Aspen Dental to give free dental care Sept. 18

Most veterans do not receive dental care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs unless they are 100-percent disabled, have a service-related mouth injury or were a prisoner of war. As a result, many veterans may not obtain access to the dental care they need.

Aspen Dental’s MouthMobile travels across the country providing free care to veterans in local communities and has partnered with Operation Stand Down Rhode Island for this service from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Johnston Senior Center at 1291 Hartford Ave. This will be part of its 14-stop, cross-country tour this fall.

The MouthMobile is a fully equipped 42-foot-long dental office on wheels, staffed by local Aspen dentists and hygienists. It now offers an additional service of free oral cancer screening with a program called OralID.

Appointments are available but are filling up fast; call Jessica Miller at (401) 383-4730. To learn more about how Aspen Dental practices make it easier for patients to get the care they need, visit AspenDental.com.

Feature helps vets

find civilian jobs

To help military veterans find civilian jobs faster and easier, CareerBuilder, a global human resources tech company and innovation leader in the industry, has partnered with Google to launch the Google Cloud Talent Solution feature on its site that will allow U.S. military service personnel to enter their military occupational specialty code and find relevant civilian jobs that require similar skills to those used in their military roles.

"One of the biggest challenges veterans face is understanding how their military skills translate in the civilian world," said Irina Novoselsky, president and COO of CareerBuilder. "Veterans have fought for the freedom and opportunities our nation enjoys today, yet a significant number of them are underemployed or working in low-paying jobs. CareerBuilder is passionate about providing veterans with the resources they need to find fulfilling work that pays well — and we are excited that Google Cloud’s new feature will help to expedite that process."

An estimated 250,000 members of the military enter civilian life each year. By creating a feature for transitioning service personnel to use their Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), Air Force Specialty (AFSC) or Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) codes to find civilian jobs, Google Cloud is helping CareerBuilder to ensure that the skills they acquired in the military transfer to their new profession and that they can connect with top employers. Visit the website at www.careerbuilder.com.

CareerBuilder has a longstanding commitment to helping veterans and their families. Last year, CareerBuilder announced a partnership with Rally Point, one of the largest military-focused online networks in the world. The partnership brings together CareerBuilder’s network of hundreds of thousands of employers with RallyPoint’s 1.5 million military members.

Area veterans

to remember 9/11

Veterans of the nation's armed forces will be conducting a special ceremony at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the outdoor rotunda on the grounds of the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter to pay homage to those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In case of rain, the ceremony will be held at the nearby columbarium. For more information on this event, call William Pennoyer at (401) 398-2358. All citizens flying the American flag on Sept. 11 are reminded that the U.S. Flag Code calls for flags to fly at half-staff that day.

Meetings

— The Rhode Island House Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee, 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10, Room 135, R.I. State House, Smith Street, Providence.

— Veterans of Foreign Wars: Gatchell Post 306 Auxiliary, 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, 171 Fountain St., Pawtucket; North Kingstown Memorial Post 152, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, North Kingstown Senior Center, 44 Beach St.; Post 916, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 155 High St., South Kingstown; Lymansville Memorial Post 10011, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 354 Fruit Hill Ave., North Providence; Kelley-Gazzerro Post 2812, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, 1418 Plainfield St., Cranston.

— American Legion East Greenwich Post 15, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, 1016 Main St.

— Vietnam Veterans of America Greater Providence Chapter 273, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, Kelley-Gazzerro VFW Post 2812, 1418 Plainfield St., Cranston.

— U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary: Providence Flotilla 78, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, Aspray Boathouse, 2 East View St., Warwick; Flotilla 72, 7 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 12, USCG Sector Southeastern New England office, 20 Risho Ave., East Providence.

— Disabled American Veterans Mount Pleasant Chapter 21, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, Dillon Council Knights of Columbus, 1675 Douglas Ave., North Providence.

— Pawtucket Veterans Council, 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, Gatchell VFW Post 306, 171 Fountain Street, Pawtucket.

— Rhode Island National Guard Retirees Association quarterly meeting, 9 a.m. registration and coffee, 10 a.m. business meeting Saturday, Sept. 15, Schofield Armory, 705 New London Ave., Cranston.

— U.S. Navy Seabee Veterans of America Island X-1 Davisville, 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, Seabee Museum, 21 Iafrate Way, North Kingstown.

— Fleet Reserve Branch 42, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, Seabee Museum, 21 Iafrate Way, North Kingstown.

— The M2M Prostate Cancer support group, 8:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, Providence VA Medical Center building 1, classroom 2, fifth floor, featuring Paulo DaSilva, Providence Veterans Benefits Regional Office, speaking about VBA Benefits. Admission is free and open to veterans and their family members coping with prostate cancer; for more information, call Nurse Practitioners Michelle Travis or Jessica Madison in the Urology Department at (401) 273-7100, ext. 2264.

Send veterans’ meeting and news items to George W. Reilly at VeteransColumn@gmail.com.