What I've said is correct for the VA hospital I've been to, and their dental staff consists of oral surgeons and technicians only. No general dentist practitioners.
"John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis has recently mailed letters to 1,812 veterans telling them they could contract hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after visiting the medical center for dental work, said Rep. Russ Carnahan."