The American Dental Association is supporting legislation that would expand access to dental care for veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA, health care system while emphasizing the need for adequate funding, staffing and infrastructure to support the expansion.
In a Nov. 9 letter to Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., the ADA expressed its support for H.R. 210, the Dental Care for Veterans Act, which would remove existing statutory restrictions on eligibility for VA dental care and direct the department to provide dental services in the same manner as other medical services.
Source: ADA supports major expansion of VA dental benefits for veterans / ADA News