The Michigan Dental Association (MDA) has partnered with the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund to keep the state's 700,000 veterans informed of the assistance programs available to them, according to an article on the MDA's website.
Information cards detailing where veterans can obtain information about VA healthcare and the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund, which offers grants for financial hardship and crisis assistance, have aleady been distributed.
Fewer veterans in the state take advantage of such services relative to veterans in other states, although Michigan ranks 11th in terms of veteran population, the article noted.
Anne-Marie Dutcher, director of the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund, noted that most veterans are not automatically covered by dental benefits. The trust fund takes applications for emergency grants that can help veterans without coverage.
