Dental office of Dr. Seza Barsamian provided free comprehensive dental exam, X-ray and regular dental cleaning to local veterans recently.
Fifteen veterans showed up, in ages ranging from 33-95 years old.
The value of services provided was around $300 per veteran. Barsamian was able to accommodate about 25 local veterans who made the appointments the past few weeks.
“We did not turn away any veteran who called, even the ones who were not local were called later to accommodate them on another day since we can only accommodate certain number of patients per day,” said Barsamian. “We do know, unless veterans are service connected or disabled that they do not get proper oral hygiene care.”
Few were returning veterans from last year’s event at the same office.
Veteran’s oral health has not been as important an issue as overall healthcare. Preventive oral care could be a catalyst in helping to avoid a number of different health conditions. Without proper oral hygiene, bacteria can reach levels that might lead to oral infections, such as tooth decay and gum disease. Periodontal disease and other oral conditions might affect, be affected by, or contribute to various diseases and conditions. Barsamian’s staff got to meet the veterans and hear their stories.
“We had veterans who were drafted in the 40s, two of them were WWll veterans, and there were also recent veterans “ One veteran said, “what you are doing is awesome!” Another veteran said” you are the fifth person who said thank you for your service in the last 30 years.”
Dr. Seza Barsamian’s office is located at 4022 Katella Avenue, Suite 206 in Los Alamitos. For more information call 562-596-4439.