payor contracts. Oral Surgeons are considered in-network to the medical health plans listed below NOT dental.

Jackson and Madison

Medicare health insurance plans

  • Devoted Health
  • Humana Medicare Advantage
  • Medicare - Fee for Service
  • Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
  • Shared Health Mississippi
  • United Healthcare (except HMO)
  • Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • Wellcare - Medicare Advantage

Medicaid health plans

  • Mississippi Medicaid Fee for Service
  • MS CAN Plans: Magnolia, Molina, TrueCare
  • MS CHIP: Magnolia, Molina, TrueCare

Dental plans

  • Always Care
  • Avesis
  • Medicaid Fee for Service
  • MS CAN: Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, TrueCare
  • Ambetter
  • Unum

Vision plans

  • EyeMed
  • First Look
  • March Vision

Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans

  • Aetna Health Management (excludes UMMC Madison)
  • Ambetter
  • American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
  • BCBS Federal
  • Celtic (Transplants)
  • Cigna PPO (excludes transplants; excludes UMMC Madison)
  • Corvel Healthcare Corp (Workers Comp.)
  • First Choice Health Plan - includes Humana PPO Commercial, but not Humana Medicare Advantage
  • First Health Network/Coventry - Aetna
  • Government Employees Health Insurance Association (GEHA) - United Healthcare
  • Interlink Health Services (Transplant)
  • LifeTrac (Transplant)
  • Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
  • Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
  • Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi)
  • Multiplan - PHCS/American Life Care
  • North Mississippi Health Link
  • OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. (Transplant)
  • OptumHealth VA CCN 
  • PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare: PPO Commercial (excludes HMO)
  • Vantage Health Plan: Commercial, PPACA Plan
  • Veterans Administration

Behavioral health plans

  • United Behavioral Health
  • Cigna Behavioral Health

Education

Board Certification: Dentist, Periodontics
Medical Education:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency:University Of Alabama School Of Dentistry

Experience

Current Positions

Graducate Faculty, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences, University of MS Medical Center, Jackson, MS05/2014 - Present
Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics & Preventive Sciences, University of MS Medical Center, Jackson, MS03/2014 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Board Certification (Diplomate Status), American Board of Periodontology2014 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

AAP Foundation Teaching Fellowship, AAP2015
Nelson Order for Excellence in Teaching, University of MS Medical Center2015
Hembree Honor Society D3 Full-Time Clinical Faculty All Star Award, University of MS Medical Center2015
Leadership Development Program, University of MS Medical Center2014
Balint Orban Memorial Competition Winner Basic Science Category, American Board of Periodontology2013
Volpe Prize Winner, Ohio State University/ Colgate-Oalmolive2013
Travel Award for Top 25 Abstracts, TERMIS Meeting2013
1st Place UAB School of Dentistry Research Symposium (post doc category), University of Alabama at Birmingham2013
Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society Inductee2013
1st Place at UAB School of Dentistry Research Symposium (post-doc category), University of Alabama at Birmingham2012
AAP Foundation Educator Scholarship Recipient, AAP2011
2nd Place at UAB School of Dentistry Research Symposium (post-doc category), University of Alabama at Birmingham2011
American Association of Women Dentist Research Scholar Award Recipient, American Association of Women Dentist2010
Billy M. Pennel Research Award Recipient: Clinical Research Category: 2nd Place, Southern Academy of Periodontology2010
1st Place at UAB School of Dentistry Research Symposium (post doc category), University of Alabama at Birmingham2010
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Inductee, National Dental Honor Society2009
AAP Senior Dental Student Award, University of MS School of Dentistry2009
Pierre Fauchard Academy Senior Dental Student Award, University of MS School of Dentistry2009
International College of Dentist Dental Student Award Recipient, University of MS School of Dentistry2009
The Quintessence Award for Research Recipient, University of MS School of Dentistry2009
OKU Student Research Award, UMC Student Research Day2009
Honors in Research Graduate, University of MS School of Dentistry2009
Best Presentation in Clinical Research, Hinman Student Research Symposium (Memphis, TN)2008
AAWD Colgate Student Research Award Recipient, AAWD2008
Zandra Dorr Klein Memorial Award Recipient, Zandra Dorr Klein Memorial2008
Pierre Fauchard Academy Dental Student Scholarship Award Recipient2008
William S. Kramer Award of Excellence Recipient, OKU2008
The Quintessence Award for Research Recipient, UMC School of Dentistry2008
Hinman Student Research Award, UMC School of Dentistry2008
ADA/Dentsply Student Clinical Award, University of MS School of Dentistry2007
3rd place AADR Hatton Competition Junior Category2007
Elsevier Physiology Award (highest average), Dental Physiology Course UMMC2006
Biology Service Award, Belhaven University2004
Magna Cum Laude, Belhaven University2004
Biology Service Award, Belhaven University2003
Sarah Idom Whittle Memorial Scholarship, Belhaven University2003