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Program Information
The Veteran Dental Financial Assistance program assists anyone with Veteran status, diagnosed with blood cancer, regardless of dental benefit class through the Veterans Administration (VA). The Program covers the cost of dental services required to begin lifesaving therapy or as a consequence of therapy for a blood cancer.
Covered expenses include, but are not limited to, extractions, root canals, jaw surgery, dentures, cavity fillings, and gum disease. All expenses for the required dental care will be covered, as long as funding is available. Veterans can receive services more than once.
Although treatment takes place at various sites, the program is available to all Veterans as long as they reside in the U.S. or a U.S. territory and can travel to the sites.
Eligibility Requirements
- Anyone with Veteran status, with a blood cancer diagnosis, regardless of dental benefit class through the Veterans Administration (VA), who requires dental procedures to begin therapy for a blood cancer or as a consequence of therapy for a blood cancer.
- Veterans do not need to be affiliated with the VA at the present time.
- Veterans must reside in the U.S. or a U.S. territory.
- There is no household income limit to qualify and dental insurance is not required.
Program Partners and How to Apply
NEW YORK
Partner: New York University (NYU) Dentistry’s Veterans
Oral Care Access Resource (VOCARE)
Care Provided at: NYU Dentistry Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities, New York, NY
How To Apply:
Contact LLS's Information Resource Center (800) 955-4572
For additional information about the partnership click here
NORTH CAROLINA
Partner: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on behalf of its Adams School of Dentistry
Care Provided at: UNC Special Care & Geriatric Clinic, Adams School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill NC
140 Dental Circle Chapel Hill, North Carolina
How To Apply:
Contact: jessi_hill@unc.edu & anneh78@unc.edu
For additional information about the partnership click here
TEXAS
Partner: School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Care Provided at: The Center for Oral Health and Research, UT Dentistry
How To Apply:
Contact UT Dentistry Office of Patient Care (210) 450-3322
Program Support
LLS is a nonprofit organization that relies on the generosity of individual, foundation and corporate contributions to advance its mission. The Veteran Dental Financial Assistance Program is supported by:
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Disabled Veterans National Foundation