Vocational Rehab Dental Care

[Fosk]

I went to the VA dental clinic in Hampton and they fixed a broken tooth and did a root canal, just yesterday this tooth cracked in half, although I had no pain due to the root canal I was denied dental care on the tooth that they originally fixed and this happened in under a month. I asked them to quote me the regulation and all I received was a quote of emergency services only. Does anybody have anything to the contrary?

[john999]

The VA should fix it if it went bad within one month. This is just general medical ethics. Push it to the medical director's office. Make a damn pest of yourself until they agree to fix it.

[Ricky]

I went to the VA dental clinic in Hampton and they fixed a broken tooth and did a root canal, just yesterday this tooth cracked in half, although I had no pain due to the root canal I was denied dental care on the tooth that they originally fixed and this happened in under a month. I asked them to quote me the regulation and all I received was a quote of emergency services only. Does anybody have anything to the contrary?

"tooth cracked in half" hmmmm.... sounds like, sounds like, sounds like oh I know emergency service to me.

[rentalguy1]

"tooth cracked in half" hmmmm.... sounds like, sounds like, sounds like oh I know emergency service to me.

having had this happen in the past, I can say that it darn sure is an emergency!

[Pete53]

If you are in Voc Rehab the VA will do all the Dental work that you need. If its an emergency they will work on you. Any Vet can get emergency dental work.

I personally feel that VA should give dental treatment to all Veterans with honorable service.

[Stretch]

If you have pain in that tooth then it is an emergency.