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Hello . I'm commands are major Rebecca .

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Booker commands are major regional

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health command atlantic october's

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dental hygiene awareness month in a

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great time to talk about how our dental

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hygienist play an important role

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ensuring our soldiers are medically

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ready . Corporal austin Williams from

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raider dental clinic will share how our

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Army dental hygiene is examined and

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classified dental readiness for

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soldiers . Hello , I am corporal austin

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Williams . A dental hygienist at the

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Andrew rader Dental clinic here at Fort

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Myer Virginia . General hygiene is the

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care we take in keeping the mouth teeth

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and gums clean to prevent disease . Our

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oral health can sometimes be neglected

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and taken for granted , but dental

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health is an important part of our

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overall health . Tooth decay and

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periodontal disease are common problems

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for people of all ages and are easily

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preventable . There are simple measures

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to be taken proven effective in

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maintaining proper oral health , eating

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regular nutritious meals while avoiding

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snacks between meals . Use a fluoride ,

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toothpaste floss daily and let's not

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forget how important brushing your

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teeth twice a day is for maintaining a

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healthy mouth teeth and gums . A big

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part of being medically ready is being

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done already . A soldier with poor oral

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health and hygiene has a chance of

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experienced some type of dental

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emergency while deployed . The Army

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uses the Department of Defense . Oral

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health and readiness classification

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system to determine a soldier's dental

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fitness Class one . The soldier has

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completed a dental checkup and cleaning

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within the past year and requires no

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dental treatment class two . The

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soldier requires some type of non

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urgent care , maybe a filling or a

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cleaning . Class three . The soldier

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requires dental treatment as soon as

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possible because there is a high

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likelihood of a dental emergency within

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the next 12 months . Class four . The

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soldier is in need of an annual dental

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exam to determine their dental health .

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As you've heard from corporal Williams .

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Dental readiness is an important part

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of a soldier's medical readiness . Are

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dental hygienists , assist us in our

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role of maintaining a strong medically

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ready for us and is pivotal to the

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Army's mission on the battlefield .

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Thank you to all of our dental

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hygienist for the hard work and

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commitment . We are the red . In our

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region . Army medicine is army strong .