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Senior Dental Care Program
Many Pennsylvania Dental Association member dentists offer dental care
at a reduced cost to senior citizens on low or fixed incomes through the
Senior Dental Care Program. More than 1,000 dentists have participated
in this voluntary program, which enables many seniors obtain affordable
dental care and helps them enjoy good health and well-being.
Program Eligibility
Participating referral dentists offer a minimum discount of 15 percent
off their usual fees for patients who meet the program’s basic
requirements. In order to be eligible, a patient must fulfill all of the
following requirements:
- be a Pennsylvania resident
- be age 65 or older
- not be receiving federal, state or other dental health
assistance
- not have private dental insurance
- have a total annual household income of less than $14,500 for a
single person or less than $17,700 for a married couple.
If you are not eligible for PDA’s program, you still have
options. Click to view the Dental
Clinic Directory, a compilation of free and reduced-fee
dental clinics and centers in Pennsylvania.
For more information, contact Michelle
Mikus at (717) 234-5941.
Enrollment Procedures
Contact your local legislator, Area Agency on Aging or the United Way of
Pennsylvania to request a PDA Senior Dental Care Program mail-in
registration brochure or complete the online referral request
form. It’s up to you to make an appointment by
calling the dentist’s office. Be sure to tell the receptionist
that you are a patient in the Senior Dental Care Program.
Other Resources for Senior Citizens
24-Hour Health
Information
1,000
State & Federal Programs
The Administration
on Aging
Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services
Informacion de Salud las 24
Horas
PACE
Social Security
Online
United
States Department of Health and Human Services Health
Finder
United States
National Library of Medicine
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
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