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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How do you DEMS feel about this… BILLIONS OF OUR DOLLARS BEING SENT TO ENEMIES
WHILE OUR PEOPLE NEED HELP. WAKE UP!
That is awful….in addition do you realize that people on medicare cannot get any type of dental help either. They force you on this insurance when you get 65 and even though you had dental on your previous coverage you now lose it. If you have a medi gap policy they will only give you addition services if medicare gives you some type of coverage on the prescription or the item that is necessary for your health. For instance if you need false teeth, medicare won’t cover you therefore medi gap coverage won’t cover you. This effects what the elderly can eat….This is coverage that we have paid for all our lives , are forced into medicare and coverage is minimal. This is not an entitlement this is a paid service that not only have people paid into their entire working life but continue to have social security raped after you retire. That bill is never paid by the participant .
Where the hell is the polytrauma we were promised by the POTUS in 2009?????????
Most VA hospitals suck. They are ran by idiots who have no business running a hospital. Veterans deserve the best possible care & they are not getting it.
What ?!?!?!?!!!?????
Awful
You have to let your teeth rot in your mouth until they break off
At some time in the past, virtually every one of the Federal Programs have been bent out of shape by Greedy Politicians, but A Convention of States can give us a Fresh Start.
Go after Bush and Cheney for them !
We owe our vets. for giving to our country. The least we can do is take care of them when they return home.