Scott A. Benton, MD
Specialties: Forensic Medicine
Gender: Male
Practice Locations
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Children's Safe Center - Jackson
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave., Jackson, MS 39213 View Location |
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: | Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Child Abuse Pediatrics |
| Internship: | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center |
| Medical Education: | LSU School of Medicine |
| Residency: | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2014 - Present |
| Division Director, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2008 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Child Abuse Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics | 11/2009 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 07/2008 - Present |
| Certification, General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics | 10/1995 - Present |
| Licensure, Louisiana Medical License, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners | 07/1992 - 12/2021 |
| Licensure, Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substance License | 07/1992 - 07/2008 |
| DEA, Controlled Substance Registation Certificate, US Drug Enforcement Agency | 06/1992 - Present |
| Certification, National Board of Medical Examiners, Part III | 1993 - 1993 |
| Certification, National Board of Medical Examiners, Part II | 1991 - 1991 |
| Certification, National Board of Medical Examiners, Part I | 1990 - 1990 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Elected to Executive Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Child Abuse and Neglect | 2025 |
| Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children, American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Child Abuse and Neglect | 2023 |
| Commander’s Award for Excellence, 81st Dental Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base | 2015 |
| Professional Appreciation Award, Madison County MultiDisciplinary Team | 2012 |
| Elected to Executive Committee, Treasurer, Ray E. Helfer Society | 2008 |
| Elected to Executive Committee, Member-at-large, Ray E. Helfer Society | 2006 |
| Outstanding Professional of the Year – Light of Hope Award, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Louisiana | 2006 |
| Champions for Children Award, Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana | 2002 |
| US Commissioner’s Award, US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families | 2001 |
| Full Member, Ray E. Helfer Society | 2000 |
| Medical Professional of the Year, Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault | 1996 |
| Outstanding Scholar, College of Sciences, University of Southwestern Louisiana | 1988 |