This is a qualified medical expense, but there are a few rules you should know about.
First, only the medical expenses that you PAID in 2016 are deductible for the year. Likely, you won't be billed for these services until 2017. So those expenses that you paid in 2017 will be allocated to next year's Schedule A.
Secondly (and this is a big one), only the amount of your qualified medical expenses that EXCEED 10% of your AGI (7.5% if you're 65 or older...which increases to 10% in 2017) are deductible. So your medical/dental expenses must be pretty substantial in order for the deduction to benefit you. See the additional info below.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4774889
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf
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