92 Veterans Receive Free Dental & Vision Services from USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, Healing California, & Village for Vets

In partnership with the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California (USC) and Healing California, and through the generous sponsorship of the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, Village for Vets hosted a week-long Mobile Dental & Vision Clinic for underserved Veterans September 15-23. The clinic was successful in providing dental and vision care services to 92 vulnerable Veterans who were otherwise would have gone without this critical care.

While the VA provides health care for Veterans, many Veterans cannot get access to dental or vision care. Unhoused and at-risk Veterans served face significant and often chronic oral health conditions resulting from lack of access, dental insurance, financial resources to pay for expensive dental care. Many Veterans experience chronic and severe pain and infection following years of neglect, negatively impacting their ability to chew food, their health, and their overall quality of life. Our ongoing dental clinics are there to extend access to those who might otherwise go without care. Once the clinic ends, if additional work is still required, the clinic dentists provide referrals so any work that has not been competed can be resolved.

Village for Vets will continue to help reduce the barrier to dental care access during future dental clinics.