Medicare Coverage of Dental Care Following Radiation Treatment and Chemotherapy

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Radiation treatment and chemotherapy prescribed for individuals with oral, head, and neck cancers can cause serious dental problems. Medicare’s restrictive dental coverage usually results in a denial of coverage for dental care to correct problems following and caused by radiation treatment and chemotherapy. A carefully planned challenge offers Medicare beneficiaries a chance nevertheless to obtain Medicare coverage.

By Sally Hart and Jamie L. Wyman From May-June 2007 Clearinghouse Review