38 CFR § 51.455 - Dental services.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s51.455"
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title: "38 CFR § 51.455 - Dental services."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "51.455"
section_name: "Dental services."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "PER DIEM FOR NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, OR ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE OF VETERANS IN STATE HOMES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1710, 1720, 1741-1743, 1745, and as follows."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 968, Jan. 6, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 51.455 Dental services.

(a) If the adult day health care program offers medical supervision, program management must, if necessary, assist the participant and family/caregiver

(1) In making dental appointments; and

(2) By arranging for transportation to and from the dental services.

(b) If the adult day health care program offers medical supervision, program management must promptly assist and refer participants with lost or damaged dentures to a dentist.