chinavet Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Before my 100% P&T the dentist was willing to pull several of my teeth but little more. After my rating they did a treatment plan that is estimated by a civilian dentist friend to be $32,000 worth of work: bone grafts, implants and crowns instead of removal. I love the surgeons doing my work. Top shelf senior residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Just for the record - P&T status is not necessary for dental benefits, 100 % statutory or IU status will do - but not temporary IU or 100% for surgical recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted December 14, 2012 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 14, 2012 I think I just have some very overworked dentists who don't want to do anything beyond a few crowns and filings. I wish they would outsource me to a private provider. I only get an exam every two years. I have had most of my serious dental work done outside the VA system. There are just way too many vets in Florida. My VAMC serves over 250,000 vets. The dental clinic is tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VADDS Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Many VA dental services are struggling to keep up with demand. An exam every two years is the goal of the current national quality metric, and many services are falling short of even that. Another big issue in VA Dentistry, as this string attests to, is that there is no defined or standard benefit that should be provided to every eligible vet, no matter where they live. It is luck of the draw whether you live near a VA facility that provides cutting edge care, or one that provides only basic services. Most are somewhere in-between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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