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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Our vets should have free top rate dental & medical for life!
That’s right. And, as a widow of a disabled veteran, I am entitled to the same benefits as a single vet, but I am barred from dental benefits, although it is claimed I can have oral surgery. I’m really afraid to even broach the question, although I need both oral surgery and dental work.
Anyone thing congress, the senate, executive branch, or supreme court have this problem????
Our Veterans deserve the best medical care!!!
I could only get the university to do mine for 500.oo. same outcome.
Sounds to me like your dad’s doctor dropped ball. We were fortunate in that my husband’s disability was covered, even though it did not manifest itself until years after the injury was incurred. We have known many veterans in your father’s situation, one was my own son, who suffered from asbestos poisoning from the old ship he served on, and my youngest son, oddly, has to pay for his own disability from his retirement pay. The VA needs a real shakeup, but when that happens, the sun will rise in the West.
they just want them dead by the age of 75 so they don’t care
Check your facts. Republicans are responsible for the lack of veteran care. Check out their voting records on this subject. They can vote to send our boys to war but will not take care of them when they come home…Not Obama’s doing.
i always thought they get free healthcare.
Obama Plan