Spectrum News 1 - SoCal: USC, Village for Vets fill in the gaps in dental care for veterans

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April 12, 2022

This week, the USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry and the nonprofit organization, Village for Vets, are working together to bring dental care to Los Angeles’ homeless and vulnerable veteran population.

Across the U.S., millions of Americans don’t have full or even partial dental coverage. According to CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, close to 76.5 million adults do not have dental insurance. The institute also found that a quarter of people surveyed with Medicare didn’t have sufficient coverage for all their medical needs.

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