Dental Disease Prevention:
Dental Ready = Mission Ready!

Free Dental Care is now available for Class and Conditions! Class and AR Soldiers, don't become a Class . Get your FREE annual exam. See your Unit Administrator today, or call 1-800-666-2833 for an appointment. For more information and a free printable, downloadable poster click here.

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"Every soldier is important to mission accomplishment. A unit cannot afford to lose key personnel from leadership positions or low density military occupational specialties because of dental emergencies."

Dental Readiness Tools Assess Yourself! Take the Tooth Decay Self-Assessment Here! DOD Dental Classifications System The Stop Tobacco Shop Dental Readiness Fact Sheets For information on TRICARE Reserve Component Dental Benefits click here.

The Fit 2 Bite web page contains current dental fitness and oral health information including links to other U.S. Army resources, such as the U.S. Army Dental Command and the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine's "Bite Site".

 

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Are you Fit 2 Bite?   How is dental readiness determined?

Soldier brushing his teeth at Marine Expeditionary Camp-Pohang, Republic of Korea.

The dental fitness classification is the primary measure of a Soldier's dental readiness. The commander can use the dental fitness classification of unit personnel as an index of dental preparedness and to identify individuals who will require treatment during mobilization. The Army Selected Reserve Dental Readiness System (ASDRS) provides dental treatment for Class 3 AR Soldiers, and annual exams for ALL AR Soldiers outside of mobilization.

The DOD Dental Classification Guideline and AR 40-35 outline the following dental fitness classifications:

Standardized Dental Fitness Classifications*

Class 1:	Worldwide Deployment with no further treatment required.
Class 2:	Worldwide Deployment with need for non-urgent routine treatment.
Class 3:	Nondeployable without treatment for urgent conditions that likely will cause a dental emergency within 12 months.
Class 4:	Nondeployable with no examination documented within the past 12 months.

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