DENTAL READINESS

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DENTAL READINESS CLASSIFICATIONS
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DOD DENCOM GOALS

• The DOD Goal for Dental Readiness is 95 of all
  soldier in Dental Class 1 or 2.
• The DENCOM wellness Goal is 60 meaning 60 of
  all soldiers are in Dental Class 1.

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Responsibilities

• Both the DENTAC and the Unit Commander are
  responsible for maintaining the oral fitness of
  soldiers.

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DENTAC Responsibilities

• Serve as advisors to unit commanders in
  determining appropriate dental fitness level for
  unit.
• Screen soldiers dental records to establish their
  dental fitness classification.
• Provide monthly updates to unit on changes in
  soldiers dental classification and date of last
  examination.

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DENTAC Responsibilities

• Make appointments available to support the
  requirement for annual dental examinations
• Assist unit commanders to ensure that newly
  arrived soldiers do not remain in class 4 for
  over 60 days after arrival or in class 3 for over
  6 months after arrival. Appointments will be made
  available on a priority basis for in class 3 or 4.

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Organizational Responsibilities

• The unit commander is responsible for the dental
  fitness of his or her soldiers. The unit
  commander will establish procedures to carry out
  requirements of the Oral Health Fitness Program.
  Commanders will make their personnel available
  for participation in the Oral Health Fitness
  Program.

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Organizational Responsibilities

• Newly arrived soldiers dental records will be
  submitted to the supporting dental clinic as part
  of the in-processing procedures.
• Soldiers identified in dental fitness class 3 or
  4 will be made available to the dental facility
  for expedited treatment.
• All soldiers in the unit will receive an annual
  dental examination.

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Organizational Responsibilities

• Provide current rosters of soldiers in unit to
  the dental facility that supports the soldier.
• Notify soldier of the suspense for their annual
  dental examination.
• Make soldier identified as class 3 or 4 available
  for compliance to the program.
• Establish procedures to deal with soldier who are
  in repeated noncompliance.

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Dental Classification

• Dental fitness Class 1-soldiers who require no
  dental treatment.
• Dental fitness Class 2- soldiers whose existing
  dental condition is unlikely to result in a
  dental emergency within 12 months.

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Dental Classification

• Dental fitness Class 3-soldiers who require
  dental treatment to correct a dental condition
  that is likely to cause a dental emergency within
  12 months.
• Dental fitness Class 4-soldiers who require a
  dental examination and/or those who do not have
  confirmation of a duplicate panograph on file at
  the central panographic storage facility.

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QUESTIONS
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DENTAL READINESS CLASSIFICATIONS

• Reference
• DOD Policy 97-023 Dental Readiness within the
  Services
• AR 40-35 Preventive Dentistry
• Army Dental Command(DENCOM) Policy 99-19
  Standardization of Dental Classifications