Can I deduct the cost of dental veneers on my federal taxes ?

I am having a lot of dental work done this year. Since I will be getting a substantial bridge across my lower front teeth, I was thinking of getting my top teeth and lower canines veneered at the same time in "Hollywood" white and getting the bridge from the same lab in the same color.





I have insurance, but if I get the veneers in addition to the work "needed", I will be out of pocket in excess of 7.5 % of my AGI. I will be well over this year's insurance deductible before I get to the bridge step of my treatment plan.





Under what circumstances could I claim the deduction ? While my aim is the aesthetics, my dentist says that my bite would be improved as well.





I understand that purely cosmetic procedures are ineligable. I'm just not sure where this situation fits in, or what kind of documentation I might need from my dentist to support the claim.





Thanks !





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Can I deduct the cost of dental veneers on my federal taxes ?
I don't think so. I'd love to have veneers done also but I was looking on Turbo Tax this year and it said asked the question about any dental out-of-pocket - said that veneers do not count.
Reply:No.
Reply:It would be best to pay for a certified tax preparer to go over your return (do NOT go to H %26amp; R Block, find a "real" preparer). In some cases this might be deductible, but only a qualified specialist can help you.





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