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Veteran Dental Program — For the Income Band Above Medicaid

State-funded dental cover at the same level as the Oregon Health Plan Plus benefit, for a veteran living here who is not eligible for Medicaid and whose income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.

Verified August 22, 2026

What this benefit is

State-funded dental cover at the same level as the Oregon Health Plan Plus benefit, for a veteran living here who is not eligible for Medicaid and whose income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.

What it's worth: Dental cover matching the Oregon Health Plan Plus benefit, plus a prescription discount card

  • Cover is described as matching the OHP Plus dental benefit: cleanings, fillings and extractions, emergency dental care and some dentures.
  • The agency page does not publish a copay schedule, so no out-of-pocket figure is offered here.
  • An ArrayRx discount card comes with the programme for medicines prescribed by a dental professional, excluding items for continuous therapy.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You are a veteran as ORS 408.225 defines one.
  • Your home is in Oregon.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Apply through the health plan route, not the veterans agency. Applications go in at ONE.Oregon.gov, or on paper via OHP.Oregon.gov/Apply or 1-800-699-9075.
  2. 2Expect to be screened for Medicaid first. Applications are reviewed for the Oregon Health Plan, and only if you are found ineligible are you screened for this dental programme.
  3. 3Check the income band before you assume you earn too much: the ceiling is 400% of the federal poverty level, which is well above the Medicaid line.
  4. 4Do not rule yourself out on discharge alone. The agency describes the programme as reaching a veteran under ORS 408.225 discharged under honorable or other conditions — ask before assuming a less-than-honorable discharge closes it.
Form
The Oregon Health Plan application (online or paper)
File with
Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services, through ONE.Oregon.gov
Documents you will need
dd214
Periodic recertification
Confirmed at intervals rather than annually.
CorrectionBeing turned down for Medicaid is a step in this application, not a dead end. The screening order is Medicaid first, then this programme — a denial letter is what routes you here.
Worth knowingThe programme is run by the health authority and the human services department, not by the veterans agency. Questions about a claim go to the health plan, not to a veteran service officer.
Worth knowingThe discharge wording on the agency page is broader than the usual honorable-only test. It reads as a veteran per ORS 408.225 discharged under honorable or other conditions, so the eligibility test shown here deliberately does not gate on discharge.

Sources

Why only one source type: The veterans agency page carries the eligibility test, the income ceiling, the covered services and the application route. The health authority’s own programme rules have not been read this session, so no administrative rule is cited as authority and no copay schedule is quoted.

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.