Funding Will Provide Access to Dental Care for New York-Area Veterans New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) has received a significant grant from United Concordia Dental Charitable Fund in support of its Veterans Oral Care Access Resource (VOCARE). VOCARE is part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program, VETSmile: Connecting … Read more
Pilot Program Will Increase Access to Affordable Care for U.S. Veterans New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement its new initiative, Veterans Oral Care Access Resource (VOCARE), as part of VA’s VETSmile pilot program. VETSmile/VOCARE began July 1 in partnership with … Read more
President Donald Trump signed into law a new measure allowing VA to expand reduced or no-cost dental care coverage to veterans on Monday. House Joint Resolution 80 approves a request from the Department of Veterans Affairs to begin a pilot program to increase VA-funded dental care options. Only about 8 percent of veterans who get care at VA … Read more
Congressman Gus Bilirakis from Palm Harbor has proposed a federal bill that would direct the Department of Veteran Affairs to carry out a new pilot program for dental services. He said the VA only offers dental services to veterans who are 100% disabled and who have a combat-related injury to the mouth. Bilirakis said that’s … Read more