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Dr. Nicholas Roy is flanked by patients Bill Orfant, left, and Jason Vogel, both military veterans who've benefited from Roy's Smiles for Maine Vets
program. Vogel's before and after photos are below right, along with a scan of the implant work that helped create his final smile.
ORFANT, ROY, VOGEL: PHOTOGRAPHY BY FITZGERALD PHOTO
instead, proper education. What ends up
happening is improved delivery of care,
increased enjoyment for the clinician and
increased predictability to treatment outcomes. A win-win for everyone.
You're very involved with the veterans
in your community, and have founded
the nonprofit Smiles for Maine Vets
program. Tell us about the program
and what inspired you to start it.
How many people are involved?
What type of treatments do you provide?
In 2014, I went home for lunch one day,
and as I was making a sandwich, SportsCenter
replayed the ceremonial "first pitch" from a
previous night's baseball game. A lucky girl
got to throw out the first pitch to a masked
catcher, who sported the jersey of the home
team. After completing the pitch, the catcher
approached the young girl on the pitcher's
mound and pulled his mask off, and she
instantly began to cry because it was her
father, home from the war in the Middle
East. His daughter's such strong emotions
made me start to cry, and I thought about
the sacrifices veterans make for our freedom.
Then, a day later, a patient sat in my chair
and shared an astounding fact: Although
he was a 90%-disabled veteran, he wasn't
eligible to receive dental care coverage from
the VA hospital because he wasn't 100%
disabled. He came back with PTSD so bad
that he could barely hold a job or muster the
gusto to brush his teeth enough to keep them
healthy, and yet because of his debilitation
and the lack of government care, he lived
outside any safety net that would keep his
smile healthy.
That day, instead of complaining about
the misallocation of federal funds, I decided
to be part of a solution. Fast-forward five
years, and we've transformed the lives
of 17 veterans, while creating Smiles for
Maine Vets. This program, in partnership
with a local VA, can act as a template for
other U.S. dentists where local programs
don't exist-our website includes a phone
number so other dentists can learn about
the simple, yet effective protocol that can
help veterans in need.
One interesting, yet sad, aspect of this
issue that I became aware of: 60% of veterans who are receiving psychiatric care at
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