The presence of teeth in the oral cavity is an important component of human health and its quality of life.

The absence of one or more teeth affects the quality of chewing food, which leads to diseases of the digestive system.

In the absence of one or more teeth in the mouth, the remaining teeth take on the entire load. As a result, they wear off faster, and the gums become more prone to the development of periodontal disease. A little later there is a displacement of adjacent teeth.

In this regard, timely replacement of a lost tooth with a prosthesis is important.

Dental prosthetics is a rather expensive pleasure, and those who need it, and most often these are people of retirement age, do not always have the opportunity to invest a considerable amount to restore their teeth.

In modern conditions, prosthetics on preferential terms of a certain category of citizens is possible.

Who can count on preferential prosthetics

In accordance with the law on social protection of citizens, the following categories of the population have the right to preferential dental prosthetics:

• Disabled people of World War II.
• WWII veterans.
• Minor children are disabled.
• Disabled people having a group.
• Veterans of labor.
• Retired pensioners.

The right to preferential prosthetics also have:

• Persons registered on January 1, 2005 for free prosthetics in a public institution.
• Citizens whose income is half the cost of living.
• Participants in the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident.
• Additional categories of persons for benefits may be identified at the regional level. The bodies of the Social Protection of the Population provide a list of such categories of citizens.

Who is entitled to free dental prosthetics?

In some regions free dental prosthetics possible for the following categories of citizens:

• Disabled and veterans of the Second World War.
• Veterans of Labor.
• Disabled people having a documented group.
• Repressed and rehabilitated.
• Workers of the rear.
• Senior citizens.

When can I use the service

Pensioners can use the free prosthetics service, but not in any region of the Russian Federation.

Provide or refuse the service to pensioners for free prosthetics decide the local regional authorities.

To find out whether such a service is provided in the city in which the pensioner lives, you must contact the governing bodies of this region.

If it turns out that a decision to provide free dental prosthetics exists, you will need to send a statement to the social protection authorities.

If such a service exists, then it is most likely provided in order of priority.To account for beneficiaries, the medical institution provides for conducting two lines.

• First of all, free prosthetics are carried out for invalids of the Great Patriotic War and veterans, disabled children under 18 years old, and heroes of the Soviet Union.
• The second - old-age pensioners, disabled people with a group, labor veterans.

When you don’t have to wait in line

Extraordinary prosthetics on preferential terms can be made in the following cases:

• The presence of an oncological disease of the digestive system.
• Malignant disease of the blood-forming organs.
• After a complex operation performed on the gastrointestinal tract.
• The presence of cancer of the maxillofacial part of the head.
• In case of tooth loss after serious injury.

Types of Free Services

Any municipal dental clinic is obliged to provide free assistance to a person at his place of residence, if the applicant has a compulsory medical insurance policy.

Under these conditions, the following services are provided:

• Inspection and consultation of the dentist.
• Oral sanitation: treatment of tooth decay and various tooth injuries.
• Treatment of diseases of the oral mucosa.
• Dental plaque removal
• Denture installation for certain categories of citizens.

Free dental prosthetics for senior citizens could previously be carried out only in municipal dental clinics.

You can also contact the state dental institution for repair of a structure of any complexity or its replacement.

Currently, there are private clinics that provide a discount if you have a document from the social security authorities. It is better to find out directly in the clinic about whether such a service is available in this clinic, and on what conditions it is carried out.

What is not included in free prosthetics

The following services are not included in the program of preferential prosthetics:

• Production and installation of dentures from porcelain and cermets.
• Repair and manufacture of dental structures from expensive materials and precious metals.
• Free dental implantation.
• Production and repair of structures intended for the treatment of periodontal disease, increased abrasion of teeth, as well as other orthodontic appliances.

In some cases, for example, if the beneficiary has allergic or oncological diseases of the digestive system, it is possible to manufacture a clasp structure, both from cermet, and from more expensive materials.

The beneficiary also has the opportunity to independently pay the difference in the cost of expensive material from which the prosthesis will be made, minus the planned preferential cost of installing a simple design.

Preferential conditions make it possible to significantly save on dentures and install the desired prostheses and implants, the main thing is to have information about what services these benefits apply to.

How to get a free service

It is necessary to come to the district department of social protection of the population to be put on the queue.

The following documents will be required:

• Statement.
• Passport.
• Certificate of residence on the composition of the family.
• Certificate form 2-NDFL for 3 months for each family member.
• Help from the clinic, confirming the need for prosthetics.
• Compulsory health insurance policy.
• Retirement Insurance Certificate.
• If the child is not 14 years old, a birth certificate and passport of one of the parents (guardian, legal representative) are provided.

When queuing up a child under the age of 14, the presence of parents or persons substituting them is mandatory.

Citizens who are unable to move on their own can be put on the line by their trustees, guardians or social workers.

Prosthetics of poor citizens

The free dental prosthetics service extends to citizens recognized as poor. At the same time, the income level should not exceed the subsistence level established in this region.

Dental prosthetics can be performed free of charge no more than once every five years.

How is

• A coupon is issued for free prosthetics. You need to get the service within a month in the clinic, which is indicated in the direction.
• Dental prosthetics are carried out using those materials for which money was allocated from the budget.
• In case the person in need of prosthetics is allergic to the proposed consumables, on the basis of a decision of a special commission, he has the right to pay for more expensive consumables and the difference in the cost of the work to install the prosthesis.
• Installed structures are subject to warranty for one year. If something happens to the prosthesis, then new dentures are put on the basis of the conclusion of the medical commission, or they are being repaired. Restoration of the structure is done without a queue and completely free only if the breakdown occurred due to the fault of the clinic. installing a prosthesis.

What to do if a pensioner cannot wait for his turn

To carry out prosthetics in a private dental clinic, it is recommended to take the following actions:

• It is necessary to clarify whether the clinic can issue a certificate for future tax deduction.
• Execute payment documents for any working relative so that he can receive a tax deduction (13% of the amount spent on prosthetics).

Questions and answers

Lawyers and lawyers answer frequently asked questions of patients:

• Question: I am a disabled person of the second group. Can I have free dentures. How can I exercise my rights.

Answer: You need to contact the district department for social protection of the population. Each region has its own procedure for providing public services to citizens.

• Question: I am a pensioner, a disabled person of the third group. Can I get compensation for dental prosthetics.

Answer: In order to receive partial compensation, it is necessary to apply to the department of social welfare with documents confirming the fact of installing prostheses.

• Question: I am a pensioner, I am a labor veteran. There is a compulsory medical insurance policy. Do I have the right to prosthetics on a preferential program?

Answer: Yes. This is possible, but only at the state dental clinic.

• Question: I am 59 years old, I am a disabled person of the second group. What are my benefits for prosthetics?

Answer: All people of retirement age have benefits for dental prosthetics, regardless of their disability. Unless in this region for the disabled additional benefits for dental prosthetics are prescribed. The conditions for receiving free prosthetics services vary by region.

• Question: I am a pensioner, I do not work. The size of the pension is 5000 rubles. The husband works, his salary is 16,000 rubles. and a pension of 10,000 rubles. Daughters 21 years old, she studies, does not work. I wanted to put dentures on preferential terms, but they refused me, citing the fact that the total income is more than 13,000 rubles per person. And since the daughter does not work, the income is 10300 per person. Am I entitled to refuse prosthetics?

Answer: A person whose age exceeds 18 years is not considered a child, therefore, only the income of the husband and wife is taken into account.

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