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 need to reduce all govt. employee benefits to the status of the military benefits and see how quick they would get their act together then! Absolutely NO EXCUSE for this travesty and I blame every single politician that has been in Washington for 6+ years and longer for allowing this to happen!
SAD TO HEAR THAT ..ANY VET SHOULD BE ENTITLED THAT ..
SAD TO HEAR THIS MY DAD WAS A VIET NAM VET WITH PTSD AND AGENT ORANGE AND IT TOOK HIM LIKE 15 YEARS TO GET ANY HELP..
THIS COUNTRY HAS FAILED
All veterans should have dental care under their VA benefits package. Sadly we don’t and Congress should change it.
No surprise to us vets.
They won’t hesitate to pull them, but getting new choppers is a different story. I know.
B.S.!
This is just the tip of the iceberg..
Outrageous
This just WRONG and WE NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. OUR VETS DESERVE OUR BEST.