Grand opening Thursday for an on-site dental clinic at the Minneapolis Veterans Home — first in the nation at a state vets home. Simone Hogan with the state Department of Veterans Affairs says most vets homes have mobile dentistry services, but a fixed facility has significant advantages: “For many of our veterans they’re obviously very elderly and have a number of medical issues or cognitive issues, so going into a clinic setting outside of our facility can be really disruptive,” she says.
Hogan says if the concept works in Minneapolis, it’s “definitely a goal” to have on-site dental clinics at other veterans homes in Minnesota.