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Show TO OBTAIN DENTAL SERVICE Veterans, to Receive Treatment, Must Comply With the Conditions Prescribed. An outline of the procedure for ex-service ex-service men to obtain dental treatment has been prepared by the national service division of the American Legion. Le-gion. Dental treatment will be furnished by the bureau of war risk insurance insur-ance to veteraus of the World war under the following conditions: 1. Where a person has been awarded award-ed compensation for dental disability. 2. When such treatment Is necessary neces-sary for the cure of a condition wJiich resulted from military service and is the reason for which compensation has been awarded. 3. In emergency cases which are immediately necessary for the relief of conditions endangering the life of the patient or causing great (pain. Claimants who have not been awarded award-ed dental disability, but feel they should have such due to military service, should Immediately file claim in the regular manner; whereupon they will receive an order from the district medical supervisor to report to the nearest dental examiner for examination ex-amination and such emergency treatment treat-ment as may be required. Approval of the dental examiner's report must be made by the bureau of war risk insurance. To receive the benefits of the dental laws, claimants must pursue their case through the regular channels, as bills contracted outside of the authority of the bureau of war risk Insurance will not be paid, except where sufficient evidence Is produced that the case was emergency or that the claimant was ignorant of his rights to dental treatment, |