VA Dentistry - Improving Veterans’ Oral Health
Veterans Dental Benefits and Eligibility
VA offers comprehensive dental care benefits to certain qualifying Veterans. Nearly 806,000 Veterans were provided dental care in Fiscal Year 2024. To better understand if you are eligible for VA dental care, check out What VA dental care benefits do I qualify for?. If eligible but not yet enrolled in VA health care, you can apply online using the Apply for health care benefits webpage. If not eligible, Veterans enrolled in VA health care can purchase dental insurance at a reduced cost through the VA Dental Insurance Program (VADIP). Additionally, see the "Not Eligible?" tab section below for more information.
If you are a Veteran who has recently served (e.g. OEF/OIF/OND), you may be entitled to a one-time course of free dental care, but you must apply for dental care within 180 days of your discharge (under conditions other than dishonorable) from a period of active duty of 90 days or more.
To better access and manage your VA health care go to the VA.gov. See also Veteran Patient Information to learn important dental facts for Veterans.
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Clinic Locations
VA provides quality and compassionate dental care to over 500,000 eligible Veterans at over 200 locations across the country, including Alaska and Puerto Rico. To find the location of a VA Dental Clinic near you use the VA Locations Finder.
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