With 17 active duty and two civil service dentists, along with eight contract
hygienists, Naval Hospital Bremerton and branch clinics located on Naval Base
Kitsap Bangor and Naval Station Everett has provided a full scope of dental
services such as comprehensive and general dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, periodontics and hygiene, prosthodontics, and oral maxillofacial radiology to approximately 12,300 active duty patients during 28,000 patient encounters just last year alone.
They have ensured high operational dental readiness for well over 100 commands in the nation’s third largest fleet concentration.
Happy 110th Birthday!
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Dental health and wellness is not just centered on the prevention of cavities and
explaining the need to brush and floss regularly. The Navy’s dental readiness
classifications for all patients serves as an crucial indicator of every command’s
operational readiness.
Lt. Cmdr. Justin Watson, operative dentist, explains, “Class I, they [patients] are good to go with no dental treatment expected in a year. Class II, they may just need minor or elective treatment such as a dental cleaning or a small filling. Class III, urgent/emergency treatment is required, usually active dental disease is found and the decayed part of the tooth must be removed and filled or it could get much worse within a year. Class IV, the patient hasn’t had a dental exam within the year and/or dental classification is unknown.”
The classification system is specifically positioned to screen Navy commands and predict to prevent dental emergencies that might occur in the next 12 months.
One smile at a time…
| Date Taken: | 08.22.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 08.23.2022 12:44 |
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