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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they cover dental if you lost you teeth in a war or a P.O.W
Pathetic!
you only get dental for the first year your out and that’s it
Good luck getting the benefits. Your hold partly GOP congress voted veterans bills down 17 times. Do you think the just elected total GOP congress is going to take up the cause?
This is where our tax dollars should go, to help our Vets thorough their hard times as well as for their familys. They gave up so much to protect our country and the American people and to be treated like this is a crime and and those people in the white house allowing this to happen should be in prison. GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS
I’m a heart patient. 11 years ago I had several small heart attacks – I had private insurance then. The cardiologist put two stents in. 2 years ago I had a massive heart attack after major surgery at a VA hospital (no private insurance anymore). Luckily I was already in the hospital. I flat-lined twice; the team of doctors kept me going and I spent a week on life support and 2 more weeks in ICU. They took very good care of me, for which I am very thankful. But, the VA does not offer heart patients any maintenance coverage. I cannot get a cardiologist assigned to pay attention to my heart needs. They’ll wait until my next heart attack before giving me any care.
I had to pay a $1,000 for my dentures and zero for my medical because I was a VIET NAM vet, and homeless and no income with CHF,,COPD.
that’s true.
I hope the new administration does something about this. GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY!
aLL WHILE FOREIGN invaders are covered especially their heathen breeders via sperm donor exponentials from womb to tom: NO MORE AFDA make the sperm donors pay or be sterilized ALL..US & foreing.,.