Benton, Scott A., M.D.
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.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- 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
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- 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 Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
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
| 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 |