In light of the recent scandals concerning the VA’s mishandling of our veterans, another unfortunate secret emerged: most of America’s veterans receive zero dental benefits or oral care from the VA.
Dr. Charles Zahedi, the founder and Clinical Director of the not-for-profit organization, Dentists for Veterans, is the very first dentist in United States to have started a pilot program to conduct a nationwide study and initiative to precisely assess the feasibility and advisability of furnishing dental care to veterans under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, who are not eligible for dental services and treatment.
By carrying out this pilot program, Dentists for Veterans will enable the Veterans Administration to better specify performance standards and metrics and processes for ensuring compliance with the hopes that these will one day be funded by federally-directed dental treatment programs. In addition, by executing this program, Dentists for Veterans will be able to rapidly identify those veterans who are completely orally disabled.
Until that funding is secured, Dentists for Veterans is rallying patriotic Americans to donate a minimum of $25 to build and furnish mobile dental facilities that will drive around America and treat veterans who lack the funds and means to get proper dental care.
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If you see who owns the system u would know why this country is the way it is
Yeah I’m at a Dentist office now. The VA would help.
That is horrible!!
Most private health plans don’t cover dental either it is a separate policy. This “outrage” is not limited to the VA
They do if you are a100 percent service connected.
This is bull$#%&!@*…CONVICTS get FREE Dental Care and FREE medical…WTF is wrong with this country? ILLEGALS are treated better, too!
They fix illegals teeth?????
Wow!
Veteran no
Terrorist yes
Very sad. My Dad was wounded in the face, left jaw. Ie knocked many teeth out, cut his tongue half way across, broke his jaw. Where would he be now. He was hospitalized in France. They did a wonderful job. He had a crow foot shaped scar on face. Year by year it moved toward his neck. At about 40 years it was no longer on his face.