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.
CONTINUE ON PAGE 2 TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP AMERICAN’S VETERANS:
http://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/resources/publications/IB10-442_dental_benefits_for_veterans_2_14.pdf
This post is a lie. And it gets all you anti Obama types up in arms blaming him. There is VA dental coverage, as well as discounted supplemental insurance available for issues not covered.
I hate to say this but neither do most retirement plans.
This is odd…my sister is a dental hygienist and assistant at the VA in Saginaw,MI.
Dental care through Tricare sucks too, you have to pay premiums for a whole year before it can be used and then it only pays a small amount.
They never covered the military families dental at all until 1985! After “this” former Military Military Spouse testified before the Joint Arms Service Subcommittee for Quality of life in the Military, on Capitol Hill in 1984. The Bill passed and we were able to buy coverage thru Delta Dental after that.
They do if they are service related. At least that is what they told my husband. His injuries are to his legs though but they cover eye care and everything else.
Thats just ridiculious, they can spend billions on aliens, why not our troops instead.
Horrible
SAD!