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Title: Dental Readiness and Classifications


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DentalReadinessandClassifications
United States ArmyDental ActivityFort Gordon,
Georgia
  • SFC ANDRESS
  • NCOIC, Snyder Dental Clinic
  • Fort Gordon Dental Activity

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Agenda
  • Purpose
  • Army Oral Health Fitness Program
  • DoD DENCOM Goals
  • DENTAC Responsibilities
  • Unit Responsibilities
  • Dental Classifications
  • References

Dental Readiness Classifications
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Purpose
  • To inform commanders and senior NCO's of the Army
    Oral Fitness Program, Dental Readiness and
    Dental Classifications.
  • To outline the responsibilities of the DENTAC,
    unit commanders unit Senior NCOs/1SGs and
    soldiers regarding Dental Readiness.

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Army Oral Health Fitness Program
  • Oral Health Threat Reduction
  • Dental Classification
  • Targeted Treatment
  • Dental Readiness Report
  • Responsibilities
  • Unit Commander
  • Unit Dental Readiness Officer
  • Dental Clinics

Dental Readiness Classifications
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DoD DENCOM Goals
  • The DOD Goal for Dental Readiness is to have
    of all soldiers in Dental Class 1 or 2.
  • The DENCOM wellness Goal is to have of
    all soldiers in Dental Class 1.

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Dental Readiness Classifications
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DENTAC Responsibilities
  • DENTAC Commander is responsible for providing
    examinations, cleanings, and restorative and
    specialty dental care for active duty military
    personnel assigned to Fort Gordon.
  • Advise unit commanders in determining appropriate
    dental fitness level for unit.

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DENTAC Responsibilities
  • 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.
  • Make appointments available to support the
    requirement for annual dental examinations.

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DENTAC Responsibilities
  • 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 soldiers
    in Class 3 or 4.

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Unit Responsibilities
  • The unit commander is responsible for the
    oral/dental fitness and readiness of his or her
    soldiers.
  • The unit commander must establishes procedures to
    carry out the Oral Health Fitness Program
    requirements.

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Unit Responsibilities
  • Appoint an officer or NCO as the Unit Dental
    Liaison.
  • Actively support the Oral Health Fitness Program
    by ensuring that
  • Soldiers are compliant with the program and
    available for dental evaluations and care when
    required.

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Unit Responsibilities
  • Newly arrived soldiers dental records are
    submitted to the supporting dental clinic as part
    of the inprocessing procedures.
  • Provide current unit personnel rosters to
    supporting dental facility monthly.
  • Soldiers identified as Class 3 or 4 are made
    available to the dental facility for expedited
    treatment.
  • Procedures are established to manage soldiers who
    are in repeated noncompliance.

Dental Readiness Classifications
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Dental Classification
  • Class 1
  • Class 2
  • Class 3
  • Class 4

Predictions of acute dental disease
An expression of an unknown
Dental Readiness Classifications
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Dental Classification
  • Dental Fitness Class 1
  • Soldiers who require no dental treatment or
    reevaluation within 12 months.
  • Dental Fitness Class 2
  • Soldiers whose existing oral condition has the
    potential but is not expected 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.
  • NOTE class 3 students PCSing OCONUS should
    report to clinic on standby whenever they are not
    in class to prevent becoming a holdover

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Dental Classification
  • Dental Fitness Class 4
  • Indicator of unknown dental status.
  • Soldiers who have not had a dental exam or
    treatment by a dentist in the last 12 months.
  • Call to schedule an appt 30 days before exam is
    due
  • Check AKO for exam due date

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Dental Classification
  • Soldiers in Class 3 and Class 4 are
    NON-DEPLOYABLE
  • Only the first General Officer in the soldiers
    chain of command may exempt the soldier

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

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Questions
  • Hospital Dental Clinic ATTN SSG Soriano
  • 787-2478/5322
  • Snyder Dental Clinic ATTN SFC Andress
    787-5176/SSG Watts 1577
  • Tingay Dental Clinic ATTN SFC Swain
  • 787-8589

Dental Readiness Classifications
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